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SC agrees to examine plea seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage u
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine pleas seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage under the Special Marriage Act as it issued notice to the Centre on the petition.
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Gay couple moves SC seeking recognition of same-sex marriage under Special
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The petition raised the absence of a legal framework which allowed members of the LGBTQ+ community to marry any person of their choice.
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Anand Marriage Act will be implemented in Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
On sacred occasion of Parkash Purab (Guru Nanak Jayanti), Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday paid obeisance at Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib and announced that Anand Marriage Act will be implemented in the state.
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State can't prohibit interfaith couple from marrying, says Delhi HC on ple
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Justice Yashwant Varma was hearing a plea moved by a couple comprising a Hindu woman who is a Canadian citizen and a Christian man who is an American citizen who intend to marry.
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Parliament panel examining Marriage Bill gets another 3 months extension
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has granted another extension to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports examining the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2021, which proposes to raise the m
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SC refuses to entertain plea relating to maintenance, says dealt with it i
Updated : 3 years, 7 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, 7 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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Russian-born man, Ukrainian woman tie knot in Dharamshala with message: Ma
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 6 (ANI): While Russia and Ukraine are entangled in a fierce fight, a Russian-born man and a Ukrainian woman urged the two countries to "make love, not war" on the occasion of their marriage in Dharamshala.
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President Kovind delegates power to Ladakh LG under Hindu Marriage Act
Updated : 3 years, 12 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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Chhattisgarh woman given triple talaq over phone, case registered
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Jashpur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 19 (ANI): A Chhattisgarh woman was allegedly given 'triple talaq' by her husband over phone as she failed to give birth to a child.
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SC agrees to examine MP HC's order directing to comply with Special Marria
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court order which had directed an organization to comply with the provisions of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 while solemnizing Arya Samaj marriages.
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Couple moves Delhi HC seeking registration of marriage after 40 years of w
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Delhi government to file a reply on the plea by a couple whose marriage could not be registered as the software system did not accept their application for the reason that petitioners were underage
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