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Opinion: Age Of Consent In India - What Is The Debate?
The courts in India are flooded with cases on the rampant misuse of the POCSO Act (Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act of 2012), in which consenting teenagers are prosecuted for acts that become illegal simply because of their age.
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Law Doesn't Recognise Live-In Relationships As Marriage: Kerala Court
The Kerala High Court has held that the law does not recognise live-in relationships as marriage; it considers as a legal union only weddings solemnised according to personal or secular laws.
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Muslim Couple In Kerala To Remarry Under Special Marriage Act. Here's Why
A Muslim couple in Kerala's Kasaragod district are going to take their wedding vows again under the Special Marriage Act (SMA) for ensuring the financial security of their three daughters.
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Pics: Swara Bhasker's Marriage - "Failed To Stop Her From Dancing In Court"
Actor Swara Bhasker, who married activist Fahad Zirar Ahmad yesterday, put out an appreciation post on Twitter for the Special Marriage Act, which applies to interfaith marriages.
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Madras High Court Allows Virtual Wedding Of Indian Woman, US Man
A Tamil Nadu woman is all set to marry an American national of Indian origin through virtual mode, thanks to the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, which has given the go-ahead for the online wedding.
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Interfaith Couple Marrying Under Special Marriage Act, Is Love: BJP Leader
There are people of different religions who have married under the Special Marriage Act, and they fall in the category of love and not "love jihad", Delhi BJP leader Kapil Mishra said on Thursday.
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Physical Presence Not Must To Register Special Marriage Act Wedding: Court
Weddings under the Special Marriage Act can be registered without insisting upon the physical presence of the parties, the Kerala High Court said today.
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Delhi High Court Says Magistrate In Contempt For Notice To Interfaith Couple
The court said that whenever a couple desires to get the marriage registered under the special act, notices are not to be sent to their residences.
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30-Day Notice Under Special Marriage Act Fair, Reasonable: Centre To Court
The Centre has told the Delhi High Court that the procedure and conditions, including the 30-day notice for solemnisation of a marriage under the Special Marriage Act (SMA), are "fair and reasonable" and in consonance with the intention behind the statute.
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No Need To Display Notice For Inter-Faith Marriages: Allahabad High Court
The mandatory display of notices for marriage of inter-faith couples will be optional from now, the Allahabad High Court said today in an order that is likely to bring relief to inter faith couples.
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Plea In Court Seeks To Allow Special Marriage Act To Apply To All Couples
A same-sex couple on Thursday urged the Delhi High Court to issue directions to allow the Special Marriage Act to apply to all couples regardless of their gender identity.
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High Court Seeks Government's Response Over Plea Against Special Marriage Act
The Delhi High Court today sought the Centre and the AAP government's response on an inter-faith couple's plea challenging the provision of issuing a public notice to invite objections to marriages under the Special Marriage Act (SMA).
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Supreme Court To Examine Special Marriage Act Over Privacy Concerns
The Supreme Court is to examine whether certain provisions of the Special Marriage Act of 1954 - which allows personal records to be available to the public during the 30-day notice period before the marriage - violate the individual's right to privacy
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Kerala Gay Couple Moves Court To Legalise Their Marriage
A gay couple has moved the Kerala High Court, seeking to strike down certain provisions under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, which do not permit to get their marriage registered.
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Kerala Transgender Journalist Marries In Ernakulum On Republic Day
Heidi Saadia, a transgender journalist, married Arthav Mohan at TDM Hall in Kerala's Ernakulam on the 71st Republic Day today.
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Opinion: Age Of Consent In India - What Is The Debate?
The courts in India are flooded with cases on the rampant misuse of the POCSO Act (Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act of 2012), in which consenting teenagers are prosecuted for acts that become illegal simply because of their age.
-
Law Doesn't Recognise Live-In Relationships As Marriage: Kerala Court
The Kerala High Court has held that the law does not recognise live-in relationships as marriage; it considers as a legal union only weddings solemnised according to personal or secular laws.
-
Muslim Couple In Kerala To Remarry Under Special Marriage Act. Here's Why
A Muslim couple in Kerala's Kasaragod district are going to take their wedding vows again under the Special Marriage Act (SMA) for ensuring the financial security of their three daughters.
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Pics: Swara Bhasker's Marriage - "Failed To Stop Her From Dancing In Court"
Actor Swara Bhasker, who married activist Fahad Zirar Ahmad yesterday, put out an appreciation post on Twitter for the Special Marriage Act, which applies to interfaith marriages.
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Madras High Court Allows Virtual Wedding Of Indian Woman, US Man
A Tamil Nadu woman is all set to marry an American national of Indian origin through virtual mode, thanks to the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, which has given the go-ahead for the online wedding.
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Interfaith Couple Marrying Under Special Marriage Act, Is Love: BJP Leader
There are people of different religions who have married under the Special Marriage Act, and they fall in the category of love and not "love jihad", Delhi BJP leader Kapil Mishra said on Thursday.
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Physical Presence Not Must To Register Special Marriage Act Wedding: Court
Weddings under the Special Marriage Act can be registered without insisting upon the physical presence of the parties, the Kerala High Court said today.
-
Delhi High Court Says Magistrate In Contempt For Notice To Interfaith Couple
The court said that whenever a couple desires to get the marriage registered under the special act, notices are not to be sent to their residences.
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30-Day Notice Under Special Marriage Act Fair, Reasonable: Centre To Court
The Centre has told the Delhi High Court that the procedure and conditions, including the 30-day notice for solemnisation of a marriage under the Special Marriage Act (SMA), are "fair and reasonable" and in consonance with the intention behind the statute.
-
No Need To Display Notice For Inter-Faith Marriages: Allahabad High Court
The mandatory display of notices for marriage of inter-faith couples will be optional from now, the Allahabad High Court said today in an order that is likely to bring relief to inter faith couples.
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Plea In Court Seeks To Allow Special Marriage Act To Apply To All Couples
A same-sex couple on Thursday urged the Delhi High Court to issue directions to allow the Special Marriage Act to apply to all couples regardless of their gender identity.
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High Court Seeks Government's Response Over Plea Against Special Marriage Act
The Delhi High Court today sought the Centre and the AAP government's response on an inter-faith couple's plea challenging the provision of issuing a public notice to invite objections to marriages under the Special Marriage Act (SMA).
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Supreme Court To Examine Special Marriage Act Over Privacy Concerns
The Supreme Court is to examine whether certain provisions of the Special Marriage Act of 1954 - which allows personal records to be available to the public during the 30-day notice period before the marriage - violate the individual's right to privacy
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Kerala Gay Couple Moves Court To Legalise Their Marriage
A gay couple has moved the Kerala High Court, seeking to strike down certain provisions under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, which do not permit to get their marriage registered.
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Kerala Transgender Journalist Marries In Ernakulum On Republic Day
Heidi Saadia, a transgender journalist, married Arthav Mohan at TDM Hall in Kerala's Ernakulam on the 71st Republic Day today.
