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Evening briefing: SC agrees to early hearing of marital rape; Scindia reacts to tarmac incident; and more

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Published on: Jan 18, 2024, 18:07:24 IST
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The Supreme Court has observed that the petitions regarding the validity of the immunity to a husband from marital rape are an “important issue” that will have to be heard and decided as it agreed to consider listing the matter on an early date. The case has not been effectively heard since January 2023. “We will hear the matter...We will try and see where we can give a slot between the Constitution bench hearings. It is an important issue that will have to be listed,” Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud told a bunch of lawyers associated with the case. Dig deeper.

More on the marital rape issue: Marital rape grave offence, illegal in many countries: Gujarat high court

Marital rape ‘no crime’ if wife is 18 or above: Allahabad high court

A view of the Supreme Court building in New Delhi. (ANI)
A view of the Supreme Court building in New Delhi. (ANI)

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said the incident of IndiGo passengers eating on tarmac on Sunday was a shameful one and he does not mind accepting it. Safety and the security of the passengers is the primary focus of civil aviation and hence a meeting was convened past midnight after the incident came to light, the minister said. IndiGo has been fined 1.20 crore and Mumbai Airport 90 lakh in connection with the incident. The penalty was necessary, the minister said amid flights facing delays, and cancellations owing to the prevailing fog situation in Delhi. Dig deeper.

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