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Group of former judges welcomes SC's verdict on same-sex marriage
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A group of former judges has welcomed and appreciated the Supreme Court ruling, which has not favoured the legal recognition to same-sex marriage.
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Justice S Ravindra Bhat retires from the Supreme Court of India
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In his speech at the SCBA farewell, Justice Bhat began by expressing his deep gratitude for the privilege of serving as a member of the bench of the Supreme Court. He said, "I count myself to be among the lucky people to have ended my career here, as a member of the bench of the highest cour
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Alarming Escalation in Child Sexual Abuse Online Revealed by Global Threat
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19: WeProtect Global Alliance has released its fourth Global Threat Assessment Report, which revealed there has been an 87% increase in reported child sexual abuse material cases since 2019, with over 32 million reports globally (NCMEC). The findings underscore the
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"While Supreme Court has shut one door, it has opened another door": Advoc
Updated : 2 years, 5 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, 5 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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Minorty judgment of SC recognises civil unions, adoption for same-sex coup
Updated : 2 years, 5 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, 5 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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"SC has upheld principle of parliamentary supremacy": Asaduddin Owaisi on
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"SC has upheld the principle of parliamentary supremacy. It is not up to the courts to decide who gets married under what law. My faith and my conscience say that marriage is only between a man and a woman. This is not a question of decriminalisation like in the case of 377, it is about t
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CPI MP expresses disappointment over SC verdict on same-sex marriages
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Communist Party of India (CPI) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam on Tuesday expressed his disappointment over the Supreme Court judgement concerning same-sex marriages and said the court has pushed the ball in the government's court issue "which is unlikely to take up the rights of the
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"Govt may want to address operational issues...": Advocate Sai Deepak afte
Updated : 2 years, 5 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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Solicitor General Tushar Mehta welcomes SC verdict on same-sex marriage
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Mehta, who argued on behalf of the Centre said that the case was beyond the scope of the Supreme Court and fell within the domain of Parliament. He further said that apex court's judgement balances the interests of individuals with the interests of a civilised society.
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Same-sex union: Petitioners, activists unhappy with verdict but say there
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Even though the Supreme Court has refused to give marriage equality rights to the LGBTQIA+ community noting that conferring legal status to civil union can only be through a law enacted by Parliament, petitioners and rights activists, though disappointed, but were of the view that the ver
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