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Assam Cabinet approves compulsory registration rules for Muslim marriagesThe Assam Cabinet has approved the compulsory registration of Muslim marriages and divorces to uphold individual rights. This legislation a...
Father attested brother’s sale deed, children lost 3.5 acres: What Madras HC ruled on oral partitionAttesting brother’s sale deed has major legal consequences in proving oral partition of ancestral land; How children lost 3.5 acre land dis...
Second marriage declared void? Children can still inherit father’s property under Hindu Marriage Act: Know the lawCan children from a void second marriage claim father’s property? Know their inheritance rights under Hindu law. HC says Section 16 of the ...
SC takes cognisance of Patna HC's 'offending remarks' in rape caseThe Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of a July 9 verdict from the Patna High Court. This verdict controversially stated that cer...
SIR row brings past Election Commission differences back into focusDifferences among election commissioners have resurfaced regarding the handling of electoral matters in India. Previously, Ashok Lavasa exp...
Wife pressuring husband to leave parents and live separately in rented house amounts to cruelty, rules Madras HC and upholds divorce on this groundHusband with Rs 45,000 salary started living in rented house because of wife’s pressure to live separately from his parents; Madras HC says...
Labourers least paid, cared for; society undervalues physical work: Delhi HCThe Delhi High Court noted labourers are least paid and cared for in India. The court modified a conviction for assaulting a labourer who o...
Tata Sons vs Trusts may shift from boardroom to courtroomTata Trusts, led by Noel Tata, is preparing to challenge Tata Sons’ decision to reappoint N Chandrasekaran as chairman, potentially taking ...
Four high courts get 14 judges, including Delhi HCAccording to separate law ministry notifications, two judges and five additional judges have been appointed to the Delhi High Court while o...
She became a wife at 11. 12 years later, she chose prison over living with her husband. At 24, she became India’s first woman to get a divorceIn an era where women’s rights were nothing more than a laughingstock in India and women were bartered away like cattle for marriage even b...
Sridevi's 2.7-acre Chennai property dispute case explained: Boney Kapoor, Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor get notice from Supreme CourtA property dispute involving Sridevi's family has reached the Supreme Court. Petitioners claim a share in a Chennai land parcel acquired in...
Sridevi property dispute: Where is 2.7-acre Chennai land located for which husband Boney Kapoor and daughters Janhvi and Khushi received SC notice?Sridevi property dispute case: The Supreme Court has issued notices to Boney Kapoor and his daughters regarding a Chennai property dispute....
Satya Niketan building collapse not ordinary mishap: Delhi HCThe Delhi High Court classified the collapse of the hostel building as a grave incident, resulting in the unfortunate deaths of seven indiv...
Husband challenges Rs 2 crore alimony order to his doctor wife, wins; Karnataka HC brought down divorce settlement to Rs 50 lakh explaining 'alimony is not meant to equalise assets'A Mangaluru doctor's divorce, granted on the ground of cruelty after her husband admitted in WhatsApp messages to hitting her, has been uph...
'Talaq-E-Hassan' valid form of divorce, to be registered under new Act: Gauhati HCThe Gauhati High Court affirmed Talaq-E-Hassan as a valid divorce method in India. A petitioner was directed to register his divorce under ...
16 years after separation, husband gets divorce over wife’s adultery but has to pay Rs 7 lakh in alimony: Madras HC orderWhile husband was working in Mumbai, back in his hometown his wife got into an affair; husband wins divorce on adultery ground but with Rs ...
Daughter can claim late father’s share in HUF property even after widowed mother's remarriage, rules Madras HCDaughter of widow who remarried after her husband’s death can inherit father’s share in his family property under Hindu Succession Act, 195...