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Marriage Between Hindus "Sacrosanct", Can't Be Dissolved Within A Year: High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that marriage between two Hindus is sacrosanct and it cannot be dissolved within one year of marriage unless there is exceptional hardship or exceptional depravity as provided under the Hindu Marriage Act.
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Cruelty For Woman And Man May Differ: Supreme Court On Divorce Case
What is cruelty for a woman in a given case may not be cruelty for a man, and a relatively more elastic and broad approach is required when a court examines a case in which a wife seeks divorce, the Supreme Court has said.
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Can Children Out Of Wedlock Claim Ancestral Property? Supreme Court Reserves Verdict
The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a 2011 plea pertaining to the vexatious legal issue whether children out of wedlock were entitled to a share in the ancestral property of their parents under Hindu laws.
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Delhi Court Acquits Man Of Rape, Says Complainant Is His Wife
Underlining that "a perfectly legally valid marriage" comes into being upon the completion of 'saat phere', a court in Delhi has acquitted a man of the charge of rape on the ground that the prosecutor was his legally-wedded wife.
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Opinion: Age Of Consent In India - What Is The Debate?
The courts in India are flooded with cases on the rampant misuse of the POCSO Act (Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act of 2012), in which consenting teenagers are prosecuted for acts that become illegal simply because of their age.
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Supreme Court's Huge Order On 6-Month Waiting Period For Divorce
The original issue referred to the Constitution Bench was whether the mandatory waiting period for divorce by mutual consent as prescribed under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act could be waived.
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"Sacrament In Hindu Law. Even In Islam...": Centre Opposes Gay Marriages
The matter "raises critical issues as to whether questions of such a nature, which necessarily entails the creation of a new social institution, can be prayed for as a part of the process of judicial adjudication", it contended.
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A Key Requirement For Divorce For Christians Struck Down By Kerala High Court
This brings it on a par with other laws that govern matrimony and divorce: Special Marriage Act and Hindu Marriage Act
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High Court Rejects Plea By 2 Women Over Same-Sex "Marriage". Here's Why
A plea by two women to recognise their "marriage" on the argument that such union was not "opposed" by the Hindu Marriage Act has been rejected by the Allahabad High Court.
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Same Sex Couples Seek Proceedings' Live Streaming On Plea To Recognise Marriage
The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the Centre to respond to a plea by LGBTQ couples who are seeking live streaming of proceedings on a batch of petitions to recognise same-sex marriages under the special, Hindu and foreign marriage laws on the gro
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High Court Grants Divorce On Wife's Refusal To Wear "Sindoor"
Observing that the refusal to wear "shaka" (conch shell bangle) and "sindoor" (vermillion) as per customs by a Hindu married woman amounted to her refusal to accept the marriage, the Gauhati High Court has granted divorce to a man.
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Pak Court Orders Probe Into Case Of Forced Conversion Of Hindu Girls
The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday formed an independent five-member commission to probe the alleged abduction, forced conversion and marriage of two teenage Hindu girls in Sindh province that led to massive protests by the minority community in the country.
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Man Arrested Over Alleged Conversion, Forced Marriage Of Pak Hindu Girls
A man suspected to have assisted in solemnising the wedding of two Pakistani Hindu minor girls, who were reportedly and forcefully converted to Islam, was arrested on Sunday, as the teenagers approached a court in Pakistan's Punjab province seeking protection, according to a media report.
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Muslim-Hindu Couple's Child Can Claim Father's Property: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that although the marriage between a Muslim man and Hindu woman is an irregular marriage, described as "fasid" in Mohamadan law, the children born out this wedlock are legitimate and have claim over the property of the father.
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Hadiya Freed From Parents' Custody, Can Meet Husband In College: 10 Facts
Hadiya, who was known as Akhila Asokan before she converted to Islam last year, was released from her parents' custody in Kerala by the Supreme Court today. The court did not comment on her marriage but her lawyer says she can now meet her husband, Shafin Jahan, at the hostel where she will live till she completes her college course in homeopathy. ...
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Marriage Between Hindus "Sacrosanct", Can't Be Dissolved Within A Year: High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that marriage between two Hindus is sacrosanct and it cannot be dissolved within one year of marriage unless there is exceptional hardship or exceptional depravity as provided under the Hindu Marriage Act.
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Cruelty For Woman And Man May Differ: Supreme Court On Divorce Case
What is cruelty for a woman in a given case may not be cruelty for a man, and a relatively more elastic and broad approach is required when a court examines a case in which a wife seeks divorce, the Supreme Court has said.
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Can Children Out Of Wedlock Claim Ancestral Property? Supreme Court Reserves Verdict
The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a 2011 plea pertaining to the vexatious legal issue whether children out of wedlock were entitled to a share in the ancestral property of their parents under Hindu laws.
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Delhi Court Acquits Man Of Rape, Says Complainant Is His Wife
Underlining that "a perfectly legally valid marriage" comes into being upon the completion of 'saat phere', a court in Delhi has acquitted a man of the charge of rape on the ground that the prosecutor was his legally-wedded wife.
-
Opinion: Age Of Consent In India - What Is The Debate?
The courts in India are flooded with cases on the rampant misuse of the POCSO Act (Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act of 2012), in which consenting teenagers are prosecuted for acts that become illegal simply because of their age.
-
Supreme Court's Huge Order On 6-Month Waiting Period For Divorce
The original issue referred to the Constitution Bench was whether the mandatory waiting period for divorce by mutual consent as prescribed under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act could be waived.
-
"Sacrament In Hindu Law. Even In Islam...": Centre Opposes Gay Marriages
The matter "raises critical issues as to whether questions of such a nature, which necessarily entails the creation of a new social institution, can be prayed for as a part of the process of judicial adjudication", it contended.
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A Key Requirement For Divorce For Christians Struck Down By Kerala High Court
This brings it on a par with other laws that govern matrimony and divorce: Special Marriage Act and Hindu Marriage Act
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High Court Rejects Plea By 2 Women Over Same-Sex "Marriage". Here's Why
A plea by two women to recognise their "marriage" on the argument that such union was not "opposed" by the Hindu Marriage Act has been rejected by the Allahabad High Court.
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Same Sex Couples Seek Proceedings' Live Streaming On Plea To Recognise Marriage
The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the Centre to respond to a plea by LGBTQ couples who are seeking live streaming of proceedings on a batch of petitions to recognise same-sex marriages under the special, Hindu and foreign marriage laws on the gro
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High Court Grants Divorce On Wife's Refusal To Wear "Sindoor"
Observing that the refusal to wear "shaka" (conch shell bangle) and "sindoor" (vermillion) as per customs by a Hindu married woman amounted to her refusal to accept the marriage, the Gauhati High Court has granted divorce to a man.
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Pak Court Orders Probe Into Case Of Forced Conversion Of Hindu Girls
The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday formed an independent five-member commission to probe the alleged abduction, forced conversion and marriage of two teenage Hindu girls in Sindh province that led to massive protests by the minority community in the country.
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Man Arrested Over Alleged Conversion, Forced Marriage Of Pak Hindu Girls
A man suspected to have assisted in solemnising the wedding of two Pakistani Hindu minor girls, who were reportedly and forcefully converted to Islam, was arrested on Sunday, as the teenagers approached a court in Pakistan's Punjab province seeking protection, according to a media report.
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Muslim-Hindu Couple's Child Can Claim Father's Property: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that although the marriage between a Muslim man and Hindu woman is an irregular marriage, described as "fasid" in Mohamadan law, the children born out this wedlock are legitimate and have claim over the property of the father.
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Hadiya Freed From Parents' Custody, Can Meet Husband In College: 10 Facts
Hadiya, who was known as Akhila Asokan before she converted to Islam last year, was released from her parents' custody in Kerala by the Supreme Court today. The court did not comment on her marriage but her lawyer says she can now meet her husband, Shafin Jahan, at the hostel where she will live till she completes her college course in homeopathy. ...
