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Laws For Women's Welfare Not Tools To "Extort" Their Husbands: Top Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that strict laws designed for women's welfare are not meant to be tools to "chastise, threaten, domineer or extort" their husbands.
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Internet Shreds AR Rahman For Using "#Arrsairaabreakup" In Divorce Post: "This Will Give You Full Privacy As Per The New X-Privacy Law"
A user wrote, "Bro, that hashtag is going to be talked about more than your breakup"
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Assam Tables Bill To End Muslim Marriages, Divorce Law. Reason Given Is...
The Assam government on Thursday introduced a bill to repeal a law to register marriages and divorces of Muslims, stating that it had scope to allow marriages of minors from the community.
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Supreme Court Alimony Order For Muslim Women "Against" Islamic Law: Muslim Law Board
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) said on Sunday that it is exploring all possible measures to get the Supreme Court to "roll back" its ruling on alimony to divorced Muslim women as it is "against" Islamic law.
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'Not Charity, Right': Supreme Court's Big Alimony Order For Muslim Women
A divorced Muslim woman can seek alimony from her husband under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Supreme Court ruled today.
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Japan Now Allows Divorced Couples To Have Joint Custody Of Children
Japanese lawmakers enacted legislation Friday that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce.
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Wrong Couple In UK Divorced After Law Firm's Error: Report
The mishap occurred when lawyers at Vardags mistakenly filed a final divorce order for the Williamses while handling paperwork for another client.
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Hundreds Of Jewish Women In US On Sex Strike To Protest Unfair Divorce Laws
800 women refused to sleep with their husbands last Friday night, a time when intimacy is considered especially holy.
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What Changes After Assam Scraps Muslim Marriage Registration Law
The Assam government has decided to repeal the personal law governing marriages and divorces among Muslims in a big push towards a Uniform Civil Code (ICC).
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Assam To Repeal Muslim Marriage Act In Big Push For Uniform Civil Code
Less than three weeks after Uttarakhand became the first state in independent India to pass legislation on a Uniform Civil Code, Assam has taken its first step towards a similar law by repealing the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act.
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Sania Mirza's Divorce From Shoaib Malik: Know Difference Between 'Khula' And 'Talaq'
A family source revealed to PTI that it was Sania Mirza who had filed for a divorce.
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Muslim Women Need No Legal Order To Record Divorce: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that a divorced Muslim woman need not be sent to a court of law for recording the talaq if it is otherwise in order as per the personal law.
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Many Marriages Would Be At Risk If Minor Disputes Seen As "Cruelty": Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that if small disputes in a marriage are viewed as "cruelty" by courts under divorce law, then many marriages would risk being dissolved even if there is no actual cruelty by either spouse.
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No Law Gives Right To Husband To Beat, Torture Wife: Delhi High Court
No law gives the right to a husband to beat and torture his wife, the Delhi High Court has held while granting divorce to a woman on the grounds of cruelty and desertion by the man.
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96% Drop In Divorces Among Muslims Since Triple Talaq Law: Kerala Governer
The rate of divorce among Muslims has "come down by 96 per cent" since triple talaq was made a punishable offence under the law in 2019 and this has benefitted women and children, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said on Thursday.
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Laws For Women's Welfare Not Tools To "Extort" Their Husbands: Top Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that strict laws designed for women's welfare are not meant to be tools to "chastise, threaten, domineer or extort" their husbands.
-
Internet Shreds AR Rahman For Using "#Arrsairaabreakup" In Divorce Post: "This Will Give You Full Privacy As Per The New X-Privacy Law"
A user wrote, "Bro, that hashtag is going to be talked about more than your breakup"
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Assam Tables Bill To End Muslim Marriages, Divorce Law. Reason Given Is...
The Assam government on Thursday introduced a bill to repeal a law to register marriages and divorces of Muslims, stating that it had scope to allow marriages of minors from the community.
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Supreme Court Alimony Order For Muslim Women "Against" Islamic Law: Muslim Law Board
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) said on Sunday that it is exploring all possible measures to get the Supreme Court to "roll back" its ruling on alimony to divorced Muslim women as it is "against" Islamic law.
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'Not Charity, Right': Supreme Court's Big Alimony Order For Muslim Women
A divorced Muslim woman can seek alimony from her husband under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Supreme Court ruled today.
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Japan Now Allows Divorced Couples To Have Joint Custody Of Children
Japanese lawmakers enacted legislation Friday that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce.
-
Wrong Couple In UK Divorced After Law Firm's Error: Report
The mishap occurred when lawyers at Vardags mistakenly filed a final divorce order for the Williamses while handling paperwork for another client.
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Hundreds Of Jewish Women In US On Sex Strike To Protest Unfair Divorce Laws
800 women refused to sleep with their husbands last Friday night, a time when intimacy is considered especially holy.
-
What Changes After Assam Scraps Muslim Marriage Registration Law
The Assam government has decided to repeal the personal law governing marriages and divorces among Muslims in a big push towards a Uniform Civil Code (ICC).
-
Assam To Repeal Muslim Marriage Act In Big Push For Uniform Civil Code
Less than three weeks after Uttarakhand became the first state in independent India to pass legislation on a Uniform Civil Code, Assam has taken its first step towards a similar law by repealing the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act.
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Sania Mirza's Divorce From Shoaib Malik: Know Difference Between 'Khula' And 'Talaq'
A family source revealed to PTI that it was Sania Mirza who had filed for a divorce.
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Muslim Women Need No Legal Order To Record Divorce: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that a divorced Muslim woman need not be sent to a court of law for recording the talaq if it is otherwise in order as per the personal law.
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Many Marriages Would Be At Risk If Minor Disputes Seen As "Cruelty": Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that if small disputes in a marriage are viewed as "cruelty" by courts under divorce law, then many marriages would risk being dissolved even if there is no actual cruelty by either spouse.
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No Law Gives Right To Husband To Beat, Torture Wife: Delhi High Court
No law gives the right to a husband to beat and torture his wife, the Delhi High Court has held while granting divorce to a woman on the grounds of cruelty and desertion by the man.
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96% Drop In Divorces Among Muslims Since Triple Talaq Law: Kerala Governer
The rate of divorce among Muslims has "come down by 96 per cent" since triple talaq was made a punishable offence under the law in 2019 and this has benefitted women and children, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said on Thursday.
