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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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Interfaith Marriage Invalid Under Muslim Personal Law: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The marriage between a Muslim man and a Hindu woman is not valid under Muslim personal law even if registered under the Special Marriage Act, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has said while denying police protection to an interfaith couple.
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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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Anti-Conversion Law: Supreme Court Issues Notice On Appeal For Transfer Of Cases
The Supreme Court sought the responses of the Centre and six states on a plea moved by a Muslim body, seeking a transfer of 21 cases that have challenged state laws regulating religious conversions.
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Supreme Court To Examine Whether Muslim Girls Above 15 Can Marry Willingly
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights' plea challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court order that a Muslim girl can marry a person of her choice after attaining puberty.
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Can Minors Marry Under Muslim Law? Kerala High Court Clarifies
Kerala High Court has held that marriage between Muslims under personal law is not excluded from the sweep of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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BJP MLA Writes To Yogi Adityanath On "Love Jihad" Law After Delhi Murder
"Love jihad" is a term used by right-wing groups and activists to allege a concerted effort by Muslim men to convert Hindu women to Islam through marriage
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Marriage Of Muslim Girl Above 15 Valid: High Court Unites Husband-Wife
Punjab-Haryana High Court was hearing petition by Javed, 26, seeking custody of his 16-year-old wife who was kept at a children's home in Panchkula
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Minor Girl, On Attaining Puberty, Can Marry Under Muslim Laws: High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that a girl, who has attained puberty, can marry without the consent of her parents under Muslim laws while hearing a plea seeking protection to a couple who got married against the consent of girl's parents.
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State Can't Enter Private Space Of Wilfully Married Couple And Separate Them: Delhi High Court
The order was passed by Justice Jasmeet Singh while dealing with a petition by a Muslim male and a Muslim minor girl who got married to each other as per religious customs in Bihar after eloping and sought protection from the court.
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Court Upholds 16-Year-Old Muslim Girl's Marriage, Provides Protection
The petition had also contended that a Muslim boy or Muslim girl who has attained puberty is at liberty to marry any one he or she likes and the guardian has no right to interfere.
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On "Muslim Law Permits Polygamy", A High Court Ruling On Wife's Rights
Overturning a family court's order, the Gujarat High Court has said a woman cannot be forced to cohabit with her husband and establish conjugal rights with him even by a court's decree.
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Triple Talaq Cases Dropped By 80% After Enactment Of Law: Kerala Governor
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Monday said that cases of divorces in the Muslim community have dropped by 80 per cent since the Muslim Women (Protection Of Rights On Marriage) Act was enacted.
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Cases Of Triple Talaq Dropped By 80% After Law Enacted In 2019: Union Minister
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said that the cases of instant triple talaq have dropped by 80 per cent since the Muslim Women (Protection Of Rights On Marriage) Act was enacted.
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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.
-
Interfaith Marriage Invalid Under Muslim Personal Law: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The marriage between a Muslim man and a Hindu woman is not valid under Muslim personal law even if registered under the Special Marriage Act, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has said while denying police protection to an interfaith couple.
-
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.
-
Anti-Conversion Law: Supreme Court Issues Notice On Appeal For Transfer Of Cases
The Supreme Court sought the responses of the Centre and six states on a plea moved by a Muslim body, seeking a transfer of 21 cases that have challenged state laws regulating religious conversions.
-
Supreme Court To Examine Whether Muslim Girls Above 15 Can Marry Willingly
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights' plea challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court order that a Muslim girl can marry a person of her choice after attaining puberty.
-
Can Minors Marry Under Muslim Law? Kerala High Court Clarifies
Kerala High Court has held that marriage between Muslims under personal law is not excluded from the sweep of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
-
BJP MLA Writes To Yogi Adityanath On "Love Jihad" Law After Delhi Murder
"Love jihad" is a term used by right-wing groups and activists to allege a concerted effort by Muslim men to convert Hindu women to Islam through marriage
-
Marriage Of Muslim Girl Above 15 Valid: High Court Unites Husband-Wife
Punjab-Haryana High Court was hearing petition by Javed, 26, seeking custody of his 16-year-old wife who was kept at a children's home in Panchkula
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Minor Girl, On Attaining Puberty, Can Marry Under Muslim Laws: High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that a girl, who has attained puberty, can marry without the consent of her parents under Muslim laws while hearing a plea seeking protection to a couple who got married against the consent of girl's parents.
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State Can't Enter Private Space Of Wilfully Married Couple And Separate Them: Delhi High Court
The order was passed by Justice Jasmeet Singh while dealing with a petition by a Muslim male and a Muslim minor girl who got married to each other as per religious customs in Bihar after eloping and sought protection from the court.
-
Court Upholds 16-Year-Old Muslim Girl's Marriage, Provides Protection
The petition had also contended that a Muslim boy or Muslim girl who has attained puberty is at liberty to marry any one he or she likes and the guardian has no right to interfere.
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On "Muslim Law Permits Polygamy", A High Court Ruling On Wife's Rights
Overturning a family court's order, the Gujarat High Court has said a woman cannot be forced to cohabit with her husband and establish conjugal rights with him even by a court's decree.
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Triple Talaq Cases Dropped By 80% After Enactment Of Law: Kerala Governor
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Monday said that cases of divorces in the Muslim community have dropped by 80 per cent since the Muslim Women (Protection Of Rights On Marriage) Act was enacted.
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Cases Of Triple Talaq Dropped By 80% After Law Enacted In 2019: Union Minister
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said that the cases of instant triple talaq have dropped by 80 per cent since the Muslim Women (Protection Of Rights On Marriage) Act was enacted.
