SC: Man can be prosecuted for misappropriating streedhan

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Reinforcing married women’s right over ‘streedhan’, Supreme Court on Wednesday held that streedhan cannot become joint property of a couple, and a husband has no control over his wife’s assets, which he may use during times of distress but must return to her. Adjudicating a matrimonial dispute over streedhan, a bench of...

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U.S. state
The Supreme Court has stayed an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court asking authorities to clear the Chandigarh-Mohali road blocked by a group of..
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West Bengal argued in SC for interpreting Article 39(b) to distribute privately held land for common good. The debate included same-sex marriage judgment..
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Complying with a Supreme Court order, Election Commission has directed all state chief electoral officers (CEOs) to follow the new protocols on handling and..
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The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to investigate a controversial matter. The issue at hand is why the rules of the secular Indian Succession Act (ISA) do not..
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Supreme Court of the United States

Highest court of jurisdiction in the United States
Supreme Court directs road ministry to report on encroachments in 8 states by July 26. Justices Oka and Bhuyan oversee inspections and removal actions. Emphasis..
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Supreme Court to possibly hear Arvind Kejriwal's interim bail plea regarding Delhi elections on May 7, with the central agency possibly denying bail. Emphasis on..
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The registrar of the Supreme Court has declined to accept the application submitted by the Union government, which sought clarification on the 2012 judgment in..
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Dipankar Datta

Indian judge (born 1965)
​​Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta observed that the road, which has been closed since the 1980s due to security concerns, has been opposed by both..
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The bench, comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, heard Kejriwal's plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Senior..
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