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The Court deprecated the petitioner's attempt to jump the queue, stating that a litigant who can afford to approach the Supreme Court cannot be prioritised over other litigants.

The Court noted that the matter did not fall within the remit of Article 32, dealing with the right to move the apex court for enforcement of fundamental rights

When he was 12 years old, Niranaram, along with two others, was arrested for the murder of five persons, including a pregnant woman and two children. He was, however, tried as a 20-year-old and awarded the death sentence.

The Central government is in favour of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) but enacting it is within the domain of the parliament and not courts, Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

The plea has argued that there has been a vast increase in crimes committed by live-in partners, including major crimes like rape and murder, due to the absence of rules and guidelines covering live-in partnerships.

Union law minister Kiren Rijiju has raised a valid question about judicial interference in matters of the executive. But he has addressed it incorrectly.

The Bench noted that the petitioner-in-person had filed the plea under Article 32 of the Constitution, which provides for the judicial enforcement of fundamental rights

A Bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Sudhanshu Dhulia asked how a PIL could have been filed on a subject matter which had attained finality with the top court's verdict.

All disputes relating to places of worship cannot be brought before the Supreme Court by invoking Place of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 and freedom of religion under Article 25, the top court said on Friday.

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