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"While Supreme Court has shut one door, it has opened another door": Advoc
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A five-judge Constitution bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud ruled in a 3:2 verdict against giving constitutional validity to same-sex marriages. The top court said it is for Parliament to formulate legislation on it.
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Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi welcomes SC's decision on same-sex marriage
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to recognise the right of same-sex couples to enter into marriages or have civil unions and left it to the Parliament to decide the issue. A five-judge Constitution bench unanimously said it cannot strike down the provisions of the Special Marriage Act (S
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"Govt may want to address operational issues...": Advocate Sai Deepak afte
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A five-judge Constitution bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud ruled in a 3:2 verdict against giving constitutional validity to same-sex marriages. The top court said it is for Parliament to formulate legislation on it.
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"Rights of queer citizens must be protected...": Advocate Karuna Nundy aft
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"There were four separate judgements. The Chief Justice and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul together elucidated some very important sets of legal and jurisprudential principles. They said that there is no fundamental right to marriage but there are various aspects of the right to marriage locate
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SC refuses to recognise same-sex marriage or civil unions, says it's for P
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A five-judge Constitution bench unanimously said it cannot strike down the provisions of the Special Marriage Act (SMA) or read words differently to include non-heterosexual couples within its fold.
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"Defender of Constitutional and Human Liberties" Justice K.V. Viswanathan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Sonipat (Haryana) [India], October 17: "Soli J. Sorabjee was a Defender of the Constitution and Human Liberties," said Justice K.V. Viswanathan Judge, Supreme Court of India at the Soli J. Sorabjee Memorial Lecture organized by O.P Jindal Global University to honour the memory of renowned ju
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"SC shouldn't give recognition...not consistent with Indian values": Top c
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As the five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI), Justice DY Chandrachud, held a crucial hearing on a batch of pleas seeking recognition of same-sex marriage, Muslim cleric Maulana Sajid Rashidi said urged the apex court not to recognise such
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SC refuses to give marriage equality right to LGBTQIA+ community
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Supreme Court Constitution bench has in majority ruled that for LGBTQIA+ couples there is no unqualified right to marriage
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SC refers to Constitution bench pleas against Electoral Bond scheme
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra sent the matter for adjudication to the Constitution bench in view of the importance of the issue.
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SC to hear on November 7 pleas challenging Section 6A of Citizenship Act
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A five-judge Constitution bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices AS Bopanna, MM Sundresh, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra will hear the case on November 7 which was originally listed for hearing on October 17.
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SC notice to Centre on plea seeking release of Rohingya refugees detained
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Centre on a plea seeking the release of Rohingya refugees who have been allegedly detained illegally and arbitrarily in jails/detention centres or juvenile homes across the country.
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Ex-Jharkhand CM points 'breakdown of Constitutional machinery' in state in
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
There has been a "failure of Constitutional Machinery" in Jharkhand, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Babulal Marandi in a letter to Governor CP Radhakrishnan on Tuesday, while also accusing the state government of "being hostile" to requests of Investigative Agencies probin
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