Saying that 'any sexual intercourse or sexual act by husband cannot be termed as rape' if wife's an adult, bench noted that lack of consent 'loses its importance' in such circumstances.
Judgment is significant because there is no specific law governing intestate succession among Scheduled Tribes, who are also excluded from provisions of Hindu Succession Act.
Chhattisgarh HC noted that woman was subjected to abuse and deserted by husband owing to her dark skin. Woman had also alleged that she was abused and tortured by husband.
If this step even partially achieves its desired results, there will be so much dislocation in the country’s economic structure as to prove a national calamity, advocate AG Mulgaokar wrote in 1969.
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.
In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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