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Assam to move ahead with UCC as Himanta defends reform push, targets Rs 10 lakh crore economy by 2028Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is pushing for a Uniform Civil Code, stating it will empower minority women and promote equality...
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...
Kerala HC rules: Muslim man needs first wife’s knowledge to register second marriage; says "religion is secondary, rights are supreme"The Kerala High Court has ruled that a Muslim man cannot register a second marriage without informing his first wife if the initial marriag...
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...
Muslim men can register more than one marriage as their personal laws permit multiple wedlocks: Bombay HCThe Bombay High Court has allowed a Muslim man to register his third marriage, ruling that his personal laws permit multiple unions and dir...
Registration of muslim marriages, divorces in Assam a must nowThe Assam assembly has passed a bill mandating the registration of Muslim marriages and divorces. This new legislation ensures marriages wi...
Nikah without a qazi! Assam approves new law for mandatory registration of Muslim marriages, divorcesThe Assam cabinet has approved a proposed law requiring Muslims to register marriages and divorces with the government, bypassing the role ...
Assam cabinet approves Muslim Marriage Registration BillThe Assam Cabinet approved the Muslim Marriage Registration Bill 2024, making government registration mandatory and illegalizing child marr...
"No Muslim organisation promotes child marriage": Lucknow Imam on Assam's decision to repeal Muslim Marriages ActOn Thursday, the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led Assam government decided to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act and Rul...
Enable online registration of marriages under compulsory registration order: Delhi HCThe Delhi High Court has ordered city authorities to enable online registration of marriages, including those under Muslim and Christian pe...
Supreme Court to examine verdict quoting personal law to okay marriage of Muslim girl over 15"Marriage of a Muslim girl is governed by Muslim Personal Law," the HC verdict said while granting police protection to a newly-wed Muslim ...
HC ruling on Muslim minor girl’s marriage challenged in top courtThe NCPCR, in a special leave petition filed on Saturday by advocate Swarupama Chaturvedi, according to people in know of the matter, has c...
Prohibition of Child Marriage Act doesn't repeal Muslim personal law: HC in 2014The ruling was passed on a habeas corpus petition filed by the father of a Muslim girl slightly more than 15 in age. The father had petitio...
RSS affiliate to launch nationwide campaign for raising Muslim women's marriageable agePitching for reforms in the Sharia law for giving equal rights to women of the minority community, the outfit's campaign will also seek to ...
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...
View: Irony of ironies - Indian ‘love jihad’ laws are modelled on Islamic lawsAround two dozen countries don’t have a provision for civil marriage between individuals of different religious faiths. Almost all these co...
On attaining puberty, Muslim girl can marry anyone by law: Punjab and Haryana High CourtA bench of Justice Alka Sarin gave the verdict relying on various court rulings and the article 195 in 'Principles of Mohammedan Law', an a...
Women should get equal share in property acquired after marriage upon divorce: Law panelInstead of a full-fledged report on a uniform civil code, the law panel preferred a consultation paper as it had little time at hand to bri...
Hindu and Muslim Marriage laws not in consonance with PCMA: Supreme CourtThe top court said it is obvious that while making amendments to various laws, some laws are "forgotten" and consequential amendments are n...
- SC asks states to make marriage registration must
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked all the states and Union Territories to make registration of marriages compulsory for all religions wit...