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Sabarimala-Linked Case Before Top Court Bench Impacts Other Religions Too
The second article of the five-part series highlights how religions across the board will be impacted by the Sabarimala case before the nine-judge bench
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Sabarimala Effect: 7 Questions, 9 Judges To Decide Course For Women's Rights
It seeks to delineate the contours of religious freedom while testing its limits against the guarantees of equality, dignity, and individual autonomy.
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Right To Religion Not Absolute: Kerala Switches Side On Sabarimala Review
Hours before the scheduled hearing, the Kerala government requested to be heard alongside those seeking to uphold Sabarimala traditions. The state has requested for an hour to present its position.
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"Women Work Longer Hours Than Men": Supreme Court In Landmark Maternity Ruling
Quoting studies by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the bench of Justices JB Pardiwalah and R Mahadevan noted that employed women tend to spend more time working than men once unpaid domestic labour is factored in.
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Personal Laws Deprive Women Of Rights: Supreme Court Backs Uniform Civil Code
The Uniform Civil Code is key to restore the rights of large section of Indian women, but striking down all personal laws at one go could create a leal vacuum, the Supreme Court said today.
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9-Judge Bench To Hear Sabarimala Women Entry Case From April 7: Top Court
The Supreme Court has set itself two weeks April 7 to April 22 to complete hearing 67 petitions seeking a review of its September 2018 verdict allowing women of all age groups entry into the famous Sabarimala temple in Kerala.
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After Congress, BJP Women MPs Write To Lok Sabha Speaker, Express "Faith"
Eleven BJP MPs wrote Tuesday to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla who faces a possible no-confidence vote in response to a letter by counterparts from the Congress, raising serious objections about their "attitude" and expressing "full faith" in him.
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"Tarnishing Image Against Constitution": Why Court Banned 'Surpanakha Dahan'
The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has stepped in to halt a controversial Dussehra event that had planned to replace Ravana with effigies of 11 women accused in criminal cases.
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"Arbitrary, Illegal": Top Court Sets Aside Dismissal Of Two Women Civil Judges
A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh directed that the two officers be reinstated in service within 15 days.
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Women Getting Pregnant In Bengal Jails, 196 Babies Born: High Court Told
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered transfer to a criminal division bench of a matter in which the amicus curiae claimed that some women prisoners lodged in West Bengal's correctional homes were getting pregnant and 196 babies
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Supreme Court Using AI To Transcribe Arguments By Constitution Benches
The artificial intelligence (AI) committee of the Supreme Court has identified its use to keep track of pending cases and to have a special focus on old matters and those pertaining to senior citizens, women and the marginalised, Lok Sabha was inform
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MP High Court Requests Centre To Reduce Women's Consent Age To 16 From 18
The Gwalior bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has requested the Centre to reduce the consent age of females to 16, observing that the present age of 18 has disturbed the fabric of society as injustice is going on with adolescent boys.
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Women Really Contributed To Drafting Constitution: Chief Justice Of India
Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Wednesday said he used the expression "founding fathers and mothers of the Constitution" in the 2018 Constitution bench judgment on Delhi-Centre row to give due recognition to women.
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All-Women Bench To Hear Matters In Supreme Court
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has constituted an all-women bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Bela M Trivedi to hear transfer petitions involving matrimonial disputes and bail matters on Thursday.
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Legal Profession Still Has To Welcome Women Into Its Fold: Chief Justice Of India
Even after 75 years of Independence, the judiciary in India has achieved a mere 11% representation of women on the bench of the Supreme Court, said Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana on Saturday.
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Sabarimala-Linked Case Before Top Court Bench Impacts Other Religions Too
The second article of the five-part series highlights how religions across the board will be impacted by the Sabarimala case before the nine-judge bench
-
Sabarimala Effect: 7 Questions, 9 Judges To Decide Course For Women's Rights
It seeks to delineate the contours of religious freedom while testing its limits against the guarantees of equality, dignity, and individual autonomy.
-
Right To Religion Not Absolute: Kerala Switches Side On Sabarimala Review
Hours before the scheduled hearing, the Kerala government requested to be heard alongside those seeking to uphold Sabarimala traditions. The state has requested for an hour to present its position.
-
"Women Work Longer Hours Than Men": Supreme Court In Landmark Maternity Ruling
Quoting studies by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the bench of Justices JB Pardiwalah and R Mahadevan noted that employed women tend to spend more time working than men once unpaid domestic labour is factored in.
-
Personal Laws Deprive Women Of Rights: Supreme Court Backs Uniform Civil Code
The Uniform Civil Code is key to restore the rights of large section of Indian women, but striking down all personal laws at one go could create a leal vacuum, the Supreme Court said today.
-
9-Judge Bench To Hear Sabarimala Women Entry Case From April 7: Top Court
The Supreme Court has set itself two weeks April 7 to April 22 to complete hearing 67 petitions seeking a review of its September 2018 verdict allowing women of all age groups entry into the famous Sabarimala temple in Kerala.
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After Congress, BJP Women MPs Write To Lok Sabha Speaker, Express "Faith"
Eleven BJP MPs wrote Tuesday to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla who faces a possible no-confidence vote in response to a letter by counterparts from the Congress, raising serious objections about their "attitude" and expressing "full faith" in him.
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"Tarnishing Image Against Constitution": Why Court Banned 'Surpanakha Dahan'
The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has stepped in to halt a controversial Dussehra event that had planned to replace Ravana with effigies of 11 women accused in criminal cases.
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"Arbitrary, Illegal": Top Court Sets Aside Dismissal Of Two Women Civil Judges
A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh directed that the two officers be reinstated in service within 15 days.
-
Women Getting Pregnant In Bengal Jails, 196 Babies Born: High Court Told
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered transfer to a criminal division bench of a matter in which the amicus curiae claimed that some women prisoners lodged in West Bengal's correctional homes were getting pregnant and 196 babies
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Supreme Court Using AI To Transcribe Arguments By Constitution Benches
The artificial intelligence (AI) committee of the Supreme Court has identified its use to keep track of pending cases and to have a special focus on old matters and those pertaining to senior citizens, women and the marginalised, Lok Sabha was inform
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MP High Court Requests Centre To Reduce Women's Consent Age To 16 From 18
The Gwalior bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has requested the Centre to reduce the consent age of females to 16, observing that the present age of 18 has disturbed the fabric of society as injustice is going on with adolescent boys.
-
Women Really Contributed To Drafting Constitution: Chief Justice Of India
Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Wednesday said he used the expression "founding fathers and mothers of the Constitution" in the 2018 Constitution bench judgment on Delhi-Centre row to give due recognition to women.
-
All-Women Bench To Hear Matters In Supreme Court
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has constituted an all-women bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Bela M Trivedi to hear transfer petitions involving matrimonial disputes and bail matters on Thursday.
-
Legal Profession Still Has To Welcome Women Into Its Fold: Chief Justice Of India
Even after 75 years of Independence, the judiciary in India has achieved a mere 11% representation of women on the bench of the Supreme Court, said Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana on Saturday.
