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The law till now gave only the option of voiding the marriage but stopped short of invalidating the marriage itself.

As early as in 1981, in the case of Francis Coralie Mullin vs. Administrator, Union Territory of Delhi, the Apex Court held in very clear terms that right to life does not mean a mere animal existence of the human being.

Other than the funds for the vending and incinerating machines, a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra also allocated Rs 80 lakh for the Supreme Court Bar Association, which will be used towards medical assistance for lawyers.

Last year’s pollution caused due to fireworks during Diwali was the worst the city had experienced in 10 years.

The move is historic for information such as the aforementioned has never been disclosed to the public and often faced the flak from the legal fraternity for its opaque appointment system, even within the judiciary itself.

He earned a reputation of being a ‘smuggler’s lawyer’ after he defended Haji Mastan, in a smuggling case.

While Mathura’s case did not end with justice, what it did for many others is path-breaking.

“Justice has become elusive to Muslim women and remedy lies in the codification of the law of divorce.”

The practice violated the fundamental right of Muslim women and the ruling came as a relief for scores of women who constantly lived in the fear of receiving a ‘talaq’ at any moment.

CJI Dipak Misra will be the third judge from Odisha to become the Chief Justice of India, after his uncle, Justice Ranganath Misra and Justice GB Pattanaik.