SC agrees to list in February plea against jury system for Parsi matrimonial disputes, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to list a plea challenging several provisions of the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936, which provides for a system of jury comprising community members to decide matrimonial disputes.A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli said it...

SC to hear petitions challenging Citizenship Amendment Act on Dec 6, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday scheduled, for December 6, the hearing on over 200 petitions challenging the validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019.A bench of Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and Bela M. Trivedi said: "List the matters before the appropriate...

CAA ‘benign piece of legislation’, doesn’t violate Assam Accord provisions, Centre to SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi, The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) is "a benign piece of legislation" which seeks to provide a relaxation to specific communities from specified countries with a clear cut-off date and urged the court to dismiss petitions challenging its validity.The Centre...