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First wife should be heard before registering Muslim man's second marriage: Kerala HCIn a landmark decision, the Kerala High Court has ruled that the first wife must have her say before her husband's second marriage is offic...- Conflict between personal laws, national legislation warrants legislative clarity: Delhi HCThe Delhi High Court, while granting bail to a 24-year-old man accused of marrying an alleged minor, raised the need for a Uniform Civil Co...
- Kerala HC says polygamy out of bounds for Muslim men lacking meansThe Kerala High Court has stated that it cannot accept multiple marriages of a Muslim man lacking the capacity to support his wives, especi...
- 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 ...
- AIMPLB sends objections to Law Commission on UCC"National integrity, safety and security and fraternity are best preserved and maintained if we maintain the diversity of our country by pe...
- Plea for entry of women into mosques, SC asks Centre to reply by November 5A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and justices S A Bobde and S A Nazeer issued notice to the union ministry of law and justice ...
- BJP turns further right, signals India’s hard powerModi govt has made headway on two big issues— triple talaq, and the special status of J&K.
- Law panel to split in parts its study of UCC viabilityLaw Commission chairman Justice B S Chauhan said there were many subjects in personal laws - marriage and divorce; adoption and maintenance...
- 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...
- Just as Bangladeshis, Rohingyas too are illegal migrants and not refugeesThe Centre has now informed the Supreme Court in its affidavit of intelligence inputs of links between some Rohingya Muslims and Pakistan’s...
- One Nation, one code: Why Hindu and Muslim attitudes to personal law can't be comparedNo group will be allowed to approach the court to demand adjudication of family disputes on the basis of religious or customary law of any ...
- Supreme Court to hear on September 18 plea of Rohingyas against deportation"As prayed for by Tushar Mehta, Additional Solicitor General, let the matter be listed on September 18," the bench said.
- Supreme Court seeks government stand on plea challenging Rohingyas' deportationViolent attacks allegedly by Myanmarese armymen have led to an exodus of Rohingya tribals from the western Rakhine state in that country to...
- Madhu Kishwar's open letter to PM Modi on how to break the UCC stalemateDumping the Hindu Code will take the wind out of the sails of all those who allege that UCC is a ploy to Hinduise Muslims and Christians, K...
- Road ahead: End of triple talaq a gateway to Uniform Civil Code?With SC upholding the dignity of Muslim women by abolishing the discriminatory triple talaq, similar gender justice may be on the anvil for...
- Here's how a Uniform Civil Code can be introduced without coercing minoritiesIndia's secular courts should stop adjudicating disputes on the basis of personal laws of any community be it Hindu, Muslim, Christian or P...
- SC to consider If personal law Constitutional or notChief justice JS Khehar asked all stakeholders in the case — those opposing such practices as being pernicious to women.
- 40K plus and counting: Responses to questionnaire on uniform civil codeWhile the deadline to send the responses ended last night, the law panel today said it would continue to entertain responses received after...
- Single civil code: Christian, Hindu ways also under lensSending out a list of 16 questions to gauge public opinion and the direction in which it should proceed, the commission is also asking whet...
- Law panel seeks public views on uniform code, triple talaqIn an accompanying questionnaire, the Commission has asked whether the existing personal laws and customary practices need codification and...
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