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Living Separately For Year Not Strict Requirement For Mutual Divorce: Court
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday clarified that couples seeking divorce by mutual consent are not necessarily required to live separately for at least one year, as prescribed under the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), 1955.
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"How Is This Allowed In Modern Society?" Top Court On New Triple Talaq Case
The Supreme Court has questioned the validity of talaq-e-hasan, a form of triple talaq in which a Muslim man can divorce his wife by pronouncing the word 'talaq' once a month for three months, as it revisited the issue of divorce among Muslims.
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Top Court Grants Divorce, Orders Man To Give Rs 4 Crore Mumbai Flat To Ex-Wife
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted divorce to an estranged couple while directing the man to hand over his Rs 4 crore Mumbai flat to the estranged wife.
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"Not Guilty": Supreme Court Acquits Man On Death Row After 11 Years In Jail
The Supreme Court in an important judgment today set aside the death sentence of Baljinder Kumar from Kapurthala, who has been in jail for over 11 years in murder cases of his wife, two toddlers and sister-in-law.
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"If The Marriage...": Top Court Allows Spouse's Recorded Calls As Evidence
The secretly recorded telephonic conversation of a spouse is admissible evidence in a matrimonial dispute case, the Supreme Court ruled today
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'Much Can Happen Over Coffee': Top Court Asks Couple To Settle Dispute
The Supreme Court on Monday asked a couple engaged in divorce proceedings to go on a dinner tonight to iron out their grievances and settle the dispute amicably.
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Opinion | Women, Domestic Violence And The Dangerous Narrative Of 'Misuse'
The growing trend of casual and contradictory statements made by Supreme Court judges regarding domestic violence must be addressed. These remarks have a direct impact on how both the police and judiciary respond to cases on the ground.
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"Marriage Built On Trust, Companionship, Shared Experiences": Supreme Court
"Marriage is a relationship built on mutual trust, companionship and shared experiences," the Supreme Court has said as it upheld a Madras High Court decision granting divorce to an estranged software engineer couple.
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Laws For Women's Welfare Not Tools To "Extort" Their Husbands: Top Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that strict laws designed for women's welfare are not meant to be tools to "chastise, threaten, domineer or extort" their husbands.
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"Judicial System Injudicious": Top Court On Woman's 3-Decade Long Divorce Fight
The trials and tribulations of a woman fighting a protracted legal battle against a family court granting the decree of divorce to her estranged husband multiple times has moved the Supreme Court.
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Top Court Stays Chef Kunal Kapur's Divorce Granted On Grounds Of Cruelty
The Supreme Court has stayed a Delhi High Court order granting divorce to celebrity chef Kunal Kapur after his estranged wife moved the top court.
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Supreme Court Alimony Order For Muslim Women "Against" Islamic Law: Muslim Law Board
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) said on Sunday that it is exploring all possible measures to get the Supreme Court to "roll back" its ruling on alimony to divorced Muslim women as it is "against" Islamic law.
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Cruelty For Woman And Man May Differ: Supreme Court On Divorce Case
What is cruelty for a woman in a given case may not be cruelty for a man, and a relatively more elastic and broad approach is required when a court examines a case in which a wife seeks divorce, the Supreme Court has said.
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Cricketer Mohammad Shami's Wife Requests Supreme Court For Uniform Laws On Divorce
The Supreme Court issued notice to concerned respondents on the plea filed by Icricketer Mohammad Shami's wife seeking to frame guidelines for "gender-neutral religion-neutral uniform grounds of divorce.
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Supreme Court To Examine Constitutional Validity Of Extrajudicial Divorces
The Supreme Court said on Thursday it will examine the larger constitutional issue of challenge to the validity of extrajudicial divorce like 'Talaq-e-Hasan' among Muslims.
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Living Separately For Year Not Strict Requirement For Mutual Divorce: Court
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday clarified that couples seeking divorce by mutual consent are not necessarily required to live separately for at least one year, as prescribed under the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), 1955.
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"How Is This Allowed In Modern Society?" Top Court On New Triple Talaq Case
The Supreme Court has questioned the validity of talaq-e-hasan, a form of triple talaq in which a Muslim man can divorce his wife by pronouncing the word 'talaq' once a month for three months, as it revisited the issue of divorce among Muslims.
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Top Court Grants Divorce, Orders Man To Give Rs 4 Crore Mumbai Flat To Ex-Wife
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted divorce to an estranged couple while directing the man to hand over his Rs 4 crore Mumbai flat to the estranged wife.
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"Not Guilty": Supreme Court Acquits Man On Death Row After 11 Years In Jail
The Supreme Court in an important judgment today set aside the death sentence of Baljinder Kumar from Kapurthala, who has been in jail for over 11 years in murder cases of his wife, two toddlers and sister-in-law.
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"If The Marriage...": Top Court Allows Spouse's Recorded Calls As Evidence
The secretly recorded telephonic conversation of a spouse is admissible evidence in a matrimonial dispute case, the Supreme Court ruled today
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'Much Can Happen Over Coffee': Top Court Asks Couple To Settle Dispute
The Supreme Court on Monday asked a couple engaged in divorce proceedings to go on a dinner tonight to iron out their grievances and settle the dispute amicably.
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Opinion | Women, Domestic Violence And The Dangerous Narrative Of 'Misuse'
The growing trend of casual and contradictory statements made by Supreme Court judges regarding domestic violence must be addressed. These remarks have a direct impact on how both the police and judiciary respond to cases on the ground.
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"Marriage Built On Trust, Companionship, Shared Experiences": Supreme Court
"Marriage is a relationship built on mutual trust, companionship and shared experiences," the Supreme Court has said as it upheld a Madras High Court decision granting divorce to an estranged software engineer couple.
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Laws For Women's Welfare Not Tools To "Extort" Their Husbands: Top Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that strict laws designed for women's welfare are not meant to be tools to "chastise, threaten, domineer or extort" their husbands.
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"Judicial System Injudicious": Top Court On Woman's 3-Decade Long Divorce Fight
The trials and tribulations of a woman fighting a protracted legal battle against a family court granting the decree of divorce to her estranged husband multiple times has moved the Supreme Court.
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Top Court Stays Chef Kunal Kapur's Divorce Granted On Grounds Of Cruelty
The Supreme Court has stayed a Delhi High Court order granting divorce to celebrity chef Kunal Kapur after his estranged wife moved the top court.
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Supreme Court Alimony Order For Muslim Women "Against" Islamic Law: Muslim Law Board
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) said on Sunday that it is exploring all possible measures to get the Supreme Court to "roll back" its ruling on alimony to divorced Muslim women as it is "against" Islamic law.
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Cruelty For Woman And Man May Differ: Supreme Court On Divorce Case
What is cruelty for a woman in a given case may not be cruelty for a man, and a relatively more elastic and broad approach is required when a court examines a case in which a wife seeks divorce, the Supreme Court has said.
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Cricketer Mohammad Shami's Wife Requests Supreme Court For Uniform Laws On Divorce
The Supreme Court issued notice to concerned respondents on the plea filed by Icricketer Mohammad Shami's wife seeking to frame guidelines for "gender-neutral religion-neutral uniform grounds of divorce.
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Supreme Court To Examine Constitutional Validity Of Extrajudicial Divorces
The Supreme Court said on Thursday it will examine the larger constitutional issue of challenge to the validity of extrajudicial divorce like 'Talaq-e-Hasan' among Muslims.
