A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh made this comment while hearing a case related to the termination of female civil judges in Madhya Pradesh.
A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud will hear the petition seeking review of the top court's order relating to marriage equality. The other four judges on the bench will be justices Sanjiv Khanna, Hima Kohli, BV Nagarathna and PS Narasimha.
Senior Advocate V Chitambaresh, appearing for the three convicts, mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Justice BV Nagarathna, seeking urgent listing of the case, saying the time of surrender is expiring on January 21.
Justice Nagarathna said that the judiciary has subjected gender-biased laws, policies and norms to constitutional scrutiny. Thus, the courts - as guarantors of equal protection - have played a critical role in ensuring that non-discrimination and fairness emerge as the central governing prin
A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan while reserving its order on a batch of pleas filed against the remission granted to 11 convicts also asked the government of Centre and Gujarat to submit original records by October 16.
Additional Solicitor General SV Raju appearing for the Gujarat government reiterated before Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan that all necessary compliances had been done before granting the remission.
"Sexual assault of a woman is itself distressing and sexual abuse resulting in pregnancy compounds the injury. This is because such a pregnancy is not voluntary or mindful,” the apex court said.
A vacation bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Manoj Misra rejected the plea filed by the West Bengal State Election Commission and WB State.