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Consent Can't Be On Misconception If Woman Chooses Physical Relation: High Court
When a woman makes a reasoned choice to establish physical relations, consent cannot be said to be based on misconception unless there is clear evidence of a false promise of marriage, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Withholding Mutual Consent In Failed Marriage Nothing But Cruelty: Delhi High Court
Withholding mutual consent for divorce in a failed marriage or unilaterally withdrawing such consent amounts to cruelty to the other spouse, the Delhi High Court has said while upholding the divorce granted to a husband by a family court in Delhi.
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Case Against Woman For Withdrawal Of Consent For Divorce. What Court Said
The withdrawal of consent by a wife for second motion for divorce by mutual consent pursuant to an MoU with husband cannot be termed as contempt of court, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Need To Scrutinise Consent In Sexual Assault Cases, Says Delhi High Court
Complainants of sexual assault cases are entitled to a fair trial, but the responsibility of the criminal justice system towards protecting rights of the accused cannot be ignored, the Delhi High Court said on Tuesday.
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High Court Seeks Centre's Reply On Validity Of Sexual Consent By Minors
A bench headed by Justice Mukta Gupta issued the notice on a petition by a 21-year-old man who has been charged for allegedly having a consensual romantic relationship with a minor girl.
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"Consent Of Minor Is Not Consent": Court Denies Bail To Man In Rape Case
Consent of a minor is not consent in the eyes of law, Delhi High Court has observed while denying bail to a man accused of raping a 16-year-old girl and also getting her date of birth changed on her Aadhaar card.
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Minor Girl, On Attaining Puberty, Can Marry Under Muslim Laws: High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that a girl, who has attained puberty, can marry without the consent of her parents under Muslim laws while hearing a plea seeking protection to a couple who got married against the consent of girl's parents.
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Wife Needs Spouse's Consent For Organ Donation? Delhi High Court Says No
The Delhi High Court on Monday said that there is no requirement in law to get a no-objection certificate from the spouse if the wife wished to donate an organ in accordance with the law.
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Marriage Not License To Ignore Consent: Court Told Over Marital Rape
Marital rape will remain condoned until it becomes an explicit offence and such declaration would recognise that marriage is not a universal license to ignore consent, two NGOs argued before the Delhi High Court on Monday.
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"Consent Among Most Underrated Concepts...": Rahul Gandhi On Marital Rape
As the Delhi High Court hears a clutch of petitions on the criminalisation of marital rape, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said "consent is amongst the most underrated concepts" in society.
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2008 Verdict On Homosexuality Most Moving Moment: Justice Muralidhar
The most moving moment for Justice S Muralidhar as a judge of the Delhi High Court was on July 2, 2009, when a bench involving him scrapped the penal provision which criminalised sexual intercourse between two consenting adults of same sex.
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Government Says Judge's Transfer "Routine", "Consent Taken" Amid Row
Responding to a spiraling controversy over the transfer of Delhi High Court judge Justice S Muralidhar, who had on Wednesday asked for First Information Reports (FIR)s against BJP leaders for hate speeches and grilled the police over the violence in the national capital, the government said a "well-settled process" had been followed and the judge's...
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"Jilting A Lover Not An Offence", Says Court; Acquits Man Accused Of Rape
Jilting a lover despite sexual relationship, however abhorrent it may seem, is not an offence, the Delhi High Court has observed. The court further said that now there is wide acceptance to move ahead from the 'no means no' rule on sexual consent, to 'yes means yes'.
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In Office Of Profit Case, AAP Lawmakers Allowed Consent To Summon Witness
The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed 20 Aam Aadmi Party or AAP lawmakers, facing allegations of having held offices of profit, to move the Election Commission or EC for permission to summon witnesses and asked the poll panel to decide it as per the law.
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Delhi High Court Asks Minor To 'Unambiguously' State Her Stand On Pregnancy
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked a 15-year-old pregnant girl to "unambiguously" state whether she consents to terminate her foetus as she has changed her stand on the matter several times.
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Consent Can't Be On Misconception If Woman Chooses Physical Relation: High Court
When a woman makes a reasoned choice to establish physical relations, consent cannot be said to be based on misconception unless there is clear evidence of a false promise of marriage, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Withholding Mutual Consent In Failed Marriage Nothing But Cruelty: Delhi High Court
Withholding mutual consent for divorce in a failed marriage or unilaterally withdrawing such consent amounts to cruelty to the other spouse, the Delhi High Court has said while upholding the divorce granted to a husband by a family court in Delhi.
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Case Against Woman For Withdrawal Of Consent For Divorce. What Court Said
The withdrawal of consent by a wife for second motion for divorce by mutual consent pursuant to an MoU with husband cannot be termed as contempt of court, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Need To Scrutinise Consent In Sexual Assault Cases, Says Delhi High Court
Complainants of sexual assault cases are entitled to a fair trial, but the responsibility of the criminal justice system towards protecting rights of the accused cannot be ignored, the Delhi High Court said on Tuesday.
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High Court Seeks Centre's Reply On Validity Of Sexual Consent By Minors
A bench headed by Justice Mukta Gupta issued the notice on a petition by a 21-year-old man who has been charged for allegedly having a consensual romantic relationship with a minor girl.
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"Consent Of Minor Is Not Consent": Court Denies Bail To Man In Rape Case
Consent of a minor is not consent in the eyes of law, Delhi High Court has observed while denying bail to a man accused of raping a 16-year-old girl and also getting her date of birth changed on her Aadhaar card.
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Minor Girl, On Attaining Puberty, Can Marry Under Muslim Laws: High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that a girl, who has attained puberty, can marry without the consent of her parents under Muslim laws while hearing a plea seeking protection to a couple who got married against the consent of girl's parents.
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Wife Needs Spouse's Consent For Organ Donation? Delhi High Court Says No
The Delhi High Court on Monday said that there is no requirement in law to get a no-objection certificate from the spouse if the wife wished to donate an organ in accordance with the law.
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Marriage Not License To Ignore Consent: Court Told Over Marital Rape
Marital rape will remain condoned until it becomes an explicit offence and such declaration would recognise that marriage is not a universal license to ignore consent, two NGOs argued before the Delhi High Court on Monday.
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"Consent Among Most Underrated Concepts...": Rahul Gandhi On Marital Rape
As the Delhi High Court hears a clutch of petitions on the criminalisation of marital rape, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said "consent is amongst the most underrated concepts" in society.
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2008 Verdict On Homosexuality Most Moving Moment: Justice Muralidhar
The most moving moment for Justice S Muralidhar as a judge of the Delhi High Court was on July 2, 2009, when a bench involving him scrapped the penal provision which criminalised sexual intercourse between two consenting adults of same sex.
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Government Says Judge's Transfer "Routine", "Consent Taken" Amid Row
Responding to a spiraling controversy over the transfer of Delhi High Court judge Justice S Muralidhar, who had on Wednesday asked for First Information Reports (FIR)s against BJP leaders for hate speeches and grilled the police over the violence in the national capital, the government said a "well-settled process" had been followed and the judge's...
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"Jilting A Lover Not An Offence", Says Court; Acquits Man Accused Of Rape
Jilting a lover despite sexual relationship, however abhorrent it may seem, is not an offence, the Delhi High Court has observed. The court further said that now there is wide acceptance to move ahead from the 'no means no' rule on sexual consent, to 'yes means yes'.
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In Office Of Profit Case, AAP Lawmakers Allowed Consent To Summon Witness
The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed 20 Aam Aadmi Party or AAP lawmakers, facing allegations of having held offices of profit, to move the Election Commission or EC for permission to summon witnesses and asked the poll panel to decide it as per the law.
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Delhi High Court Asks Minor To 'Unambiguously' State Her Stand On Pregnancy
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked a 15-year-old pregnant girl to "unambiguously" state whether she consents to terminate her foetus as she has changed her stand on the matter several times.
