Delhi HC grants protection to groom, family from Khap Panchayat

Khap-like Panchayat diktat has come to light in a village of the South East District of the National Capital,...

"I married a heart mender...": Madhuri Dixit

In a conversation with ANI, she got candid about getting married to a "heart mender" who had no preconceived notions...

Pregnancy No Shield Against Proven Cruelty: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court observed that the wife's pregnancy and subsequent miscarriage in 2019 could not wipe away...

SC directs states, UTs to frame rules for registration of Sikh

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta directed the States (and UTs) that are yet to frame such rules to...

Hindu marriage cannot be dissolved by village deed”: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has categorically held that "a duly solemnised Hindu marriage cannot be dissolved by signing a...

"Spirit of Uttarakhand UCC is to establish equality"

Professor Surekha Dangwal, a member of the expert committee that drafted the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code (UCC)...

Supreme Court seeks data on FIRs filed in Triple Talaq 

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought from the Centre an affidavit indicating total number of FIRs registered and...

Takes away their choice of partner; violates their rights: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday, while stating that marriages fixed in the minority of a child have the effect of...

Assam Assembly passes bill to abolish Muslim marriages act

The Assam State Assembly on Thursday passed the Assam Repealing Bill, 2024, which abolished the 89-year-old Assam...

HP assembly passes amendment in marriage act, raises age limit

In a landmark decision, the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, on the first day of its monsoon session, passed legislation...

NCW chief Rekha Sharma speaks on women's laws

Speaking to ANI, Rekha Sharma said, "I always say that women's rights should be one and should not be determined...

SC rules Section 125 CrPC applies to muslim married wo

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Section 125 Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) applied to all married...