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The letter by ‘Sweekar-The Rainbow Parents’ assumes significance as it comes when a five-judge Constitution Bench headed by the CJI is hearing a batch of petitions seeking legal validation for same-sex marriage for the fourth day.

The Madras High Court has directed the State government to proceed with the ₹709.60 crore project for extension, renovation and modernisation of Lower Bhavani Project (LBP) system from May 1 since it was reported that the release of water in the canal would be stopped after the present irrigation period…

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

“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 case is coming up before a Constitution Bench after six years

Says, the case need not be heard any longer by the first Division Bench which generally hears public interest litigation petitions

The Supreme Court of India has done well to seek norms to present mitigating factors for awarding death

Bench says the key issue is whether State place curbs on rights of students in classrooms

Court allows animal rights group to intervene and said the Bench would hear them in detail before passing orders