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Special Correspondent @barandbench (Supreme Court of India) Previously with ThePrint & CNN News18. (Former IP Lawyer) For leads: debayan@barandbench.com
Oct 13, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
"Before a student goes for higher studies in colleges, she should not grow with a specific identity, but under the umbrella of equality guaranteed under Article 14 transcending the group identity": Justice Hemant Gupta in #Hijab judgment #SupremeCourt "A student cannot claim the right to wear a headscarf to a secular school as a matter of right": Justice Gupta #Hijab
Oct 13, 2022 6 tweets 2 min read
A lawyer aggrieved for not being appointed a senior before the CJI led bench

Advocate: Sorry for raising my voice

CJI: It is okay you can

Adv: I can ? (Smiles) okay. Milord I lost my husband 26 years ago and did masters. Passed AoR. I have worked for farmers. i even rep Govt Adv: I see whether litigant leaves court happily. This part of my personality has been ignored. I have covered women's related problems. I have covered real issues of public interest and even worked for abandoned wives
Sep 30, 2022 8 tweets 2 min read
CJI UU Lalit explains a counsel that in a criminal case, a plea cannot be filed by an unaffected party

Tries to give examples of a few cases

Counsel: So what ?

CJI: So what ? Okay. (Smiles) ruffles through the files

[This is what restraint is. Read it again] #SupremeCourt CJi: This plea filed under Article 32 states in an incident of January 6, 2022, modesty of a 15 year old girl was outraged which led to FIR by father of girl. Concerned accused was never arrested
Mar 12, 2020 27 tweets 10 min read
SC to begin hearing on UP Govt's appeal against Allahabad HC order asking state govt to remove all anti CAA name and shame posters in Lucknow. SG Tushar Mehta to argue for UP govt .. Sent Adv Colin Gonsalves and Vrinda Grover for petitioner @ThePrintIndia Vacation bench of Justices UU Lalit and Anuliruddha Bose to hear the matter @ThePrintIndia
Aug 5, 2019 25 tweets 9 min read
A important thread on the analysis of today's J&K Presidential Order by @jsaideepak ..... "People can have grievances, but they are emotional grievances, this order is perfectly sound in law.." 1/n @jsaideepak There is an impression that Article 370 has been repealed altogether. A careful reading of the order would help here. The order of the President invokes Article 370 (1) of the Constitution of India. It has invoked because it want to supersede and replace the previous..2/n