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Delhi HC backs Uniform Civil Code, urges centre to take necessary steps
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Delhi high court has backed the need for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) observing that there is the need for a Code - 'common to all' in the country and had asked the central government to take the necessary steps in this matter. "In modern Indian society, wh
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Delhi HC adjourns hearing of pleas on same-sex marriages till 20 April
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday adjourned various petitions which hearing for the petitions of same-sex marriages under the Hindu Marriage Act, the Special Marriage Act, and the Foreign Marriage Act to 20 April.
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BJP leader Saumitra Khan sends legal divorce notice to TMC's Sujata Mondal
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 22 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Bishnupur MP Saumitra Khan has sent a legal divorce notice to his wife Sujata Mondal who was earlier a BJP member but has now switched over to Trinamool Congress (TMC).
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Delhi HC adjourns to Nov 19 plea for recognition of same-sex marriage unde
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday transferred to another bench and adjourned to November 19 a plea seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act.
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Delhi HC seeks list of persons aggrieved by denial of registration of same
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): The Delhi High Court, while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to recognise same-sex marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act on Monday, asked the petitioner to bring on record a list of persons aggrieved by the denial of registration of sa
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Right of same-sex marriage should be recognized under Hindu Marriage Act:
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): Despite the Supreme Court decriminalising homosexuality in the country, same-sex marriage is still not being allowed under the provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act, said a public interest litigation (PIL) filed in the Delhi High Court.
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Odisha parliamentarian files case for divorce in Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): A parliamentarian from Odisha (name withheld) has filed a petition seeking a divorce from his wife in Delhi's Patiala House district court.
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SC seeks AG's assistance on plea against constitutional validity of restit
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought assistance of Attorney General KK Venugopal on a PIL against the law that gives power to courts to force a separated couple to stay together through decree for Restitution of Conjugal Rights.
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SC notice to Centre on PIL over constitutional validity of restitution of
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Union Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the law that gives powers to the courts to force a separated couple to stay together through a decree for restitution of conjugal rights. Read More
Marriage without consent: SC wants security for K'taka woman
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to provide security to a 26-year-old Karnataka woman, who alleged that she was married off without her consent.
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Delhi Govt notifies Anand Marriage Act
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb. 9 (ANI): The Delhi government on Friday notified 'The Delhi Anand Marriages Rules 2018' under which marriages of Sikhs would be registered in the Capital, instead of the Hindu Marriage Act.
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