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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday upheld a city government's notification banning use of plastic bags in specified areas of the capital. A division bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur dismissed the plea of plastic manufacturers' association challenging...
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The Centre is likely to seek more time from the Supreme Court to submit its opinion on the recent Delhi High Court ruling decriminalising gay sex between consenting adults. The reluctance to firm up its view on the controversial judgement — which has...
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A landmark ruling legalizing gay sex in India last week was challenged Thursday in the nation's supreme court, lawyers reported. The supreme court issued a challenge notice to the non-profit group that had won a seven-year legal fight to decriminalize...
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Wednesday termed the Delhi High Court's verdict decriminalising homosexual acts among consenting adults as "illegal, irreligious and unnatural" for the society. Maulana Rabe Hasani Nadvi said that the court's decision was in favour of only a very samll...
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Yoga guru Baba Ramdev [ Images ] will approach the Supreme Court on Wednesday to challenge the Delhi [ Images ] High Court judgment legalising gay sex among consenting adults. The petition is likely to be filed on Wednesday, lawyers associated with Ramdev...
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Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad today said the Delhi High Court had done a "very dangerous thing" by de-criminalising homosexuality and he would raise the matter in parliament. "It is a very dangerous thing the Delhi High Court has said...
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A large number of Indians, including gay rights activists, have welcomed decriminalization of homosexuality in the country, with some hailing a national capital court judgement on the issue as a "landmark verdict". Delhi High Court has ruled that...
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Achuthanandan has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to immediately convene a meeting of the Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala to discuss the Mullaperiyar dam issue.He has sought permission to construct a new dam after decommissioning the existing...
The Indian media hailed a court ruling to decriminalize gay sex and urged the government to respond by striking a colonial-era ban on homosexuality from the statute books. "Gay and finally legal" ran the headline of the Mail Today paper which like other...
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The Delhi High Court has given its verdict – those who are gay need not be afraid of the Article 377 because if the relationship is between consenting adults it is to be accepted as an extension of a way of life. Those who fall in the category of...
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