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'Look What Happened In Nepal Over A Ban': Top Court On Plea To Curb Porn
The Supreme Court said Monday it is not inclined to entertain a plea seeking a ban on pornography, and drew a parallel to Gen Z protests in Nepal in September - when young men and women staged violent agitations to overthrow a corrupt administration.
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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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Fearing Arrest Over Posts Against Revanth Reddy, 2 Women Journalists Go To Supreme Court
Pogadadanda Revathi and Thanvi Yadav were arrested in March for posting and amplifying allegedly abusive content against Revanth Reddy but were later released on bail.
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Top Court Judge Says Girl Child Faces Greater Danger In Cyberspace
Supreme Court judge Justice JB Pardiwala said the girl child stands at a higher risk of being victimised in the online space, and the present investigative methodologies are not attuned to effectively handle the crimes committed in cyberspace.
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"Gains Of 10 Years In Gender Ratio Wiped Out": Yogendra Yadav Slams SIR
The Special Intensive Revision of voter lists in Bihar has wiped out 47 lakh adults and 16 lakh women in one stroke, election analyst and activist Yogendra Yadav told the Supreme Court today.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Bring Political Parties Under Sexual Harassment Law
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking to bring women engaged in political sector under the protection of anti-sexual harassment law.
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Bar Association Flags Concern Over Women's Representation In Higher Judiciary
The Supreme Court Bar Association flagged the disproportionately low representation of women judges in the top court and high courts across the country.
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Ex-Top Court Judge Apologises After "Lady Lawyers Winked At Me" Remark
Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju has apologised after his comment about women lawyers drew strong condemnation from the Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA).
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Limit On Women's Appointment To Army's Legal Arm
The Supreme Court said restricting the seats of women in the Army's Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch is violative of the right to equality.
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"No Justification For Only Male Heirs": Tribal Women's Big Supreme Court Win
Women in tribal communities, and their legal heirs, are entitled to an equal share in ancestral property and assets, the Supreme Court said Thursday in a big judgement for gender equality amongst some of the most marginalised sections of society.
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'Trace Them': Supreme Court Orders Hunt For Russian Woman, Child
In a dispute pertaining to a custody of a four-year-old child, the Supreme Court directed the External Affairs and Home ministries to issue look-out notices to track a Russian women who allegedly absconded with the boy from her marriage to an Indian.
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World Court Issues Warrants Against Taliban Leaders For Persecuting Women
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan including supreme spiritual leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, accusing them of the persecution of women and girls.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Reduce Lawyer's Sentence For Abusing Woman Judge, Says...
The Supreme Court today rejected a petition by a lawyer convicted of abusing a woman judicial officer in a court in Delhi.
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Supreme Court To Hear Ashoka University Professor Who 'Spoke Truth To Power': 10 Points
The arrest of an Ashoka University professor - for a social media post referencing Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, the Army officer who was part of Operation Sindoor briefings - has led to a row, with his remark seen as "disparagement of women in uniform".
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"Fanciful Ideas": Top Court On Plea Claiming Rohingyas Dropped In Andaman Sea
The Supreme Court on Friday rapped petitioners who claimed 43 Rohingya refugees including women and children were dropped in the Andaman sea for deportation to Myanmar and said "when the country is passing through a difficult time, you come out with
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'Look What Happened In Nepal Over A Ban': Top Court On Plea To Curb Porn
The Supreme Court said Monday it is not inclined to entertain a plea seeking a ban on pornography, and drew a parallel to Gen Z protests in Nepal in September - when young men and women staged violent agitations to overthrow a corrupt administration.
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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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Fearing Arrest Over Posts Against Revanth Reddy, 2 Women Journalists Go To Supreme Court
Pogadadanda Revathi and Thanvi Yadav were arrested in March for posting and amplifying allegedly abusive content against Revanth Reddy but were later released on bail.
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Top Court Judge Says Girl Child Faces Greater Danger In Cyberspace
Supreme Court judge Justice JB Pardiwala said the girl child stands at a higher risk of being victimised in the online space, and the present investigative methodologies are not attuned to effectively handle the crimes committed in cyberspace.
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"Gains Of 10 Years In Gender Ratio Wiped Out": Yogendra Yadav Slams SIR
The Special Intensive Revision of voter lists in Bihar has wiped out 47 lakh adults and 16 lakh women in one stroke, election analyst and activist Yogendra Yadav told the Supreme Court today.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Bring Political Parties Under Sexual Harassment Law
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking to bring women engaged in political sector under the protection of anti-sexual harassment law.
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Bar Association Flags Concern Over Women's Representation In Higher Judiciary
The Supreme Court Bar Association flagged the disproportionately low representation of women judges in the top court and high courts across the country.
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Ex-Top Court Judge Apologises After "Lady Lawyers Winked At Me" Remark
Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju has apologised after his comment about women lawyers drew strong condemnation from the Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA).
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Limit On Women's Appointment To Army's Legal Arm
The Supreme Court said restricting the seats of women in the Army's Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch is violative of the right to equality.
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"No Justification For Only Male Heirs": Tribal Women's Big Supreme Court Win
Women in tribal communities, and their legal heirs, are entitled to an equal share in ancestral property and assets, the Supreme Court said Thursday in a big judgement for gender equality amongst some of the most marginalised sections of society.
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'Trace Them': Supreme Court Orders Hunt For Russian Woman, Child
In a dispute pertaining to a custody of a four-year-old child, the Supreme Court directed the External Affairs and Home ministries to issue look-out notices to track a Russian women who allegedly absconded with the boy from her marriage to an Indian.
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World Court Issues Warrants Against Taliban Leaders For Persecuting Women
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan including supreme spiritual leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, accusing them of the persecution of women and girls.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Reduce Lawyer's Sentence For Abusing Woman Judge, Says...
The Supreme Court today rejected a petition by a lawyer convicted of abusing a woman judicial officer in a court in Delhi.
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Supreme Court To Hear Ashoka University Professor Who 'Spoke Truth To Power': 10 Points
The arrest of an Ashoka University professor - for a social media post referencing Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, the Army officer who was part of Operation Sindoor briefings - has led to a row, with his remark seen as "disparagement of women in uniform".
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"Fanciful Ideas": Top Court On Plea Claiming Rohingyas Dropped In Andaman Sea
The Supreme Court on Friday rapped petitioners who claimed 43 Rohingya refugees including women and children were dropped in the Andaman sea for deportation to Myanmar and said "when the country is passing through a difficult time, you come out with
