Gujarat notifies UCC, mandates live-in relation registrationThe Gujarat Uniform Civil Code, 2026, will "govern and regulate the laws relating to marriage and divorce, succession, live-in relationship...
President Murmu gives assent to Gujarat Uniform Civil Code, state becomes second after Uttarakhand to enact UCCGujarat has officially enacted the Uniform Civil Code after presidential assent received in October. This new law establishes a unified leg...
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...
Only registered 'qazis' can solemnise marriage under new nikahnama in UttarakhandThe Uttarakhand Waqf Board is drafting a new nikahnama aligned with the Uniform Civil Code. This new contract will authorize only registere...
Lachit Borphukan Police Academy to be developed as a national-level police training institution: Assam CMDuring the police passing out ceremony, Assam's Chief Minister lauded the recent graduates and the academy's reputation on a national scale...
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- Assam staffers stare at 20% pay cut if rewed sans divorce or first wife alive
In a notable move, the Assam government has announced a twenty percent salary reduction for employees who enter into second marriages witho...
Should multiple marriages be banned among muslims, asks SCThe Supreme Court has sought the Centre's response to a PIL challenging Muslim polygamy. This petition argues the practice violates fundame...
Supreme Court seeks Centre's response on plea to declare polygamy among Muslims as unconstitutionalA bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana issued notice to the Centre on a petition filed by women's ri...
Assam outlaws polygamy; CM Sarma promises UCC nextThe Assam Assembly has passed a bill to prohibit polygamy. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that if his government is re-elected, ...
Assam prohibition of polygamy bill tabled in house; STs to be excludedAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has introduced a bill in the assembly to prohibit polygamy, proposing a seven-year jail term for o...
Bill to ban polygamy tabled in Assam Assembly by Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam polygamy bill: CM Sarma had said on an earlier occasion that polygamy in the state would attract a minimum punishment of seven years ...
Assam government to introduce bill in state assembly to ban polygamyThe Assam government plans to introduce a Bill in December to ban polygamy, the practice of marrying multiple spouses. Assam Chief Minister...
Assam government has invited public comments on proposed law banning polygamyThe Assam government has sought public comments on a proposed law to ban polygamy in the state by August 30. An Expert Committee appointed ...
Assam govt to bring a bill to end polygamyAssam’s Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, has announced that a bill to end polygamy will be introduced within the current financial year...
Bill to end polygamy is communal and diversionary tactics, say Assam oppn partiesOpposition parties in Assam have criticized the state government's plan to introduce a bill banning polygamy. They accuse the government of...
Stop Muslim polygamy, its 'heinously patriarchal' says Gujarat HC, pitching for a common civil codeCourt recommended amendment of Muslim personal law saying that in this day and age, the practice of polygamy is often driven by selfish mot...