Supreme Court of India

Social Action Forum for Manav Adhikar and Another v. Union of India Ministry of Law and Justice and Others

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Reported as [2018] 12 S.C.R. 19
Bench Dipak Misra, A. M. Khanwilkar and Dr. D.Y . Chandrachud JJ.
Decided 14 September 2018

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Penal Code, 1860 – s.498- – Matrimonial disputes – Directions issued in Rajesh Sharma and Others v . State of U.P . and Another , [2017] 9 SCR 529 – Modification in – Amicus Curiae contended that dir ections issued in the Rajesh Sharma case pertaining to s.498- of IPC r equired r econsideration – Held: 1) Earlier, the Cour t had dir ected constitution of the Family W elfare Committees by the District Legal Ser vices Authorities and prescribed the duties of the Committees – The Committees wer e empower ed to suggest a r eport failing which no ar rest could be made – Dir ections pertaining to

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