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The Supreme Court rules that there will be no bar on granting anticipatory bail in triple talaq cases.Supreme Court:

There is no bar in granting bail under the Muslim Women (protection of Right on Marriage) Act. But provided one condition should be satisfied, the Muslim women, the complainant has…

Former Congress minister’s daughter files complaint against father

Daughter of former Congress minister Rajkumar Chauhan sought help from government authorities requesting them to rescue her from the paternal residence in Paschim Vihar. The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW)…

Honour killing suspected: two held

In a suspected case of 'honour killing', a 27 year old man was killed by his father in law and his wife's uncle, on Friday, in Kerala's Palakkad district. The…

Consenting Adults Cannot be Deprived of Their Fundamental Rights Merely Because They Married Against Their Family’s Wish : P&H High Court

While hearing a case where both petitioners were Muslim, and apprehended danger to their life at the hands of respondents, Justice Alka Sarin of the Punjab and Haryana High Court…

Telangana High Court has refused grant bail to accused in Honor Killing

In the case of Gudur Sandeep Reddy v. State of Telangana, the bail was denied to the accused. The plea was dismissed and Justice K. Lakshman observed that the people…

U.P. Governor promulgates religion ordinance 2020 on unlawful conversion

The governor of Uttar Pradesh has signed the UP prohibition of Unlawful conversion of religious ordinance 2020. The ordinance was cleared by the State Cabinet and was promulgated on November…

Delhi HC says false allegation of impotency against husband amounts to cruelty under Hindu Marriage Act

In Kriti Nagpal v. Rohit Girdhar, the Delhi High Court has held that if a wife holds a false allegation of impotency against her husband, then it is considered to…

Religious Conversions just for the purpose of Marriage is not acceptable

The Allahabad High Court has held that conversions of religion just for the sake of marriage will not be accepted. On September 23, a couple’s writ petition was dismissed and…

Plea filed by a gay couple for recognition of their marriage, referred by Delhi HC to a division bench.

Fact- The petition has been filed by a gay couple who got married in Washington DC, United States in 2017. One of them is an Indian citizen and the other…

PIL filed challenging the 30-day rule for marriages under the Special Marriage Act, 1954.

A plea has been filed in Delhi High Court against the 30-day rule under the Special Marriages Act, 1954 in the Delhi High court on 7th October 2020. The petitioners…