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Dowry Cases: Top Court Modifies Order, Restores Power To Arrest Accused
The Supreme Court today restored the polices power to arrest those accused in dowry harassment cases, modifying a previous order that mandated a probe by a specially constituted panel before any such step is taken.
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"Lakshman Rekha": Supreme Court Says It Cannot Make Law
The Supreme Court today reminded the lawyers of its 'lakshman rekha' (sacred line) when they fervently pleaded it to intervene to stop criminalisation of politics on the ground that the legislature was not doing enough.
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Supreme Court Disagrees With Government Over Submissions On Adultery Law
The Supreme Court on Wednesday disagreed with the Centre's submission that the penal provision on adultery was needed to save the sanctity of marriage, saying it does not appeal to common sense that a woman cannot prosecute her husband for adulterous relationship.
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Married Women Have Sexual Autonomy Like Right To Say "No": Top Court
If a woman has the right to say "no", then it has to be accepted that she also does not lose her "sexual autonomy" after marriage, a Supreme Court judge said on Thursday. Justice DY Chandrachud, who was part of a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra examining the penal law on adultery, also said that if a person indulge...
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Why Justice Chelameswar Today Refused To Hear Plea On Assigning Cases
Justice Jasti Chelameswar, one of the four judges who had questioned the way cases are assigned in the Supreme Court, today refused to hear a related petition saying he was about to retire and didn't want "another reversal" of his order within 24 hours.
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"History Won't Pardon Us," Supreme Court Judge Writes To Chief Justice
Concerned over the unprecedented delay by the government in the appointment of two judges, a top judge has written to Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra that the "very life and existence" of the Supreme Court is under threat.
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In Top Court, A PowerPoint Presentation By Aadhaar Boss To Clear Doubts
In a rare move, the Supreme Court bench hearing the legal challenge to the Aadhaar law has agreed to allow a PowerPoint presentation to be made on the controversial identification system. The five-judge bench accepted the request from the government's top law officer KK Venugopal after he argued that the chief of UIDAI, the body that issues the 12-...
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Real Target Of Judge Loya Case Is Amit Shah: Maharashtra Tells Top Court
The requests to seek a probe into Mumbai Judge BH Loya's death were aimed at targeting BJP president Amit Shah and keep the issue alive, the Maharashtra government told the Supreme Court before the three-judge bench completed the hearings on Friday.
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Supreme Court Judge Recuses Himself From Bofors Case, Hearing Next Month
Justice AM Khanwilkar, one of the three Supreme Court judges expected to hear the appeal into the politically sensitive Bofors case, today recused himself from the case. The judge did not cite any reasons for opting out of the bench.
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Judges' Statements On Judge Loya "Unimpeachable": Maharashtra Tells Top Court
The Maharashtra government today told the Supreme Court the statements of four judges, who were with special CBI judge B H Loya on the last day of his life, and had termed his death as "natural", were "unimpeachable".
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After Top Judges' Dissent, Chief Justice To Hear Judge Loya Case On Monday
A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra will on Monday hear the case about Judge BH Loya's death, one of the main triggers for last week's unprecedented crisis in India's judiciary.
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Why Can't Centre Compel Citizens To Get Aadhaar, Asks Top Court: 10 Facts
Aadhaar is a "giant electronic mesh" and will turn the country "into a surveillance state," petitioners alleged today as five judges of the Supreme Court began final hearing on a batch of petitions that challenge the citizen identity programme, contending that it violates an individual's fundamental right to privacy. The petitions also argue agains...
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Will Judge Loya Case Be Reassigned? Chief Justice To Decide
The case about judge BH Loya's death, one of the main triggers for an unprecedented crisis in India's judiciary, could be reassigned. The two judges hearing the case on Tuesday said in an order that the case be "put up before the appropriate bench". That means the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, has to decide whether to transfer the case to a ...
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Chief Justice Met 4 Judges, Ice Has Begun Melting, Say Sources: 10 Points
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today met the four judges who had criticised him publicly, and discussed "all issues", top sources have told NDTV. "The ice has started melting," said the sources, delivering another twist in the story after Attorney General KK Venugopal said that the dispute remained unresolved. One of the main triggers of the un...
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In A First, Woman Lawyer To Be Directly Promoted As Supreme Court Judge
Uttarakhand Chief Justice KM Joseph, who set aside President's rule in the hill state in 2016, and senior lawyer Indu Malhotra have been recommended for appointment as Supreme Court judges.
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Dowry Cases: Top Court Modifies Order, Restores Power To Arrest Accused
The Supreme Court today restored the polices power to arrest those accused in dowry harassment cases, modifying a previous order that mandated a probe by a specially constituted panel before any such step is taken.
-
"Lakshman Rekha": Supreme Court Says It Cannot Make Law
The Supreme Court today reminded the lawyers of its 'lakshman rekha' (sacred line) when they fervently pleaded it to intervene to stop criminalisation of politics on the ground that the legislature was not doing enough.
-
Supreme Court Disagrees With Government Over Submissions On Adultery Law
The Supreme Court on Wednesday disagreed with the Centre's submission that the penal provision on adultery was needed to save the sanctity of marriage, saying it does not appeal to common sense that a woman cannot prosecute her husband for adulterous relationship.
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Married Women Have Sexual Autonomy Like Right To Say "No": Top Court
If a woman has the right to say "no", then it has to be accepted that she also does not lose her "sexual autonomy" after marriage, a Supreme Court judge said on Thursday. Justice DY Chandrachud, who was part of a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra examining the penal law on adultery, also said that if a person indulge...
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Why Justice Chelameswar Today Refused To Hear Plea On Assigning Cases
Justice Jasti Chelameswar, one of the four judges who had questioned the way cases are assigned in the Supreme Court, today refused to hear a related petition saying he was about to retire and didn't want "another reversal" of his order within 24 hours.
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"History Won't Pardon Us," Supreme Court Judge Writes To Chief Justice
Concerned over the unprecedented delay by the government in the appointment of two judges, a top judge has written to Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra that the "very life and existence" of the Supreme Court is under threat.
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In Top Court, A PowerPoint Presentation By Aadhaar Boss To Clear Doubts
In a rare move, the Supreme Court bench hearing the legal challenge to the Aadhaar law has agreed to allow a PowerPoint presentation to be made on the controversial identification system. The five-judge bench accepted the request from the government's top law officer KK Venugopal after he argued that the chief of UIDAI, the body that issues the 12-...
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Real Target Of Judge Loya Case Is Amit Shah: Maharashtra Tells Top Court
The requests to seek a probe into Mumbai Judge BH Loya's death were aimed at targeting BJP president Amit Shah and keep the issue alive, the Maharashtra government told the Supreme Court before the three-judge bench completed the hearings on Friday.
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Supreme Court Judge Recuses Himself From Bofors Case, Hearing Next Month
Justice AM Khanwilkar, one of the three Supreme Court judges expected to hear the appeal into the politically sensitive Bofors case, today recused himself from the case. The judge did not cite any reasons for opting out of the bench.
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Judges' Statements On Judge Loya "Unimpeachable": Maharashtra Tells Top Court
The Maharashtra government today told the Supreme Court the statements of four judges, who were with special CBI judge B H Loya on the last day of his life, and had termed his death as "natural", were "unimpeachable".
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After Top Judges' Dissent, Chief Justice To Hear Judge Loya Case On Monday
A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra will on Monday hear the case about Judge BH Loya's death, one of the main triggers for last week's unprecedented crisis in India's judiciary.
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Why Can't Centre Compel Citizens To Get Aadhaar, Asks Top Court: 10 Facts
Aadhaar is a "giant electronic mesh" and will turn the country "into a surveillance state," petitioners alleged today as five judges of the Supreme Court began final hearing on a batch of petitions that challenge the citizen identity programme, contending that it violates an individual's fundamental right to privacy. The petitions also argue agains...
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Will Judge Loya Case Be Reassigned? Chief Justice To Decide
The case about judge BH Loya's death, one of the main triggers for an unprecedented crisis in India's judiciary, could be reassigned. The two judges hearing the case on Tuesday said in an order that the case be "put up before the appropriate bench". That means the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, has to decide whether to transfer the case to a ...
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Chief Justice Met 4 Judges, Ice Has Begun Melting, Say Sources: 10 Points
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today met the four judges who had criticised him publicly, and discussed "all issues", top sources have told NDTV. "The ice has started melting," said the sources, delivering another twist in the story after Attorney General KK Venugopal said that the dispute remained unresolved. One of the main triggers of the un...
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In A First, Woman Lawyer To Be Directly Promoted As Supreme Court Judge
Uttarakhand Chief Justice KM Joseph, who set aside President's rule in the hill state in 2016, and senior lawyer Indu Malhotra have been recommended for appointment as Supreme Court judges.
