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Husband's Girlfriend Or Romantic Partner Can't Be Made Accused In S.498A IPC Case : Supreme Court
1 week, 3 days ago

Husband's Girlfriend Or Romantic Partner Can't Be Made Accused In S.498A IPC Case : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court held that a criminal case for cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code cannot be sustained against a woman with whom the husband had an extra-marital affair. Holding so, a bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan quashed a criminal case against a woman who was named as an accused on the allegation …

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Break-ups not abetment of suicide by default, says SC
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Break-ups not abetment of suicide by default, says SC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Emotionally distressing broken relationships do not automatically amount to abetment of suicide unless there is clear intention linked to the criminal offence, the Supreme Court has observed. “This is a case of a broken relationship, not criminal conduct,” a two-judge bench of the apex court, led by Justice Pankaj Mithal, and also comprising Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, said, in …

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Trump's hatchet woman: Pam Bondi is plotting revenge on the Department of Justice
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump's hatchet woman: Pam Bondi is plotting revenge on the Department of Justice

Salon  

Many Americans were sorely disappointed this week when special prosecutor Jack Smith decided to drag up and withdraw the Jan. 6 indictment and the appeal of the classified documents case dismissal against Donald Trump. Smith said in his filings that the government stood by the charges but because of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel's rule that a sitting …

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Indian-origin woman jailed in UK for 10 years after convicted of shoplifting
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian-origin woman jailed in UK for 10 years after convicted of shoplifting

India Today  

An Indian-origin woman was on Tuesday sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment by a court in south-west England after she was found guilty of conning retailers and other businesses out of thousands of pounds. "This sentence today sends out a clear message that West Mercia Police will deal seriously with prolific fraudsters,” said Steve Tristram, Fraud Investigator from West Mercia Police’s …

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‘Woman Beaten Up For Spoiling Society; Muslim Caste’: Bengal MLA’s Remarks On ‘Street Justice’ Put TMC In Spot
5 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Woman Beaten Up For Spoiling Society; Muslim Caste’: Bengal MLA’s Remarks On ‘Street Justice’ Put TMC In Spot

News 18  

The statement of Trinamool Congress’s Chopra Member of Legislative Assembly Hamidul Rahman, in the wake of the public beating up of a man and woman in a kangaroo court, has embarrassed the party. Soon, a video, allegedly of Rahman, questioning the character of the woman and referring to ‘Muslim caste’ in Chopra, while speaking to the media, surfaced. There is …

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Delhi High Court upholds law barring marriage of distant relatives
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Delhi High Court upholds law barring marriage of distant relatives

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court upheld the validity of the Hindu Marriage Act provision that prohibits marriage between two people who are distantly related, saying that the consent of parents for a marriage between blood relatives cannot be treated as a custom under the law. The division bench, which also included justice Manmeet PS Arora, said the woman failed to prove …

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Opinion: I thought Sandra Day O'Connor was too conservative. Now her moderation would be a godsend.
1 year ago

Opinion: I thought Sandra Day O'Connor was too conservative. Now her moderation would be a godsend.

LA Times  

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor stands in front of the Supreme Court building after she was sworn in on Sept. 25, 1981. Years ago, I had the good fortune to be in Washington, when the National Portrait Gallery had a show starring portraits of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who died Friday in Phoenix at 93. “Once,” wrote …

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Four high courts get new chief justices
1 year, 5 months ago

Four high courts get new chief justices

Hindustan Times  

The Centre on Wednesday notified elevation of four judges as chief justices of Telangana, Orissa, Gujarat and Kerala high courts. With the present appointments, out of the 25 high courts, there will be only two high courts — Bombay and Manipur high courts — having acting chief justices The appointments include a woman chief justice for Gujarat high court, the …

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'Justice has got to be served on this man': New SNP civil war breaks out over trans child sex abuser
1 year, 7 months ago

'Justice has got to be served on this man': New SNP civil war breaks out over trans child sex abuser

Daily Mail  

A transgender butcher who launched a sickening sex attack on a schoolgirl while dressed as a woman should face justice as a man, a leading SNP politician said today. Kate Forbes, who lost out on the party leadership to Humza Yousaf last month, said Andrew Miller should 'without a shadow of a doubt' be held in a male rather than …

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The Comfort of Compliance And The Dignity of Dissent - News18
1 year, 11 months ago

The Comfort of Compliance And The Dignity of Dissent - News18

News 18  

Supreme Court’s Justice BV Nagarathna penned two crucial dissenting opinions in the first week of 2023. So, every woman judge on the bench and every woman lawyer at the bar who choose to voice their dissent, a diverse argument, or a divergent view from the majority is an occasion to celebrate. Hence, Justice Nagarathna’s dissent is one to take serious …

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Whitmer appoints first Black woman to Michigan’s top court
2 years, 1 month ago

Whitmer appoints first Black woman to Michigan’s top court

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Kyra Harris Bolden will become the first Black woman to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court, Gov. Bolden “will be bringing a unique perspective that has too long been left out, not only as a Black woman but also as a new mom,” Whitmer said during a news conference at the Supreme Court. “This is the greatness …

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SC Verdict on Abortion Rights: Ex-Judge Sikri Says It’s a Step Closer to Addressing Marital Rape Issue
2 years, 2 months ago

SC Verdict on Abortion Rights: Ex-Judge Sikri Says It’s a Step Closer to Addressing Marital Rape Issue

News 18  

Days after the Supreme Court ruled that women who are victims of marital rape are also entitled to a safe and legal abortion, former top court judge Justice AK Sikri has said the latest verdict would pave the way for addressing the issue. Justice Chandrachud, speaking for the bench, has made an indication that we have to recognise for the …

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Kerala High Court Asks Public Service Commission To Provide Visually Impaired Woman With A Suitable Scribe To Appear For Online Exam
2 years, 8 months ago

Kerala High Court Asks Public Service Commission To Provide Visually Impaired Woman With A Suitable Scribe To Appear For Online Exam

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has directed its Public Service Commission to ensure that a visually impaired woman is given a suitable scribe as contemplated in the circular issued by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Department of Disability Affairs to appear in an online examination for the post of a teacher.However, Justice N. Nagaresh clarified that if the respondents …

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Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first black woman to sit on US Supreme Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first black woman to sit on US Supreme Court

Firstpost  

Jackson, whose parents attended segregated schools, has two degrees from Harvard University and, at 51, is in line to succeed Justice Stephen Breyer when he retires at the end of the court’s session this summer, making her a justice in waiting. Washington: The Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, making her the first Black …

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Why is there still no justice for Emmett Till?
2 years, 11 months ago

Why is there still no justice for Emmett Till?

Al Jazeera  

The Jim Crow era may be gone but its spirit is alive and well. White womanhood and keeping Black men ‘in their place’ Sixty-six years ago, Till’s mutilated body was fished out of the Tallahatchie River in Mississippi. I’m likely to kill him.” Keeping Black men in their place was central to how white America enforced anti-Black racism and designed …

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Triple Talaq Law: Legal Reform is the First Step to Empower Muslim Women, Writes Zakia Soman
3 years, 2 months ago

Triple Talaq Law: Legal Reform is the First Step to Empower Muslim Women, Writes Zakia Soman

News 18  

The Muslim Women Act or the Triple Talaq Law invoked sharp reactions during its passage in 2019. India needs a comprehensive Muslim family law which protects legal rights of women just as the Hindu marriage, succession and other laws protect rights of Hindu women. However, the legal discrimination of Muslim women and thereby the whole community continued owing to the …

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U.S. Justice Dept sues Texas after new abortion ban...
3 years, 3 months ago

U.S. Justice Dept sues Texas after new abortion ban...

Daily Mail  

The Department of Justice sued Texas Thursday over its restrictive new abortion law – which Attorney General Merrick Garland branded as 'clearly unconstitutional' for violating Supreme Court precedents protecting a woman's right to an abortion. Attorney General Merrick Garland branded a new Texas abortion law that outlaws the procedure at six weeks as 'clearly unconstitutional' Garland said the law does …

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Women ‘almost twice as likely’ to have criminal records disclosed when applying for work
3 years, 9 months ago

Women ‘almost twice as likely’ to have criminal records disclosed when applying for work

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Women are almost twice as likely as men to have their criminal …

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Books of the week: From Kaajal Oza Vaidya's Krishnayan to Manada Devi’s An Educated Woman in Prostitution, our picks
3 years, 10 months ago

Books of the week: From Kaajal Oza Vaidya's Krishnayan to Manada Devi’s An Educated Woman in Prostitution, our picks

Firstpost  

We love stories, and even in the age of Netflix-and-chill, there’s nothing like a good book that promises a couple of hours of absorption — whether curled up in bed, in your favourite coffeehouse, or that long commute to work. *** – FICTION Krishnayan By Kaajal Oza Vaidya; translated by Subha Pande Eka | Rs 499 | 270 pages Subha …

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We failed our daughters: Kangana Ranaut, Richa Chadha demand justice for Hathras gangrape victim
4 years, 2 months ago

We failed our daughters: Kangana Ranaut, Richa Chadha demand justice for Hathras gangrape victim

India Today  

Actress Kangana Ranaut on Tuesday expressed grief after a 19-year-old Dalit woman succumbed to her injuries nearly two weeks after she was allegedly gang-raped by four men in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh. “Shoot these rapists publicly, what is the solution to these gang rapes that are growing in numbers every year?” Ranaut questioned. Shame on us we failed our …

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Trump promises to replace Ginsburg with a woman - and soon
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump promises to replace Ginsburg with a woman - and soon

India Today  

President Donald Trump is promising to put forth a female nominee in the coming week to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, pushing the Republican-controlled Senate to consider the pick without delay. Taking the stage Saturday night at a North Carolina rally to chants of “Fill that seat,” the president said he …

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Awaiting justice for Emmett Till, 65 years later
4 years, 3 months ago

Awaiting justice for Emmett Till, 65 years later

Al Jazeera  

The 14-year-old Black American was killed for allegedly whistling at a white woman, 65 years ago today. His killing spurred the civil rights movement and inspired events like the historic 1963 March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr spoke of his “Dream” for the country. At the tail end of a summer that has been dominated by conversations about …

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