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Two foreigners who got married in India move Delhi HC, seek registration o
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Two foreign nationals married to each other in the national capital recently have moved the Delhi High Court seeking direction from concerned authorities to register their marriage under "The Special Marriage Act, 1954" and issue a certificate to that effec
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Delhi HC adjourns hearing of pleas on same-sex marriages till 20 April
Updated : 5 years, 3 months 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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Interfaith couple from Gujarat takes shelter in Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): A Gujarat-based interfaith couple has taken shelter in Delhi as the national capital has implemented the directions of the Supreme Court in 'Shakti Vahini versus UOI' case that relates to providing shelter house to interfaith and inter-caste couples.
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30-day notice under Special Marriage Act reasonable: Centre to Delhi HC
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): The Centre has urged Delhi High Court to dismiss a petition challenging procedure of issuance of public notice for 30 days inviting objections to the inter-faith marriage being registered under Special Marriage Act, saying that 30-day notice period is "fa
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Delhi HC seeks Centre's response on pleas seeking legal recognition of sam
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Central government seeking its response on two petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage under the Special Marriage Act and the Foreign Marriage Act.
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Same-sex couple urges Delhi HC to allow Special Marriage Act to apply to a
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): A same-sex couple on Thursday urged the Delhi High Court to issue directions to allow the Special Marriage Act to apply to all couples regardless of their gender identity.
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Delhi HC seeks Centre's response on plea against inviting objections to re
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Central government's reply on a petition challenging the procedure of issuance of public notice for 30 days inviting objections to the inter-faith marriage being registered under the Special Marriage Act.
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Delhi HC to hear plea challenging 30-day notice to object inter-faith marr
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday said that it will hear a petition, challenging the procedure of issuance of public notice for 30 days inviting objections to the inter-faith marriage being registered under the Special Marriage Act, on October 1.
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Rohtak court opened at night to help local youth marry Mexican, amid lockd
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Rohtak (Haryana) [India], April 15 (ANI): A district magistrate court in Rohtak opened its doors on the night of April 13 to solemnise the wedding of a local boy marry a Mexican girl under the Special Marriage Act as both could not tie the knot due to the ongoing lockdown imposed to curb the
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Kerala gay couple moves High Court to legalise their marriage
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Jan 30 (ANI): A gay couple approached the Kerala High Court seeking to get their marriage registered legally, to strike down certain provisions under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, and declare them as unconstitutional.
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SC notice to Centre on PIL over constitutional validity of restitution of
Updated : 7 years, 2 months 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
Transgender couple tie the knot in Kerala
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 10 (ANI): A 33-year-old transgender man Ishan K. Shaan, and 31-year-old transgender woman Surya tied the knot in a ceremony in Kerela's Thiruvananthapuram, becoming the first registered transgender couple in Kerala.
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