The Allahabad High Court has stated that Muslim men can marry more than once if they treat all wives equally, as per Islamic law. This ruli...

The Punjab and Haryana high court has ruled that a couple living together without legally ending their previous marriages cannot be conside...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said all state government employees will have to seek prior permission for second marriage even if...

Sarma asserted that this rule was not framed by the BJP-led government, but it was enacted by the Congress government earlier.

The court also relied on the section 7 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, which provides that a Hindu marriage may be solemnized in accordance wi...

The Delhi High Court has rejected two petitions challenging the Muslim husband's authority to pronounce divorce (talaq-ul-sunnat) without r...

A bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla directed the respondents to file their response and issued notice on ...

The apex court issued notice to the Centre on the petition filed by one Farjana and tagged the matter along with a batch of petitions to be...

If SC decides to make adultery laws gender-neutral, it could affect provisions on bigamy, dowry and rape in the IPC and Domestic Violence A...

The Centre, however, had opposed the plea saying Canon law cannot be allowed to override Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 and Divorce Ac...

As per existing norms, no employee shall enter into a marriage with a person having a spouse living unless the central government permits h...

A bench comprising Chief justice TS Thakur and Justice UU Lalit asked Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, ...

Punjab Police today ordered an inquiry into bigamy allegations against controversial Superintendent of Police Salwinder Singh.

Court recommended amendment of Muslim personal law saying that in this day and age, the practice of polygamy is often driven by selfish mot...

Expressing concern over growing influence of religion on social issues, the SC wondered how long India would remain a secular country but b...

Polygamy is being practised on an enormous scale among Britain's Muslims with a large number of women being denied basic legal rights, a ne...

In a dramatic turn to relations between Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt and his friend Manyata, the couple has told a court here that they are ...