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"No Third Person Can Interfere In Lives Of Adults Living Together As Husband And Wife": High Court
"I am of the considered view that the state is under a constitutional obligation to protect its citizens, especially in cases where the marriage is solemnized between two consenting adults irrespective of the caste or community," the court said.
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Let 18 Years Be Recognised As Legal Age For Marriage For Men Too: Law Panel
The Law Commission today suggested that 18 years should be the minimum legal age for men and women alike to get married, saying the insistence on recognising different ages of marriage between consenting adults must be abolished.
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Khap Panchayat Verdict: A Look At Supreme Court Guidelines To Prevent Honour Killing
Khap panchayats, the self-appointed village courts, cannot stop a marriage between two consenting adults, said the Supreme Court in a landmark ruling today. The top court laid down a set of guidelines meant to stop interference by khap panchayats that wield enormous influence in villages of several states and are often seen responsible for the grow...
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Supreme Court: Was Kerala High Court Justified In Annulling Hadiya's Marriage?
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked if a roving inquiry could be ordered into the "issue of consent" between two adults who married at will and if the Kerala High Court order annulling the marriage of Hadiya, an alleged victim of 'love jihad', was justified. The questions, from a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D ...
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Bring Hadiya Here: Supreme Court To Father In Kerala 'Love Jihad' Case
Hadiya is 24 years old and her consent as an adult is "prime", said the Supreme Court today as it examined the landmark "love jihad" case that is centred on a young woman's marriage to a Muslim man in Kerala and has become the subject of an investigation by the country's top counter-terror agency. Hadiya must be presented in court on November 27 by...
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Consensual Physical Relations Between Adults No Offence: Court
A man, accused of raping and assaulting a woman, has been acquitted by a Delhi court which said physical relations between two adults with their free consent was no offence.
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"No Third Person Can Interfere In Lives Of Adults Living Together As Husband And Wife": High Court
"I am of the considered view that the state is under a constitutional obligation to protect its citizens, especially in cases where the marriage is solemnized between two consenting adults irrespective of the caste or community," the court said.
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Let 18 Years Be Recognised As Legal Age For Marriage For Men Too: Law Panel
The Law Commission today suggested that 18 years should be the minimum legal age for men and women alike to get married, saying the insistence on recognising different ages of marriage between consenting adults must be abolished.
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Khap Panchayat Verdict: A Look At Supreme Court Guidelines To Prevent Honour Killing
Khap panchayats, the self-appointed village courts, cannot stop a marriage between two consenting adults, said the Supreme Court in a landmark ruling today. The top court laid down a set of guidelines meant to stop interference by khap panchayats that wield enormous influence in villages of several states and are often seen responsible for the grow...
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Supreme Court: Was Kerala High Court Justified In Annulling Hadiya's Marriage?
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked if a roving inquiry could be ordered into the "issue of consent" between two adults who married at will and if the Kerala High Court order annulling the marriage of Hadiya, an alleged victim of 'love jihad', was justified. The questions, from a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D ...
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Bring Hadiya Here: Supreme Court To Father In Kerala 'Love Jihad' Case
Hadiya is 24 years old and her consent as an adult is "prime", said the Supreme Court today as it examined the landmark "love jihad" case that is centred on a young woman's marriage to a Muslim man in Kerala and has become the subject of an investigation by the country's top counter-terror agency. Hadiya must be presented in court on November 27 by...
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Consensual Physical Relations Between Adults No Offence: Court
A man, accused of raping and assaulting a woman, has been acquitted by a Delhi court which said physical relations between two adults with their free consent was no offence.
