Significant Rulings in Delhi High Court on August 20

The Delhi High Court made several rulings on Tuesday, August 20, including treating Subramanian Swamy's plea regarding Rahul Gandhi's citizenship as public interest litigation, addressing illegal hookah sales, and allowing a woman's pregnancy termination at 22 weeks. Other cases involved milk collection centers and jail meeting requests.

The Delhi High Court made several significant rulings on Tuesday, August 20. The court directed that BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking the cancellation of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's citizenship be treated as public interest litigation.

In another major decision, the court asked the Centre to address the illegal sale of hookahs on e-commerce platforms within three months. It also asked the MCD commissioner to explore involving cooperatives like Amul or Mother Dairy in setting up a milk collection center at Ghogha Dairy.

Furthermore, the court allowed a woman to terminate her 22-week pregnancy from a transient live-in relationship, emphasizing her bodily autonomy and fundamental rights. The court also instructed jail authorities to consider a plea by Sukesh Chandrashekar for five virtual meetings with his counsel weekly. Lastly, the court refused to interfere with an alleged fraud by Axis Bank in the sale and purchase of Max Life Insurance shares.