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Aamir Khan’s co-star, who left Bollywood after marrying into a Muslim family, opens up about quitting films, interfaith marriage and divorcePooja Bedi stepped away from Bollywood after her 1994 marriage to Farhan Furniturewala, prioritizing her family life and traditional in-law...
'Return all gifts': SC orders divorced Muslim man to give back wedding gifts received from bride's parentsThe Supreme Court has ruled that gifts given to a bridegroom at the time of marriage must be returned to the woman if the marriage ends in ...
Supreme Court deprecates practice adopted under Talaq-e-Hasan, says 5-judge bench may look into validityThrough Talaq-e-Hasan, a man can dissolve a marriage by pronouncing the word "talaq" once every month over a three-month period.
Khula valid under Muslim law, but only courts can grant it: Telangana HC rules against sharia councilsThe Telangana High Court affirmed that khula is a Muslim woman's right to divorce, but it must be processed through the courts for legal va...
SC verdict on maintenance to Muslim women brings back memories of 1985 Shah Bano caseSupreme Court decision echoes Shah Bano case, affirming Muslim women's right to seek maintenance. Controversy over obligations of Muslim hu...
HC refuses to entertain plea challenging assumed absolute discretion of Muslim husband to give divorce to wifeThe Delhi High Court has rejected two petitions challenging the Muslim husband's authority to pronounce divorce (talaq-ul-sunnat) without r...
New law on triple talaq challenged in SC'Samastha Kerala Jamiathul Ulema', a religious organisation of Sunni Muslim scholars and clerics in Kerala, moved the top court seeking to ...
Congress backs triple talaq bill, Khurshid strikes discordant noteAmong other things, the 'Muslim women Protection of Rights on Marriage' Bill provides for a 3-year jail term to those found guilty of prono...
AIMPLB to request PM Modi to withdraw triple talaq bill"If government want to stop triple talaq, then it can take our suggestions. We will help in solving the issues under the constitutional pro...
Modi government may bring legislation to end Triple Talaq this Winter SessionTriple Talaq is a form of divorce followed by Muslims in India. It has been at the centre of the controversy for a long period.
Why the Triple Talaq verdict will not trigger an instant revolutionMany have long deplored the persistence among Indian Muslims of the practice of talaq-e-biddat, in which a man unilaterally dissolves his m...
Overturned: Verdict by Supreme Court's Raj-era avatarThe first reported verdict pertaining to triple talaq was delivered in a Bombay case in 1906 in which Justice Batchelor had termed triple t...
These case studies show how triple talaq tears lives of Muslim women apartThousands of Muslim women across the country have formed pressure groups and spearheaded signature campaigns demanding the abolition of the...
Ban on polygamy encourages illicit sex; men judicious enough to use triple talaq: AIMPLBAIMPLB said that Islam permitted polygamy but did not encourage it.
Supreme Court asks Centre to file committee report on personal lawsA bench comprising Chief justice TS Thakur and Justice UU Lalit asked Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, ...
Supreme Court prods Centre on uniform civil code; expresses concern over arbitrary divorcesThe court insisted that the issue cannot be left to state policy as it involved the Fundamental Rights of a particular section of women.
- Law is equal for all religions: Man must pay maintenance to wife, kids and parents
The Supreme Court on April 6 allowed a petition by a divorced Muslim woman for enhancement of maintenance from her ex-husband.
- Muslim men must justify talaq: Jammu and Kashmir high court
The Jammu and Kashmir high court has ruled that a Muslim husband's power to divorce his wife is neither unrestricted nor unqualified.
- Muslim women entitled to maintenance after iddat: SC
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a divorced Muslim woman is entitled to receive maintenance from her husband as long as she does not ...
- New Marriage law for Muslim women in India
The All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board has released the "Shariat Nikahnama" that they claim would give equal rights to both Muslim m...