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SC issues notice on PIL against gender-based differences in Muslim inheritance lawSC issued notice on a PIL challenging gender-based differences in inheritance rights under Muslim Personal Law. A three-judge bench headed ...- Personal laws in India: How they govern marriage, divorce, and inheritance for different religionsIf you are confused by personal finance terms, jargon and calculations, here’s a series to simplify and deconstruct these for you. In the 1...
- Knot possible: Even as law denies same-sex couples the right to marry in India, art is imagining and celebrating such unionsIndian artists are using their work to advance marriage equality discussions. Aksh Diwan Garg's paintings depict wedding guests, highlighti...
- Taslima Nasreen backs UCC, says women would not get equal rights if religious laws existExiled Bangladeshi writer and activist Taslima Nasreen on Tuesday reiterated her stance on the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UC...
- Madhya Pradesh assembly passes UCC Bill amid protest by CongressMadhya Pradesh's assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code Bill by voice vote. This legislation bans polygamy and mandates live-in relationshi...
- Prohibiting polygamy, nikah halala, and registration of live-in relationships: MP cabinet clears draft UCC billThe Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has approved the draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, proposing a common civil law that bans triple talaq,...
- SC upholds widow's inheritance rights under Muslim law, flags poor quality of translation of orderThe Supreme Court ruled that an agreement to sell property does not transfer ownership, declaring all assets of a deceased person as ancest...
- Different children's succession rights can be different: Knowing their inheritance rights can prevent family fightsInheritance rights for children vary significantly based on their parents' marital status, legal standing, and religion. While biological c...
- Ensure your mother's inheritance rights: A guide to succession lawsMany mothers are unaware of their inheritance rights, potentially losing their rightful share of property. Succession laws vary based on re...
- As a daughter, a wife or a mother, why you must stay up to date about your inheritance rights?A Hindu wife is a class I heir with an equal right to her deceased husband's property, while a Muslim wife without children gets a one-four...
- Assam govt tables bill to register Muslim marriages and divorcesThe Assam government on Thursday last introduced a bill to repeal a law to register marriages and divorces of Muslims reasoning that it had...
- Uttarakhand's UCC changes inheritance laws: Who is covered and how will it impact individuals living in other parts of India?Uttarakhand UCC Law: Uttarakhand became the first state in the country to pass the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The UCC will make the uniform ...
- From registration of live-in relationship to polygamy ban: Highlights of Uttarakhand Uniform Civil CodeAmidst uproar in the Uttarakhand Assembly, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami tabled the Uniform Civil Code Bill during a special session. ...
- Uttarakhand panel's report on uniform civil code: What lies in storeThe most crucial recommendations it is likely to make are equal property rights for women, including Muslims, raising the marriage age for ...
- Inheritance rights of Hindu, Muslim, Christian women are not the sameThe awareness of one's rights and the courage to claim them are the only weapons that can help women in resisting any injustice that is met...
- To fight falsehood, AIMPLB plans journal on Muslim Religious Law, women's rightsIn the last few years, various Muslim bodies have accused the centre of infringing on the Muslim personal law. Muslims in India are governe...
- Indian community in UAE hails new civil law for non-MuslimsIn his capacity as the Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Sunday issued a law to regulate p...
- Who has the right over a woman’s property after she dies?Section 14 of Hindu Succession Act describes what constitutes a woman’s property, owned and acquired by her. It does not distinguish betwee...
- Inheritance rights of women: How to protect them and how succession laws varyWhether you are a wife, daughter or mother, find out what you are entitled to and how you can claim it.
- One nation one code- will the UCC make Indian families fairer?Extra-judicial divorce remains more readily available to Muslim men than to Muslim women, who access it mainly through khula, which require...
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