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The legalisation of same-sex marriage in India will have a devastating impact on society at large, a group of former judges of High Courts said in a letter.

In his speech, he referred to India as a prime example of an independent judiciary, able to function separately from the country's political leadership.

The Congress on Thursday welcomed the decision of the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court regarding the process of appointment of the Chief Election | BLiTZ

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in its order has said that the election commissioners are appointed by the President of India, the Prime | BLiTZ

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The hue and cry being raised by the Opposition parties in the country since a Surat court convicted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case and the office of Parliament subsequently disqualified him from House, makes little sense.

Bilkis was gangraped and her three-year-old daughter was among 14 people killed by a mob on March 3, 2002, in Limkheda taluka of Dahod district, during the Gujarat riots. Bilkis was pregnant at the time.

On Monday, the Supreme Court heard the petitions to give legal recognition to same sex marriage. The Supreme Court has now handed over the matter to a | BLiTZ

The Supreme Court Tuesday commuted the death sentence of a man, who had kidnapped and killed a seven-year-old boy

The court was dealing with a petition seeking the declaration of Nikah-Halala and polygamy, practiced among Muslims, as illegal and unconstitutional.