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Supreme Court Judge Highlights Challenges In Cross-Border Matrimonial Disputes
Marriage has been too often misused as an instrument of subjugation against women, Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant said on Wednesday.
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Opinion | Women, Domestic Violence And The Dangerous Narrative Of 'Misuse'
The growing trend of casual and contradictory statements made by Supreme Court judges regarding domestic violence must be addressed. These remarks have a direct impact on how both the police and judiciary respond to cases on the ground.
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"No Regrets": Chief Justice On Same-Sex Marriage Verdict
Reflecting on the unsuccessful fate of the pleas for legal sanction to same-sex marriage before the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said on Monday the outcome of a case is never personal to a judge and he has no regrets.
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Ex Judges Praise Supreme Court Verdict On Same-sex Marriage
A group of former judges on Saturday praised the Supreme Court verdict refusing to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriage, saying it is a blend of interpretation of statutory provisions, culture and morality.
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On Adoption Rights For Queer Couples, 3 Of 5 Supreme Court Judges Say 'No'
The judgment on same-sex marriages raised hope on allowing adoption by unmarried and queer couples, only for it to be dashed minutes later when three of the five judges on the bench disagreed with the other two on the issue.
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Supreme Court Says Judges Don't Legislate, Tells Centre Not To Cite US Court Verdict
The Supreme Court, hearing pleas seeking legal sanction for same-sex marriage, observed on Tuesday that it is a well-settled principle that "judges don't legislate" and asked the Centre not to cite the US top court verdict.
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"2 Judges Can't Decide": BJP MP's Strong Objection On Same-Sex Marriages
Days before the centre spells out its stand on same-sex marriages before the Supreme Court, an MP of the ruling BJP strongly objected to it in parliament today and said "two judges can't sit and decide" on such a socially significant subject.
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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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Hadiya's Marriage Restored By Supreme Court, High Court Decision Scrapped
Kerala woman Hadiya is free to live with her husband, the Supreme Court ruled today, cancelling a Kerala High Court order annulling the 24-year-old's marriage to a Muslim man after converting to Islam. The judges said Hadiya is "at liberty free to pursue her endeavours," stating that the High Court should not have intervened.
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Hadiya Freed From Parents' Custody, Can Meet Husband In College: 10 Facts
Hadiya, who was known as Akhila Asokan before she converted to Islam last year, was released from her parents' custody in Kerala by the Supreme Court today. The court did not comment on her marriage but her lawyer says she can now meet her husband, Shafin Jahan, at the hostel where she will live till she completes her college course in homeopathy. ...
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After Hadiya's Arrival, Supreme Court To Decide On Public Hearing
It is only after Hadiya, who was known as Akhila Ashokan before she converted to Islam, arrives to testify in the Supreme Court on Monday about her marriage that judges will decide whether the hearing is open to the public, they said today.
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Bring Hadiya Here: Supreme Court To Father In Kerala 'Love Jihad' Case
Hadiya is 24 years old and her consent as an adult is "prime", said the Supreme Court today as it examined the landmark "love jihad" case that is centred on a young woman's marriage to a Muslim man in Kerala and has become the subject of an investigation by the country's top counter-terror agency. Hadiya must be presented in court on November 27 by...
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Sex With Wife Below 18 Is Rape, Says Supreme Court
Sex with a wife below 18 is rape, the Supreme Court said today in a landmark decision to end an exception in the law for men married to girls who are above 15.
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Cannot Be Banned From Places Of Worship, Parsi Woman Tells Supreme Court
After marrying a Hindu man, does a Parsi woman lose her religious identity and access to places held sacred by the Zoroastrian faith? Five judges of the Supreme Court will tomorrow take up the case of Goolrokh Gupta who was refused entry to places of worship after marrying a man outside her religion
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Triple Talaq Case - Supreme Court's Landmark Verdict Today: 10-Point Guide
Whether the controversial Islamic practice that allows men to leave their wives immediately by stating "talaq" (divorce) three times should be banned will be decided by five judges of the Supreme Court today at 10:30 am. Triple talaq has so far been legal for Muslims according to the Constitution, but several Muslim women who have bee...
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Supreme Court Judge Highlights Challenges In Cross-Border Matrimonial Disputes
Marriage has been too often misused as an instrument of subjugation against women, Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant said on Wednesday.
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Opinion | Women, Domestic Violence And The Dangerous Narrative Of 'Misuse'
The growing trend of casual and contradictory statements made by Supreme Court judges regarding domestic violence must be addressed. These remarks have a direct impact on how both the police and judiciary respond to cases on the ground.
-
"No Regrets": Chief Justice On Same-Sex Marriage Verdict
Reflecting on the unsuccessful fate of the pleas for legal sanction to same-sex marriage before the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said on Monday the outcome of a case is never personal to a judge and he has no regrets.
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Ex Judges Praise Supreme Court Verdict On Same-sex Marriage
A group of former judges on Saturday praised the Supreme Court verdict refusing to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriage, saying it is a blend of interpretation of statutory provisions, culture and morality.
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On Adoption Rights For Queer Couples, 3 Of 5 Supreme Court Judges Say 'No'
The judgment on same-sex marriages raised hope on allowing adoption by unmarried and queer couples, only for it to be dashed minutes later when three of the five judges on the bench disagreed with the other two on the issue.
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Supreme Court Says Judges Don't Legislate, Tells Centre Not To Cite US Court Verdict
The Supreme Court, hearing pleas seeking legal sanction for same-sex marriage, observed on Tuesday that it is a well-settled principle that "judges don't legislate" and asked the Centre not to cite the US top court verdict.
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"2 Judges Can't Decide": BJP MP's Strong Objection On Same-Sex Marriages
Days before the centre spells out its stand on same-sex marriages before the Supreme Court, an MP of the ruling BJP strongly objected to it in parliament today and said "two judges can't sit and decide" on such a socially significant subject.
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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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Hadiya's Marriage Restored By Supreme Court, High Court Decision Scrapped
Kerala woman Hadiya is free to live with her husband, the Supreme Court ruled today, cancelling a Kerala High Court order annulling the 24-year-old's marriage to a Muslim man after converting to Islam. The judges said Hadiya is "at liberty free to pursue her endeavours," stating that the High Court should not have intervened.
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Hadiya Freed From Parents' Custody, Can Meet Husband In College: 10 Facts
Hadiya, who was known as Akhila Asokan before she converted to Islam last year, was released from her parents' custody in Kerala by the Supreme Court today. The court did not comment on her marriage but her lawyer says she can now meet her husband, Shafin Jahan, at the hostel where she will live till she completes her college course in homeopathy. ...
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After Hadiya's Arrival, Supreme Court To Decide On Public Hearing
It is only after Hadiya, who was known as Akhila Ashokan before she converted to Islam, arrives to testify in the Supreme Court on Monday about her marriage that judges will decide whether the hearing is open to the public, they said today.
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Bring Hadiya Here: Supreme Court To Father In Kerala 'Love Jihad' Case
Hadiya is 24 years old and her consent as an adult is "prime", said the Supreme Court today as it examined the landmark "love jihad" case that is centred on a young woman's marriage to a Muslim man in Kerala and has become the subject of an investigation by the country's top counter-terror agency. Hadiya must be presented in court on November 27 by...
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Sex With Wife Below 18 Is Rape, Says Supreme Court
Sex with a wife below 18 is rape, the Supreme Court said today in a landmark decision to end an exception in the law for men married to girls who are above 15.
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Cannot Be Banned From Places Of Worship, Parsi Woman Tells Supreme Court
After marrying a Hindu man, does a Parsi woman lose her religious identity and access to places held sacred by the Zoroastrian faith? Five judges of the Supreme Court will tomorrow take up the case of Goolrokh Gupta who was refused entry to places of worship after marrying a man outside her religion
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Triple Talaq Case - Supreme Court's Landmark Verdict Today: 10-Point Guide
Whether the controversial Islamic practice that allows men to leave their wives immediately by stating "talaq" (divorce) three times should be banned will be decided by five judges of the Supreme Court today at 10:30 am. Triple talaq has so far been legal for Muslims according to the Constitution, but several Muslim women who have bee...
