Pregnancy Can’t Undo Cruelty: Delhi HC
GG News Bureau New Delhi, 25th Nov: The Delhi High Court has ruled that pregnancy or temporary reconciliation cannot nullify earlier acts of cruelty within a marriage, as it granted...
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Justice Surya Kant Takes Oath as 53rd Chief Justice of India
Justice Surya Kant succeeds Justice BR Gavai as CJI Part of key rulings on sedition law, EC reforms and presidential references Former Himachal Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Will demit...
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CJI Gavai Defends SC/ST Sub-Classification Verdict
Justice Gavai stands by judgment enabling sub-classification within SC/ST reservations Says equal treatment in unequal conditions increases inequality Criticises “bulldozer justice”, defends right to shelter Plans to work for tribal...
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CJI Gavai: Judicial Independence or Unconstitutional Overreach?
Poonam Sharma The recent actions of Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Gavai, taking personal control of the appointments of tribunal judges, raise very serious constitutional questions. Though judicial independence is...
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Supreme Court’s Advisory Opinion on Timelines : How Feasible It Is
Poonam Sharma In a seminal constitutional moment, the Supreme Court has returned a unanimous advisory opinion to clarify whether the judiciary had the authority to issue time-bound directives on the...
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President, Governors Not Bound by Bill Approval Deadlines: SC
Supreme Court says no mandatory timelines for assent to Bills Actions of President, Governors not open to judicial scrutiny until law enacted Verdict delivered on reference from President over Tamil...
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“Married Hindu Women Should Make a Will”: SC
Supreme Court appeals to married Hindu women to leave a will to avoid disputes Current law transfers a childless widow’s property to husband’s family after death Bench refuses to rule...
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Consensual Relationship Cannot Be Treated as Rape: Kerala HC
Kerala High Court says consensual intimacy cannot be labelled rape after a breakup. Court notes deception must exist from the beginning to invoke rape on false promise of marriage. Observes...
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Calcutta HC Allows Anticipatory Bail for Juveniles
Calcutta High Court rules juveniles can now seek anticipatory bail. Landmark judgment delivered by a three-judge bench. Majority opinion says personal liberty applies equally to minors. Ruling fills a gap...
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Supreme Court Pulls Up Punjab, Haryana Over Stubble Burning
The Supreme Court directed Punjab and Haryana to file affidavits on steps taken to curb stubble burning. Air quality in Delhi-NCR has dipped to the “severe” category despite GRAP-III measures....
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