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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday launched an attack on Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and urged him to permit teachers and academic staf

The top court said its 2018 judgment striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code was not concerned with the provisions of the armed forces Acts.

The CJI has said they will be heard separately.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the demise of former law minister Shanti Bhushan and said that the veteran lawyer will be remembered for his contribution to the legal field.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified that its 2018 judgment quashing adultery under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) will not impact proceedings initiated against armed forces for adulterous conduct.

The five-judge bench on Tuesday ruled that its judgment striking down Section 497 (adultery) of the IPC was not concerned with provisions of the armed forces Act.

Among the 165 death sentences handed out in 2022, 51.28% of cases involved crimes related to sexual violence.

Following Union Law Minister Kiren Rijijus remarks on recent Supreme Court collegium resolutions while reiterating names for appointment as high court judges, former SC judge Rohinton Fali Nariman on Friday took swipe at the law minister, calling his remarks on judiciary diatribe.

On the Centre "sitting on" names recommended by the Collegium, he said it was "deadly for democracy", and suggested a 30-day deadline for the government to respond, or the recommendations get automatically approved.

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Nariman on Friday suggested that the Supreme Court should lay down a 30-day deadline for the Central government to respond to the Collegium's recommendations.