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India to form committee to examine problems same-sex couples face

India will set up a committee to look into the problems gay couples face in their day-to-day life, the government told the country's top court on Wednesday during arguments for same-sex unions to be recognised.

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Same-sex marriage | Ready to form panel led by Cabinet Secretary to address ‘human’ concerns of same-sex couples, govt. tells SC

The Union Government agrees to set up a committee that will be headed by the Cabinet Secretary to address issues faced by LGBTQIA+ community members in their daily lives.

The Hindu

2020 Delhi riots | Supreme Court dismisses Delhi Police appeal against bail to activists

The Supreme Court on May 2 dismissed an appeal by the Delhi Police against the release of activists on bail in a case connected to the 2020 Delhi riots.

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Kejriwal, Priyanka visit protesting wrestlers, say government shielding WFI chief

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi reached Jantar Mantar in the morning and interacted with protesting wrestlers and even expressed solidarity with them

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Wrestlers' Petition In SC: Delhi Police agrees to register FIR against WFI president Brij Bhushan

Delhi Police on Friday apprised the Supreme Court that it agreed to register an FIR based on the allegations levelled by wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delhi Police register two FIRs in wrestlers’ case

The Delhi Police informed the Supreme Court that it will register an FIR on the basis of sexual harassment allegations raised by women wrestlers, including a minor girl, against BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

The Hindu

School job-for-bribe scam | Supreme Court stays Calcutta High Court judge’s order

The Supreme Court on April 28 directed the Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court to reassign proceedings in the West Bengal school job-for-bribe scandal from Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay to another High Court judge.

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SC seeks Centre's response on grant of social benefits to same-sex couples

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the government to give a response on social benefits that can be given to same-sex couples even without legal recognition of their marital status. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Sexual harassment complaints of women wrestlers | “Some preliminary enquiry” may be needed, says Delhi Police to Supreme Court

The intervention by the police came within 24 hours of a Bench led by Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud remarking that the allegations against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh were “serious”

The Hindu

If they don’t agree, Governors should send back Bills ‘as soon as possible’, says SC

The Supreme Court on April 24 sent a strong message that Governors should return Bills they do not agree to “as soon as possible” and not sit over them, making State Legislative Assemblies wait indefinitely.

The Hindu

SC's Constitution bench reserves verdict on pleas related to Maharashtra political tussle between Uddhav, Shinde factions

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved the verdict on a batch of petitions filed by rival factions Uddhav Thackeray and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in relation to the Maharashtra political crisis. Read further on Dynamite News:

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India top court to start hearing same-sex marriage case

A five-judge panel of India’s Supreme Court will begin hearing detailed arguments on April 18 in a landmark case seeking marriage equality for the country’s LGBTQ community.

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SC Dismisses Rana Ayyub's Plea Against Summons By Ghaziabad Court In Money Laundering Case

The Supreme Court in its verdict on Tuesday rejected journalist Rana Ayyub's plea challenging the summons issued to her by a special PMLA court in Ghaziabad in a money laundering case. Must read full story on Dynamite News:

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SC Reserves Verdict On Journalist Rana Ayyub's Plea Against Summons Issued By Ghaziabad Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the plea of journalist Rana Ayyub challenging the summons issued to her by a special PMLA court in Ghaziabad in a money laundering case. Must read further on Dynamite News:

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Restrictions On Public Functionaries’ Right To Freedom Of Speech? SC Reserves Order

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on whether restrictions can be imposed on a public functionary's right to freedom of speech and expression. Read on for details:

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India urged to improve its human rights record at the UN

UN member states ask India to protect minority rights and freedom of speech, but New Delhi defends its rights record.

The Hindu

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s stand on whether Ayodhya verdict has settled validity of Places of Worship Act

The 1991 parliamentary law protects the identity and character of religious places as they were on August 15, 1947

The Hindu

Did you achieve objectives of demonetisation, Supreme Court asks government, RBI

The Bench directed the Centre and the RBI to file a comprehensive affidavit on the petitions challenging demonetisation of ₹500 and ₹1,000 currency notes

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Supreme Court dismisses ED’s challenge to Anil Deshmukh’s bail

Bench orally questions whether the charges amount to only corruption and not money laundering

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Kerala gold smuggling case: SC seeks response from Kerala to transfer case to Karnataka

SC asked Kerala to file its reply by the end of the week and scheduled case for disposal on October 20.

The Hindu

Ensure equal Net privacy for Indians and others: Centre

Social media companies, however big they were, have to comply with the laws of India and ‘have to treat Indian citizens with an equal degree of privacy’, the government tells Supreme Court

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Constitution Bench to check if greater curbs can be imposed on Ministers’ speeches

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta accepted that a public functionary should be more guarded in speech than an ordinary person

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Supreme Court to hear on October 12 pleas challenging demonetisation

“Does this survive at this stage? In those days, it was relevant. Does it survive now,” Justice S. Abdul Nazeer, who headed the five-judge Bench, asked as soon as the hearing in the case that commenced on September 28.

The Hindu

EWS quota claims to be for poorest of poor, but denies most deprived: Supreme Court

50% limit on reservation not inviolable, says govt.

The Hindu

Students were goaded into wearing hijab to school by PFI through social media, Karnataka tells SC

Appearing before a Bench led by Justice Hemant Gupta, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said no student was insisting on hijab till 2022.

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