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Supreme Court strikes down adultery law
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 27 (ANI): In a majority judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday decriminalised adultery by striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), terming it unconstitutional. The court observed that mere adultery cannot be a crime unless it attracts the scope of
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Triple Talaq ordinance unconstitutional: Owaisi
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Sept 19 (ANI): Soon after the Union Cabinet approved an ordinance on the Triple Talaq Bill, making it a criminal act, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi said the ordinance is "unconstitutional and against Muslim women."
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Petition filed for declaration of polygamy, nikah-halala as unconstitution
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): A petition was filed before the Supreme Court, seeking the declaration of polygamy and nikah-halala, practised among Muslims, as illegal and unconstitutional.
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SC on Sabarimala: Banning entry of women unconstitutional
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that banning the entry of women in Sabarimala by the temple authorities is unconstitutional and questioned the temple authorities regarding the same.
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Section 377 arbitrary, unconstitutional: lawyer Menaka Guruswamy
Updated : 7 years, 10 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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Centre's foundation course in All India Services unconstitutional: Chidamb
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI) Scrutinizing Centre's plans to include a three-month foundation course in the All India Services examinations, former Union Minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram has said the move by the government is unconstitutional and it will badly affect the
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BJP's bluff called off by SC: Rahul on floor test decision
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi, [India] May 18 (ANI): Welcoming the Supreme Court's move on directing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to conduct a floor test tomorrow, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that it supports their stand against Governor Vajubhai R. Vala's unconstitutional decision.
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Siddaramaiah terms BJP's forming govt 'unconstitutional'
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 18 (ANI): Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday claimed that his successor BS Yeddyurappa submitted names of only 104 MLAs to the Governor and had no other names in it to prove his majority.
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Siddaramaiah writes to PM Modi, says CMB 'unconstitutional'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru, (Karnataka) [India] Apr 21 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that the state government is against the formation of Cauvery Management Board (CMB) as it is 'unconstitutional'.
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PIL seeks to declare Nikah Halala, polygamy as 'unconstitutional'
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 5 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed on Monday in the Supreme Court demanding to declare Nikah Halala and polygamy as 'unconstitutional'.
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President Yameen loses support of top law officers
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb.23 (ANI): The Prosecutor General of Maldives, Aishath Bisham, has told police in a letter that the state of emergency declared by President Abdullah Yameen is unconstitutional as the procedure followed for ratifying it in Parliament was not done as per established conven
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Bermuda now votes to end same-sex marriage
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Dec 14 (ANI): After legalizing it before, the Senate in Bermuda has now voted to end same-sex marriage in the British island territory and permit only domestic partnerships.
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