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Village Panchayat issues diktat over marriage in Bidhuri Gotra, Delhi HC g
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Khap-like Panchayat diktat has come to light in a village of the South East District of the National Capital, where the predominant Bidhuri Gotra panchayat issued a diktat to a member of the Chechi Gotra to cancel the proposed marriage of his son with a girl of their Gotra.
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Pregnancy No Shield Against Proven Cruelty, says Delhi HC While Ending Mar
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Delhi High Court observed that the wife's pregnancy and subsequent miscarriage in 2019 could not wipe away the sustained pattern of mental cruelty she inflicted on her husband, as it granted him a decree of divorce and overturned the Family Court's refusal to do so.
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Hindu marriage cannot be dissolved by village deed": Delhi HC upholds dism
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Delhi High Court has categorically held that "a duly solemnised Hindu marriage cannot be dissolved by signing a marriage dissolution deed before village persons."
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All personal laws related to women should be equal across all religions: N
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Rekha Sharma said, "I always say that women's rights should be one and should not be determined based on religion and all personal laws related to women should be equal across all religions. In the Hindu Marriage Act you get alimony after divorce, so why should a Muslim woma
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"Genuine demand": Bharat Adivasi Party leader Rajkumar Roat advocates dema
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP) leader Rajkumar Roat, who recently won the Banswara Lok Sabha constituency, advocated for a separate 'Bhil' state for tribes, calling it a genuine demand.
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Children from void, voidable marriages can claim rights in parents' proper
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A Bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra held that a child under Section 16(1) and Section 16(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) would be a legitimate kin under the Hindu Succession Act (HSA).
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SC can dissolve marriage on ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A Constitution Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, Abhay S Oka, Vikram Nath and JK Maheshwari held that the six-month period prescribed under the Hindu Marriage Act can be dispensed with.
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Any marriage between inter-faith couples under Hindu Marriage Act is void:
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Telangana High Court had refused to quash proceedings against the petitioner under Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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SC refuses to entertain plea relating to maintenance, says dealt with it i
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain public interest litigation relating to the maintenance amount which can be granted under various provisions of law.
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Supreme Court reserves judgement on issue whether it can dissolve marriage
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgement on the issue of whether it could exercise its vast powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to dissolve marriages between two parties even when one of the parties does not consent.
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President Kovind delegates power to Ladakh LG under Hindu Marriage Act
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind has empowered the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh RK Mathur, to exercise the powers and discharge the functions of the state government under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 within the Union Territory.
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Pakistan resisting International commitments on blasphemy laws
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 22 (ANI): The increasing cases of blasphemy registered in Pakistan continues to be a cause of concern for human rights activists who have repeatedly highlighted the practice and urged world bodies, including the EU to take note of the issue, which has worsened
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