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Consenting Adults Have Right To Choose Partners, Live Together: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has called the right of two consenting adults to choose each other as life partners and live together "a facet of their personal liberty and privacy" being immune to the family's disapproval.
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Court Seeks Centre's Reply On Medical Consent Rights Of Same-Sex Partners
The Delhi High Court issued a notice to the Central government regarding a petition urging the creation of guidelines to legally recognise non-heterosexual partners as medical representatives, authorising them to have mutual medical consent rights.
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Adolescents Should Be Able To Express Love Without Criminalisation: High Court
In a POCSO case, the Delhi High Court emphasized that while the legal age of consent is crucial for protecting minors, adolescents should be permitted to express their feelings and engage in relationships without the fear of criminalization.
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Consent For Sex Doesn't Extend To Filming, Sharing Private Moments: High Court
The Delhi High Court has significantly held the consent to have sex doesn't allow capturing private moments and posting it on social media.
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Consent Can't Be On Misconception If Woman Chooses Physical Relation: High Court
When a woman makes a reasoned choice to establish physical relations, consent cannot be said to be based on misconception unless there is clear evidence of a false promise of marriage, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Withholding Mutual Consent In Failed Marriage Nothing But Cruelty: Delhi High Court
Withholding mutual consent for divorce in a failed marriage or unilaterally withdrawing such consent amounts to cruelty to the other spouse, the Delhi High Court has said while upholding the divorce granted to a husband by a family court in Delhi.
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Case Against Woman For Withdrawal Of Consent For Divorce. What Court Said
The withdrawal of consent by a wife for second motion for divorce by mutual consent pursuant to an MoU with husband cannot be termed as contempt of court, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Need To Scrutinise Consent In Sexual Assault Cases, Says Delhi High Court
Complainants of sexual assault cases are entitled to a fair trial, but the responsibility of the criminal justice system towards protecting rights of the accused cannot be ignored, the Delhi High Court said on Tuesday.
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High Court Seeks Centre's Reply On Validity Of Sexual Consent By Minors
A bench headed by Justice Mukta Gupta issued the notice on a petition by a 21-year-old man who has been charged for allegedly having a consensual romantic relationship with a minor girl.
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"Consent Of Minor Is Not Consent": Court Denies Bail To Man In Rape Case
Consent of a minor is not consent in the eyes of law, Delhi High Court has observed while denying bail to a man accused of raping a 16-year-old girl and also getting her date of birth changed on her Aadhaar card.
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Minor Girl, On Attaining Puberty, Can Marry Under Muslim Laws: High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that a girl, who has attained puberty, can marry without the consent of her parents under Muslim laws while hearing a plea seeking protection to a couple who got married against the consent of girl's parents.
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Wife Needs Spouse's Consent For Organ Donation? Delhi High Court Says No
The Delhi High Court on Monday said that there is no requirement in law to get a no-objection certificate from the spouse if the wife wished to donate an organ in accordance with the law.
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Marriage Not License To Ignore Consent: Court Told Over Marital Rape
Marital rape will remain condoned until it becomes an explicit offence and such declaration would recognise that marriage is not a universal license to ignore consent, two NGOs argued before the Delhi High Court on Monday.
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"Consent Among Most Underrated Concepts...": Rahul Gandhi On Marital Rape
As the Delhi High Court hears a clutch of petitions on the criminalisation of marital rape, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said "consent is amongst the most underrated concepts" in society.
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2008 Verdict On Homosexuality Most Moving Moment: Justice Muralidhar
The most moving moment for Justice S Muralidhar as a judge of the Delhi High Court was on July 2, 2009, when a bench involving him scrapped the penal provision which criminalised sexual intercourse between two consenting adults of same sex.
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Consenting Adults Have Right To Choose Partners, Live Together: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has called the right of two consenting adults to choose each other as life partners and live together "a facet of their personal liberty and privacy" being immune to the family's disapproval.
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Court Seeks Centre's Reply On Medical Consent Rights Of Same-Sex Partners
The Delhi High Court issued a notice to the Central government regarding a petition urging the creation of guidelines to legally recognise non-heterosexual partners as medical representatives, authorising them to have mutual medical consent rights.
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Adolescents Should Be Able To Express Love Without Criminalisation: High Court
In a POCSO case, the Delhi High Court emphasized that while the legal age of consent is crucial for protecting minors, adolescents should be permitted to express their feelings and engage in relationships without the fear of criminalization.
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Consent For Sex Doesn't Extend To Filming, Sharing Private Moments: High Court
The Delhi High Court has significantly held the consent to have sex doesn't allow capturing private moments and posting it on social media.
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Consent Can't Be On Misconception If Woman Chooses Physical Relation: High Court
When a woman makes a reasoned choice to establish physical relations, consent cannot be said to be based on misconception unless there is clear evidence of a false promise of marriage, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Withholding Mutual Consent In Failed Marriage Nothing But Cruelty: Delhi High Court
Withholding mutual consent for divorce in a failed marriage or unilaterally withdrawing such consent amounts to cruelty to the other spouse, the Delhi High Court has said while upholding the divorce granted to a husband by a family court in Delhi.
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Case Against Woman For Withdrawal Of Consent For Divorce. What Court Said
The withdrawal of consent by a wife for second motion for divorce by mutual consent pursuant to an MoU with husband cannot be termed as contempt of court, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Need To Scrutinise Consent In Sexual Assault Cases, Says Delhi High Court
Complainants of sexual assault cases are entitled to a fair trial, but the responsibility of the criminal justice system towards protecting rights of the accused cannot be ignored, the Delhi High Court said on Tuesday.
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High Court Seeks Centre's Reply On Validity Of Sexual Consent By Minors
A bench headed by Justice Mukta Gupta issued the notice on a petition by a 21-year-old man who has been charged for allegedly having a consensual romantic relationship with a minor girl.
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"Consent Of Minor Is Not Consent": Court Denies Bail To Man In Rape Case
Consent of a minor is not consent in the eyes of law, Delhi High Court has observed while denying bail to a man accused of raping a 16-year-old girl and also getting her date of birth changed on her Aadhaar card.
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Minor Girl, On Attaining Puberty, Can Marry Under Muslim Laws: High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that a girl, who has attained puberty, can marry without the consent of her parents under Muslim laws while hearing a plea seeking protection to a couple who got married against the consent of girl's parents.
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Wife Needs Spouse's Consent For Organ Donation? Delhi High Court Says No
The Delhi High Court on Monday said that there is no requirement in law to get a no-objection certificate from the spouse if the wife wished to donate an organ in accordance with the law.
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Marriage Not License To Ignore Consent: Court Told Over Marital Rape
Marital rape will remain condoned until it becomes an explicit offence and such declaration would recognise that marriage is not a universal license to ignore consent, two NGOs argued before the Delhi High Court on Monday.
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"Consent Among Most Underrated Concepts...": Rahul Gandhi On Marital Rape
As the Delhi High Court hears a clutch of petitions on the criminalisation of marital rape, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said "consent is amongst the most underrated concepts" in society.
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2008 Verdict On Homosexuality Most Moving Moment: Justice Muralidhar
The most moving moment for Justice S Muralidhar as a judge of the Delhi High Court was on July 2, 2009, when a bench involving him scrapped the penal provision which criminalised sexual intercourse between two consenting adults of same sex.
