Updated Mar 08, 2021 | 13:57 IST
The comments on International Women s Day come in the wake of recent criticism against the Supreme Court that it had asked a rape accused in another case whether he would marry the victim. Supreme Court | Photo Credit: iStock Images
New Delhi: We have the highest respect for women, a Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde observed on Monday and said the reputation of the judiciary is in the hands of its lawyers, the Bar .
The observations by the bench, also comprising Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, were made while it was hearing a case of a 14-year-old pregnant rape victim seeking a nod to abort the foetus of almost 26 weeks.
The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed a plea which challenged the Constitutional validity of colonial era provision of sedition under the Indian Penal Code, on the ground that it is being used to stifle freedom of speech and expression of citizens. A bench of Chief Justice Bobde and Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian dismissed the plea saying that there was no cause of action and the petitioners are not the affected parties. During the brief hearing, senior advocate Anoop George Chaudhary, appearing for the petitioners who are advocates, said that this is a public interest matter and people are being charged under the provision.
Farmers Protest in Delhi: Thousands have been demanding repeal of the farm laws. (File)
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Top court asked for an affidavit on Khalistanis reference Yes. I will file it, place the IB records, said the Attorney General
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court today put on hold three farm laws that are the cause of protests near Delhi by thousands of farmers. In the hearing, the government argued that Khalistanis had infiltrated the protests.
As Attorney General KK Venugopal made the statement, the Supreme Court asked him to file an affidavit. The top government lawyer said he would do so by tomorrow along with inputs from the Intelligence Bureau (IB).