Law

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Law

Survey of disputed Gyanvapi Mosque structure: As petition against survey gets listed before Justice DY Chandrachud, here is how it is likely to go

Nupur J Sharma - 14 May, 2022

SC directed listing of petition filed against the survey in Gyanvapi Mosque before a bench presided by Justice DY Chandrachud.

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Tamil Nadu govt assures Madras HC it won’t appropriate temple funds to build senior citizen homes: Details

OpIndia Staff - 14 May, 2022

The TN state government had earlier ordered to use the temple funds to build the old age homes at three places.

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ED files ‘prosection case’ against 2 PFI extremists for laundering Rs 22 cr, had floated firm in Munnar to fund ‘radical activities’: Details

OpIndia Staff - 14 May, 2022

The ED has filed a prosecution case against two PFI leaders for suspected money laundering of Rs 22 crore.

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Treatment at private hospital: How Judiciary gave different judgements for Anil Deshmukh and Nawab Malik, with special favour granted to Varavara Rao

OpIndia Staff - 14 May, 2022

A court dismissed plea of Anil Deshmukh to be allowed to get transferred to a private hospital for treatment.

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Madhya Pradesh High Court admits petition seeking stay on Namaz, allowed by ASI, in Bhojshala Temple complex: Read full details

OpIndia Staff - 14 May, 2022

Madhya Pradesh High Court admitted a petition seeking a stay on the offering of Namaz by Muslims in the complex of the Bhojshala monument

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Petition filed in Mathura court seeking appointment of officer to survey disputed structure Shahi Idgah Masjid on Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura: Details

OpIndia Staff - 14 May, 2022

Manish Yadav had also filed a petition in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court for early disposal of the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi and Shahi Idgah Masjid cases.

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PFI, SDPI extremist outfits indulging in serious acts of violence but not banned, observes Kerala High Court

OpIndia Staff - 13 May, 2022

Kerala High Court observed that PFI and SDPI are extremist organisations, which have not yet been banned

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As AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan is declared a ‘BC’ by police, Delhi Court grants him bail after he created a ruckus during the anti-encroachment...

OpIndia Staff - 13 May, 2022

Controversial AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan was granted bail by the Saket court after he was arrested by the Delhi Police and sent to judicial custody for protesting and instigating locals

Opinions

The debate on Marital Rape has no easy answers: Here is why the Delhi High Court gave a split verdict

Sanghamitra - 13 May, 2022

Justice Shakdher stated that the legal exception provided to husbands in case of non-consensual sexual intercourse is 'steeped in misogyny' and effectively conveys that only the forced sex that happens outside of marriage is rape while forced sex inside a marriage is 'allowed'.

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