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4,984 criminal cases pending against former, sitting legislators before va
Updated : 4 years, 3 months 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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Expectation can not lead to forcible sex with your wife, Amicus Rebecca Jo
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): Amicus and Senior Advocate Rebecca John on Friday told the Delhi High Court that there can be a legitimate expectation regarding sex in a marriage, but it cannot lead to forcible sex with the wife.
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Exception must be viewed as instrument of oppression: Amicus tells Delhi H
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Senior advocate on Thursday while assisting Delhi High Court hearing on a batch of petitions demanding criminalisation of marital rape said that exception must be viewed as an instrument of oppression.
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Floodgate of litigations cannot be ground to deny right to wife to prosecu
Updated : 4 years, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 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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SC appoints amicus curiae in case filed against Bombay HC's order acquitti
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Supreme Court on Friday asked senior advocate Siddharth Dave to assist it as amicus curiae in a case where the Bombay High Court acquitted a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor stating that "groping a minor's breast without "skin to skin contact" can
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Nepal: Discussion over HoR dissolution expected to end today, SC verdict l
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 5 (ANI): Discussion over writ petitions filed against the dissolution of Nepal's lower house or House of Representatives is expected to end in the Supreme Court today. Three senior lawyers will be presenting their counter-arguments on Monday as pleading over the House
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Delhi HC appoints Senior Adv Arvind Datar as Amicus Curiae in plea seeking
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (AN): The Delhi High Court on Friday appointed senior counsel Arvind Datar, as Amicus Curiae, to assist the Court on plea seeking exemption on imposition of IGST on the import of Oxygen Generators as gift for personal use.
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mCaffeine raises Rs 42 cr in Series B funding led by Amicus Capital
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 21 (ANI/BusinessWire India): In a development highlighting its exemplary growth, Mumbai-based Pep Technologies Pvt. Ltd., which owns mCaffeine, India's first Caffeine Infused Skin and Hair Care Brand has raised Rs 42 cr in a Series B funding round from
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Boatload of amicus briefs filed in case against Trump administration order
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 14 (ANI): A large number of amicus briefs were filed on Monday in a case related to student visa restrictions that US federal authorities announced last week.
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SC issues notice to Centre, others on plea regarding condition of 'torment
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and the state legislatures of Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in connection with the welfare and conditions under which 'tormented minors' are kept in the
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