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"Criminal To Love?" Top Court Asks, Junks Plea Over Muslim Girl's Marriage
The Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, or NCPCR, that challenged a 2022 Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict granting protection to a (then) 16-year-old Muslim girl.
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Indonesian Couple Publicly Flogged 100 Times For Having Sex Outside Marriage
Indonesia banned sex outside of marriage in its latest criminal code in 2022 but that law will not come into force until next year. The region started using religious law after it was granted special autonomy in 2001.
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Interfaith Marriage Invalid Under Muslim Personal Law: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The marriage between a Muslim man and a Hindu woman is not valid under Muslim personal law even if registered under the Special Marriage Act, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has said while denying police protection to an interfaith couple.
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Allahabad High Court Allows Interfaith Couples To Marry Without Conversion
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the law permits interfaith couples to marry under the Special Marriage Act without conversion.
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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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"Won't Go Into Personal Laws": Supreme Court In Same-Sex Marriage Hearing
The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it clear that it will not go into the personal laws governing marriages while deciding the pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriages and asked the lawyers to advance arguments on the Special Marriage Act.
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A Key Requirement For Divorce For Christians Struck Down By Kerala High Court
This brings it on a par with other laws that govern matrimony and divorce: Special Marriage Act and Hindu Marriage Act
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Same Sex Couples Seek Proceedings' Live Streaming On Plea To Recognise Marriage
The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the Centre to respond to a plea by LGBTQ couples who are seeking live streaming of proceedings on a batch of petitions to recognise same-sex marriages under the special, Hindu and foreign marriage laws on the gro
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Marriage Associated With Heterosexual Couples: Centre Tells Delhi Court
The Delhi High Court has listed for final hearing separate pleas, including by two same-sex couples, seeking a declaration recognising same-sex marriages under the special, Hindu and foreign marriage laws.
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Reply On Plea Challenging Special Marriage Law
The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a plea which has challenged validity of some provisions of the Special Marriage Act which require two adults to put personal details in public domain for scrutiny before their wedding and they might have a "chilling effect" on the fundamental right to marry and privacy.
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"Criminal To Love?" Top Court Asks, Junks Plea Over Muslim Girl's Marriage
The Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, or NCPCR, that challenged a 2022 Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict granting protection to a (then) 16-year-old Muslim girl.
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Indonesian Couple Publicly Flogged 100 Times For Having Sex Outside Marriage
Indonesia banned sex outside of marriage in its latest criminal code in 2022 but that law will not come into force until next year. The region started using religious law after it was granted special autonomy in 2001.
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Interfaith Marriage Invalid Under Muslim Personal Law: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The marriage between a Muslim man and a Hindu woman is not valid under Muslim personal law even if registered under the Special Marriage Act, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has said while denying police protection to an interfaith couple.
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Allahabad High Court Allows Interfaith Couples To Marry Without Conversion
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the law permits interfaith couples to marry under the Special Marriage Act without conversion.
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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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"Won't Go Into Personal Laws": Supreme Court In Same-Sex Marriage Hearing
The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it clear that it will not go into the personal laws governing marriages while deciding the pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriages and asked the lawyers to advance arguments on the Special Marriage Act.
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A Key Requirement For Divorce For Christians Struck Down By Kerala High Court
This brings it on a par with other laws that govern matrimony and divorce: Special Marriage Act and Hindu Marriage Act
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Same Sex Couples Seek Proceedings' Live Streaming On Plea To Recognise Marriage
The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the Centre to respond to a plea by LGBTQ couples who are seeking live streaming of proceedings on a batch of petitions to recognise same-sex marriages under the special, Hindu and foreign marriage laws on the gro
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Marriage Associated With Heterosexual Couples: Centre Tells Delhi Court
The Delhi High Court has listed for final hearing separate pleas, including by two same-sex couples, seeking a declaration recognising same-sex marriages under the special, Hindu and foreign marriage laws.
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Reply On Plea Challenging Special Marriage Law
The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a plea which has challenged validity of some provisions of the Special Marriage Act which require two adults to put personal details in public domain for scrutiny before their wedding and they might have a "chilling effect" on the fundamental right to marry and privacy.
