Adultery Verdict
(Search results - 5)IndiaDec 31, 2018, 7:02 PM IST
Flashback 2018: 5 landmark judgements by Supreme Court in 2018
Some of the judgments of 2018 have been unanimously hailed. While some verdicts have been welcomed, others have been criticised. Many consider that if anything, it is a clear sign that the court has not played favorites.
IndiaOct 1, 2018, 1:45 PM IST
Tamil Nadu: Husband justifies extramarital affair with adultery verdict of SC, wife commits suicide
Pushpalatha (24) fell sick and husband Franklin (27) began to have an extramarital affair. When the wife questioned about the issue, he justified his extramarital affair referring to the Supreme Court's verdict on adultery.
IndiaSep 27, 2018, 7:22 PM IST
IndiaSep 27, 2018, 6:46 PM IST
IndiaSep 27, 2018, 2:44 PM IST
Adultery verdict: Lawyers, activists welcome Supreme Court verdict, say colonial-era law treated women as properties
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was unanimous in striking down Section 497 of IPC dealing with the offence of adultery, holding it manifestly arbitrary, archaic and violative of the rights to equality and equal opportunity to women