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SC refers plea against female genital mutilation to Constitution bench
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 24 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday referred the petition seeking a ban on the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) to a five-judge Constitution bench.
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SC to decide constitutional validity of Section 377
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): The Centre will leave the matter of the constitutionality of Section 377 to be decided by the Supreme Court.
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Section 377 arbitrary, unconstitutional: lawyer Menaka Guruswamy
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): As the Constitution Bench of Supreme Court continues to hear the pleas seeking scrapping of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which criminalises homosexuality, lawyer for one of the petitioners Menaka Guruswamy on Wednesday said that the section
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If enacted, Section 377 'won't withstand the test of constitutionality'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): As the Constitution Bench of Supreme Court continues to hear the pleas seeking scrapping of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which criminalises homosexuality, advocate Arvind Dattar said if enacted the law "won't withstand the test of constitutiona
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Section 377: Centre to file response in SC today
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Soon after a Constitution Bench of Supreme Court began hearing the pleas seeking scrapping of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises homosexuality, Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Central Government, told the cour
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Homosexuality a danger to national security: Swamy
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on petitions filed against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday opined that homosexuality was a danger to national security.
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SC to hear petition against Section 377 today
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 10 (ANI): The Constitution Bench of Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear petitions against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises homosexuality.
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SC to hear petition against Section 377 next week
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): The Constitution Bench of Supreme Court will on Tuesday (July 10) hear petitions against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises homosexuality.
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Any anti-constitutional decision can be opposed by LG: Subramanian Swamy
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday welcomed the judgement by the five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court in favour of the Delhi Government on its tussle with the Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal.
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CM Kejriwal hails SC verdict on Delhi Govt-LG tussle
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday hailed the verdict by the five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court in favour of the Delhi Government on its tussle with the Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal.
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SC allows reservation in promotion for backward classes
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] June 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Centre to provide reservation in promotion for employees of the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe community as per law, till the issue is cleared off by a constitution bench.
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SC to hear plea against rejection of CJI impeachment notice tomorrow
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 07 (ANI): Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear the petition filed by two Congress MPs challenging the rejection of impeachment notice against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra by Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu.
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