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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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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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Laws On Rape Prevail Over Personal Law: Karnataka High Court
In two separate cases, the Karnataka High Court (HC) has held that the POCSO Act and IPC override Muslim personal law regarding age of marriage.
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CAA "No Threat To Muslims", Population Register "Essential": Rajinikanth
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA is no threat to Muslims and if they face trouble, "I will be the first person to raise voice for them", superstar Rajinikanth today, making his stand clear on the law that has triggered protests across the country. He also termed the National Population Register "essential".
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Challenging Triple Talaq Act
The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a plea of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board or AIMPLB challenging the law which criminalises instant triple talaq (divorce).
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'Some People Are Dancing To PM Modi's Tune,' Says Asaduddin Owaisi
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi today alleged that Moulana Salman Hussaini Nadvi is acting at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to create rift in All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB).
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All Personal Laws Need Reform, Not Uniform Civil Code: CPI (M)
CPI(M) today attacked the centre for trying to push Uniform Civil Code in the garb of reforming Muslim personal law. It said while it supported changes in all personal laws to protect women's rights -- the government was trying to attack the identity of minorities in the country.
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Ban Triple Talaq, Punish Men Who Give Arbitrary Divorce, Muslim Board Tells Court
Ban triple talaq, punish men who give divorce arbitrarily and allow women to seek divorce - these are some of the demands over which the All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board or AIMWPLB has decided to petition the Supreme Court.
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'Triple Talaq' Violates Fundamental Rights, Woman Tells Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today issued a notice to the Centre on the plea of a Muslim woman challenging the constitutional validity of 'triple talaq' divorce. The petitioner Ishrat Jahan had appealed that divorce through spoken words violated fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution.
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Opinion: Rajiv Gandhi Was Attacked For This Decision. I Believe It Was Genius.
As the Shayara Bano case reaches the Supreme Court, it is to be hoped that Rajiv Gandhi's precedent in reconciling the inviolability of Muslim Personal Law with the demands of the Constitution and ordinary decency will again inform the Supreme Court as it moves towards its conclusions in Shayara Bano's case.
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Child Marriage Prohibition Act Applies to Muslims Too: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has ruled that Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA) will apply to a Muslim person too, saying that those who obstructed changes in the Muslim personal law harmed the community's interests.
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Court to decide whether Muslim girl can marry at 14
The Bombay High Court will soon decide which of the two -- Muslim Personal Law or Prohibition of Child Marriage Act -- are applicable in case of the marriage of a Muslim girl who is 14 years of age.
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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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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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Laws On Rape Prevail Over Personal Law: Karnataka High Court
In two separate cases, the Karnataka High Court (HC) has held that the POCSO Act and IPC override Muslim personal law regarding age of marriage.
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CAA "No Threat To Muslims", Population Register "Essential": Rajinikanth
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA is no threat to Muslims and if they face trouble, "I will be the first person to raise voice for them", superstar Rajinikanth today, making his stand clear on the law that has triggered protests across the country. He also termed the National Population Register "essential".
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Challenging Triple Talaq Act
The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a plea of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board or AIMPLB challenging the law which criminalises instant triple talaq (divorce).
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'Some People Are Dancing To PM Modi's Tune,' Says Asaduddin Owaisi
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi today alleged that Moulana Salman Hussaini Nadvi is acting at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to create rift in All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB).
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All Personal Laws Need Reform, Not Uniform Civil Code: CPI (M)
CPI(M) today attacked the centre for trying to push Uniform Civil Code in the garb of reforming Muslim personal law. It said while it supported changes in all personal laws to protect women's rights -- the government was trying to attack the identity of minorities in the country.
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Ban Triple Talaq, Punish Men Who Give Arbitrary Divorce, Muslim Board Tells Court
Ban triple talaq, punish men who give divorce arbitrarily and allow women to seek divorce - these are some of the demands over which the All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board or AIMWPLB has decided to petition the Supreme Court.
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'Triple Talaq' Violates Fundamental Rights, Woman Tells Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today issued a notice to the Centre on the plea of a Muslim woman challenging the constitutional validity of 'triple talaq' divorce. The petitioner Ishrat Jahan had appealed that divorce through spoken words violated fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution.
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Opinion: Rajiv Gandhi Was Attacked For This Decision. I Believe It Was Genius.
As the Shayara Bano case reaches the Supreme Court, it is to be hoped that Rajiv Gandhi's precedent in reconciling the inviolability of Muslim Personal Law with the demands of the Constitution and ordinary decency will again inform the Supreme Court as it moves towards its conclusions in Shayara Bano's case.
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Child Marriage Prohibition Act Applies to Muslims Too: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has ruled that Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA) will apply to a Muslim person too, saying that those who obstructed changes in the Muslim personal law harmed the community's interests.
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Court to decide whether Muslim girl can marry at 14
The Bombay High Court will soon decide which of the two -- Muslim Personal Law or Prohibition of Child Marriage Act -- are applicable in case of the marriage of a Muslim girl who is 14 years of age.
