Disability & Other Bias

4+ day, 55+ min ago   (281+ words) Kerala High court recently upheld a lower court’s ruling that directed a paralysed man to provide Rs 10,000 monthly maintenance to his former wife. The man, who married in August 2015 after the man placed a matrimonial advertisement had suffered a paralytic…...

7+ hour, 8+ min ago   (350+ words) A sensory garden used by children and young people with additional needs is set to be restored following support from Telford & Wrekin Council’s Building Safer & Stronger Communities team and West Mercia Police. Challenging Perceptions, a Woodside-based charity that supports children,…...

7+ hour, 10+ min ago   (864+ words) A Woodinville woman – who bought tickets for a show at the Tacoma Dome next month – says the venue is charging her what amounts to a fee for being disabled. Now, she's filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Tacoma,…...

12+ hour, 24+ min ago   (407+ words) Banerjee challenged the termination in the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution, arguing that he was entitled to the protections under Article 311(2) and the Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules. The High Court dismissed his application, stating that…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1135+ words) Background of Section 488 of the original Code, Section 125 of the 1973 Code and Section 144 of the new Code With the underlying objective of enacting a provision for advancing the cause of derelicts, the original Code, i.e. the Criminal Procedure Code, 1898 (original Code)…...

13+ hour, 58+ min ago   (568+ words) Every story links its primary source. General information only, not legal advice. A disability support worker who said she had provided NDIS supports to the same participant for 11.5 years was an independent contractor, not an employee, the Fair Work Commission…...

16+ hour, 41+ min ago   (1258+ words) Shaun Winstanley was supposed to be celebrating a milestone: “My 20th and final procedure – holy heck, no one is going to cut into me anymore”. A week later, the news is not so great. “So now I have to go back....

16+ hour, 56+ min ago   (694+ words) Sunday | October 11, 2026 | Dhaka Overcrowding, staff shortages and limited education and psychological support are undermining rehabilitation at Bangladesh’s three government-run Child Development Centres, raising concerns about whether children in conflict with the law are receiving the services needed to return safely…...

20+ hour, 42+ min ago   (485+ words) Forty-five years after a soldier was discharged from the Army on medical grounds after just over a year of service, the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) has held that an individual invalided out of service is entitled to disability benefits for…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1591+ words) Home / Uk / DWP Spent £25.8 Million Defending PIP Appeals as Thousands of Claimants Challenge Benefit Decisions The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing renewed scrutiny over the cost of defending disability benefit appeals, with new figures highlighting the financial…...