‘No interference warranted’: SC rejects review petitions to reconsider order on same-sex marriage | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the review petitions on same-sex marriage observing that ‘no interference is warranted’ in the earlier judgment.A batch of petitions had sought review of 2023 judgement. A five judge Constitution Bench had held in October 2023 that there is no unqualified right to marriage and same-sex couples cannot…

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‘No law can legalise work of Babar, Ghazni’: Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay who moved plea in SC against Places of Worship Act | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay on Thursday said that the religious character of a place cannot be determined through mere observation and argued for the necessity of surveys at disputed sites.Upadhyay also challenged the validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, calling it unconstitutional and claiming it legitimizes historical actions by rulers…

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Who is Shekhar Kumar Yadav, HC judge whose remark at VHP event triggered uproar | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Allahabad high court judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav‘s remark on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), calling it a measure to “eliminating unequal legal systems” has triggered controversy, with the Supreme Court intervening in the matter.Justice Yadav’s speech, made on December 8 while addressing a provincial convention of the legal cell and high court…

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Can EC be powerless to disqualify a foreigner getting elected, asks SC | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Is the Election Commission powerless to disqualify a foreign national, who has got elected as a gram panchayat Mukhiya, despite unimpeachable evidence about his nationality?This question of law was raised by Bihar state election commission before the SC on Monday. A Nepalese citizen had written to the Nepal govt to cancel his citizenship….

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‘Don’t cause inconvenience’: Supreme Court asks farmer leader Dallewal to ensure peaceful protests | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday asked Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal to ensure that ongoing protests do not obstruct highways or inconvenience the public. The court pointed out that while peaceful protests are a democratic right, they must be conducted responsibly.The SC made these observations while disposing a habeas corpus plea filed…

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