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Minorty judgment of SC recognises civil unions, adoption for same-sex coup
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The minority verdict, however, agreed with the three judges and said it could not strike down the provisions of the Special Marriage Act (SMA) or read words differently to include non-heterosexual couples within its fold and left it to the Parliament to decide the issue.
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No marriage right to same-sex couple: Justice Bhat agrees with CJI in SMA,
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Justice Ravindra Bhat, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice PV Narasimha have given two separate judgments whereby they have shown certain agreement and disagreement with CJI's order.
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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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"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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Govt implemented schemes to provide justice to underprivileged: Karnataka
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said that the government's five guarantee schemes and others are reaching people belonging to all castes and religions and that these schemes have been implemented to provide justice to the underprivileged.
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SC averse to directing doctors to stop unborn's heartbeat, turns down plea
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, also comprising Justice JB Pardiwala, observed that if a medical termination were to be conducted at this stage, the doctors would be faced with a viable foetus.
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Israel's Chief Justice retires amid uncertainty over successor
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"As fate would have it, on the day of my retirement from the judiciary, we are in one of the most difficult periods in the country's history. We are burying our dead and covering our wounds, and praying for the return of all the abducted and missing to their families soon," Hayut wrote in a
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Centre notifies appointment of Justice Siddharth Mridul, Judge of Delhi HC
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Ministry of Law and Justice on Monday notified the appointment of Justice Siddharth Mridul, Judge of the Delhi High Court as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court.
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SC issues notice to DK Shivakumar on CBI plea in disproportionate assets c
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi issued notice and posted the matter for further hearing on November 7.
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NewsClick founder, HR head move SC against arrest
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra asked senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the petitioners, to circulate the papers of the case and it would take a call on listing the matter.
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