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(Search results - 2)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
IndiaJul 10, 2018, 7:55 PM IST
Section 377 verdict: Lawyers use right to privacy judgment in fight against archaic law
Senior advocate Arvind Datar, Saurav Kripal and former attorney general Mukul Rohatgi all quoted from past verdicts and made emotional pitches to drive home their point