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Same-sex judgment compels queer Indians to remain in closet: Review petition in Supreme Court
A review petition was filed before the Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging the correctness of the apex court’s verdict that refused to recognize the right of same-sex couples to enter into marriages or have civil unions. A Constitution Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S Ravindra Bhat, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha had on October 17 ruled…
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Contempt of Court: Delhi High Court sends man to jail for 6 months for demanding death penalty for HC judge
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sentenced a man to six months simple imprisonment for criminal contempt of court after he moved the Court seeking death penalty for a sitting judge of the High Court [Court on its own motion v Naresh Sharma]. A division bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Shalinder Kaur held Naresh Sharma guilty of criminal contempt noting that he had used “derogatory language”…
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Kerala High Court to launch Malayalam version of Indian Law Reports on its website
The Kerala High Court will be launching a Malayalam version of law journal, Indian Law Reports (ILR) on its website on November 1, a day celebrated as Kerala Piravi Dinam that commemorates the founding of the State. This could possibly be the first instance of a High Court in India publishing law journals in any regional language. According to a press release issued by the Kerala High Court, the…
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Statement to police during probe not evidence, can only be used to contradict witnesses: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that statements made to the police by witnesses cannot be treated as evidence during trial [Birbal Nath vs State of Rajasthan and ors]. In a judgment delivered on October 30, a bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia stated that such statements have limited applicability in a court of law. “No doubt statement given before police during…
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Supreme Court ruling on supply of grounds of arrest in writing to PMLA accused will apply retrospectively: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday observed that the Supreme Court’s ruling in the M3M case on supply of written grounds of arrest to accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) would apply retrospectively [Roop Bansal v. Union of India]. The Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s argument that the ruling would apply only to future arrests since the Supreme Court had used the…
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Kerala High Court appoints Amicus Curiae in plea for probe into corruption allegation against CM Pinarayi Vijayan
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday appointed an amicus curiae to assist the Court in a case challenging a vigilance court’s refusal to order an investigation into allegations of bribery and misuse of power by high-ranking public officials in Kerala, including State Chief Minister (CM) Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter Veena Thaikandiyilin [Gireesh Babu v State of Kerala & Anr.]. The allegations…
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