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- Man bought demo car at big discount, RTO officer seized it citing Rs 60 lakh road tax dues; Karnataka HC gives relief to car ownerA Bengaluru RTO officer unlawfully seized Mr. Rama's demo car, leading to a zero FIR and charges of fraud. The Karnataka High Court quashed...
- MP Board 10th Toppers List 2026: Full list of topper names, marks & rank details hereMP Board Result 2026 topper list has been officially released for both Class 10 and Class 12. Pratibha Singh Solanki topped Class 10 with a...
- Judgements on decriminalising adultery, same-sex consensual relationship 'not a good law': Centre in SCThe Centre has informed the Supreme Court that landmark judgments on adultery and same-sex relationships were based on subjective 'constitu...
- Supreme Court strikes down Victorian-era adultery lawIf adultery is treated as a crime, there would be immense intrusion into the extreme privacy of the matrimonial sphere and it is better lef...
- Adultery no longer a crime, says Supreme CourtThe Centre had defended the Victorian law, stating that continuation of the adultery law is important.
- Supreme Court's adultery verdict strong, progressive on gender equality, say women lawyersSenior advocate Rebecca John and lawyers Aishwarya Bhati and Menaka Guruswamy, termed as correct the apex court's observation that the adul...
- SC verdict on adultery welcomed by lawyers, activistsA five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was unanimous in striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code dea...
- Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on plea challenging adultery law on ThursdayThe Centre had favoured retention of penal law on adultery, saying that it is a public wrong which causes mental and physical injury to the...
- Centre’s stand on adultery anachronistic, says apex courtA five-judge bench was hearing petitions some of which sought that Section 497 of the IPC, which is skewed against men, be made gender-neut...
- What public good law on adultery serves, asks SC"What is the sanctity of marriage here. If the consent of husband is taken then there is no adultery," the bench said.
- Supreme Court says IPC provision on adultery violates Right to Equality"Definitely the matrimonial sanctity aspect is there, but the way the provisions are enacted or made run counter to Article 14 (Right to Eq...
- Can be ground for divorce, but is adultery crime: Supreme CourtA five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said it will not touch the law to make it an offence for women too.
- ET View: Consent is king, adultery can be ground for divorce, not a crime by itselfAdulterous men, according to current law can be punished under Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code.
- Plea against penal law on adultery referred to Constitution benchThe case pertained to a PIL filed by Joseph Shine, an Indian who is living in Italy. Petitioner contests existing norms on the grounds that...
- SC to study validity of adultery laws that punish only menIf SC decides to make adultery laws gender-neutral, it could affect provisions on bigamy, dowry and rape in the IPC and Domestic Violence A...
- Is it time for India to scrape the patriarchal adultery law?The law is applicable only when the wife commits adultery.
- Woman can't be punished for adultery: SCThe Supreme Court today said a woman in an illicit relationship cannot be punished for adultery despite being an abettor in the crime thoug...
- Groundnut oil declinesPrices of groundnut oil declined on the oils and oilseeds market in Mumbai on Saturday due to lack of demand from retailers amid good suppl...
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