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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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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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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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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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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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Cricketer Mohammad Shami's Wife Requests Supreme Court For Uniform Laws On Divorce
The Supreme Court issued notice to concerned respondents on the plea filed by Icricketer Mohammad Shami's wife seeking to frame guidelines for "gender-neutral religion-neutral uniform grounds of divorce.
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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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Supreme Court Rejects Request On Gender, Religion-Neutral Laws
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain pleas seeking a direction to the Centre to frame religion and gender-neutral uniform laws governing subjects like marriage, divorce, inheritance and alimony, saying it cannot direct Parliament to "enact th
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Supreme Court Asks If It Can Direct Legislature To Make Uniform Laws
The Supreme Court asked on Monday whether it can hear a range of pleas including PILs seeking a direction to the Centre to make religion and gender-neutral uniform laws governing subjects like marriage, divorce, inheritance, and alimony.
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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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Japan To Scrap Remarriage Restrictions On Pregnant Women
Japanese cabinet ministers on Friday approved the scrapping of a law that stipulates women pregnant at the time of a divorce must wait 100 days before marrying again.
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Supreme Court Seeks Response On Petitions Seeking "Neutral" Laws
The Supreme Court Monday sought a "comprehensive response" within three weeks from the centre on a batch of petitions seeking a direction to the government to frame religion and gender-neutral uniform laws for divorce, adoption, guardianship, success
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"For Youngsters, WIFE Is Worry Invited For Ever": Kerala High Court Denies Divorce
Slamming "culture of use-and-throw", High Court makes sweeping observations on younger generation, culture, and "conscience of society"
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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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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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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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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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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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Cricketer Mohammad Shami's Wife Requests Supreme Court For Uniform Laws On Divorce
The Supreme Court issued notice to concerned respondents on the plea filed by Icricketer Mohammad Shami's wife seeking to frame guidelines for "gender-neutral religion-neutral uniform grounds of divorce.
-
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.
-
Supreme Court Rejects Request On Gender, Religion-Neutral Laws
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain pleas seeking a direction to the Centre to frame religion and gender-neutral uniform laws governing subjects like marriage, divorce, inheritance and alimony, saying it cannot direct Parliament to "enact th
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Supreme Court Asks If It Can Direct Legislature To Make Uniform Laws
The Supreme Court asked on Monday whether it can hear a range of pleas including PILs seeking a direction to the Centre to make religion and gender-neutral uniform laws governing subjects like marriage, divorce, inheritance, and alimony.
-
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
-
Japan To Scrap Remarriage Restrictions On Pregnant Women
Japanese cabinet ministers on Friday approved the scrapping of a law that stipulates women pregnant at the time of a divorce must wait 100 days before marrying again.
-
Supreme Court Seeks Response On Petitions Seeking "Neutral" Laws
The Supreme Court Monday sought a "comprehensive response" within three weeks from the centre on a batch of petitions seeking a direction to the government to frame religion and gender-neutral uniform laws for divorce, adoption, guardianship, success
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"For Youngsters, WIFE Is Worry Invited For Ever": Kerala High Court Denies Divorce
Slamming "culture of use-and-throw", High Court makes sweeping observations on younger generation, culture, and "conscience of society"
