New Delhi, Apr 30 (PTI) Following are the top Supreme Court stories for Thursday: LGD27 SC-PREGNANCY-LD TERMINATION (1.02 PM)

A child cannot be forced to bear a pregnancy, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while pulling up the Centre and asking it to amend the law to permit rape survivors to terminate unwanted pregnancies even beyond 20 weeks.

LGD36 SC-LD KHERA (5.09 PM)

Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday likened Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to a "constitutional cowboy or a Rambo" in the Supreme Court for his alleged remarks against him in relation to a criminal case.

LGD30 SC-ADAG-PROBE (2.24 PM)

The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred to May 8 the hearing on a PIL alleging large-scale banking fraud involving the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group and its firms.

LGD32 SC-AIRFARES (3.41 PM)

The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Centre for not filing its affidavit on a petition which sought regulatory guidelines to control the "unpredictable fluctuations" in airfare and ancillary charges imposed by private airlines in India.

LGD37 SC-DISPUTE-MEDIATOR (5.33 PM)

The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed former chief justice of India Sanjiv Khanna as sole mediator to resolve a dispute involving prominent businessman Ashokbhai Haribhai Gajera and others in a case linked to textile market projects at Surat.

LGD31 SC-RETIRAL BENEFITS (2.41 PM)

Coming to the rescue of a senior citizen suffering from cancer, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Allahabad High Court to grant an urgent hearing to his plea regarding pension and post-retiral benefits that has been pending for the last nine years.

LGD19 SC-LAND DISPUTES (12.17 PM)

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought responses from the Centre and others on a PIL seeking directions to establish a revenue judicial service, and prescribe minimum legal qualification and training module for public servants adjudicating land disputes.

LGD26 SC-NOIDA COURT-STRIKE (12.57 PM)

Taking note of the repeated strikes at the Gautam Buddha Nagar district court, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the committee of judges at the Allahabad High Court to take action against Bar Association officials on receipt of a report from the district judge.

LGD45 SC-ADVOCATE-POST (6.34 PM)

Taking strong note of an objectionable social media post by a lawyer on women's quota in bar bodies, the Supreme Court on Thursday initiated suo motu criminal contempt proceedings against him, asking why his licence to practise law not be revoked.

LGD34 SC-AOR (4.42 PM)

The Supreme Court decided on Thursday that the Advocates-on-Record Examination shall not be conducted in 2026, keeping in view the overall strength of the AoRs.

LGD29 SC-NCLT (2.07 PM)

Terming the situation "grim", the Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the delay in approval of resolution plans by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) benches.

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Reproductive rights and legal administration take centre stage as the Supreme Court flags pregnancy termination, airfare regulation, and tribunal delays. The Supreme Court highlighted issues concerning reproductive rights, airfare regulation, mediation in a commercial dispute, court strikes, professional misconduct, and insolvency delays. It said a child cannot be forced to bear a pregnancy and urged amendment of the law to permit termination by rape survivors beyond 20 weeks, sought a Centre affidavit on airfare guidelines, appointed a sole mediator in a textile project dispute, and took note of delays and administrative concerns in judicial and quasi-judicial processes.