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Most pregnancies in West Bengal prisons happened outside jails: Amicus Cur
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In the last four years in the jails in West Bengal, around 62 children were born and most of the women prisoners were already pregnant at the time when they were brought to the jails while in some cases, the women prisoners had gone out on parole and returned back expecting the child, the Su
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Termination of six women judges in MP: SC takes suo motu cognizance, issue
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday took suo motu cognizance of the termination of six women judges by the Madhya Pradesh government and appointed Advocate Gaurav Agarwal as amicus curiae.
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Delhi HC requests Attorney General to assist the court in plea challenging
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court has requested the Attorney General of India to assist the Court as an amicus curiae in relation to a plea challenging the appointment of several Junior Judicial Assistants.
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Delhi HC appoints amicus curiae to assist in a plea seeking CBI probe of y
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Delhi High court has recently appointed an amicus curiae to assist the court in a plea of man seeking CBI probe of his son's alleged murder.
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Amicus in SC says extension of ED Director tenure not valid
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Amicus Curiae KV Vishwanathan on Thursday submitted before the Supreme Court that the Committee failed to consider the availability and suitability of other officers before taking a decision on the extension of tenure of the director of Enforcement Directorate.
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Pleas against ED Director's extension: SC appoints KV Viswanathan as amicu
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday appointed Senior Advocate KV Vishwanathan as amicus curiae to assist the court in the plea challenging the Central government's decision of extending the term of the ED Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra by one more year.
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Kerala HC decides to examine whether order can be passed to conduct DNA te
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 25 (ANI): Kerala High Court on Monday appointed an amicus curiae to examine the legal issue whether an order can be passed to conduct the DNA test of a child in a case of paternity dispute.
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SC adjourns hearing on BCCI plea on amendment of its constitution for July
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned for July 28 hearing on a petition related to the amendments in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) constitution and appointed senior advocate Maninder Singh as amicus curiae in the matter.
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4,984 criminal cases pending against former, sitting legislators before va
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court has been told that a total of 4,984 criminal cases against former and sitting Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) are pending before various sessions and magistrate courts across the country, an increas
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Floodgate of litigations cannot be ground to deny right to wife to prosecu
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Senior Advocate Rajshekhar Rao, who is amicus curiae in the matter relating to criminalisation of marital rape, on Tuesday said the perception that law may be misused and open floodgate of litigations, cannot be the ground to deny the right of legal remed
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Husband forcing himself on wife is not lovemaking, Amicus argues before De
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): While stressing on criminalising marital rape, Amicus Curiae on Friday argued before Delhi High Court that when a husband forces himself on his wife, definitely he is not engaging in lovemaking.
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Law does not consider sexual assault by loved one as rape, Amicus argues i
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12(ANI): Amicus Curiae Rajshekhar Rao on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that the law does not consider it as rape when a woman is sexually assaulted by her loved one but the same is considered a sexual offence when a stranger forces himself on her.
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