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Justice AK Goel, Who Ruled On Dalit Atrocities Law, Retires From Top Court
Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, who was the first person from Haryana to become a Supreme Court judge and took up various contentious social and religious issues such as triple talaq, abuse of the SC/ST Act and safeguards for women in matrimonial disputes, retires today.
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Triple Talaq Is 'Worst, Undesirable' Way To End Marriage: Supreme Court
Triple talaq is the "worst and undesirable form" of dissolution of marriage among Muslims, the Supreme Court observed on Friday as it continued hearing into the constitutional validity of the practice that lets Muslim men divorce by saying the "talaq" thrice. The country's five seniormost judges headed by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar started th...
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Is Triple Talaq Legal, Supreme Court To Ask Constitution Bench To Decide
The Supreme Court is likely to refer petitions on triple talaq, nikah halala and polygamy to a five-judge constitution bench which, the Centre suggested, should decide if the constitutional right to practice religion protected these practices by Muslims. At Thursday's hearing, the Centre outlined four questions that it felt the court should deliber...
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Triple Talaq: Supreme Court Says Will Focus Only on 'Legal' Aspects
The Supreme Court will only examine triple talaq - the practice of Muslim men getting an instant divorce by saying "talaq" three times - from a legal perspective and steer clear of aspects in the legislative domain, such as bringing in a uniform civil code, under which divorce under Muslim law would have to be supervised by courts.
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Time To Abolish 'Triple Talaq', Says Venkaiah Naidu
Describing 'triple talaq' as anti-constitutional and anti-civilisation, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu today said its time the country should abolish this "gender discrimination", in the light of principles of justice, dignity and equality.
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Law Panel Wants States To Encourage People To Respond To Uniform Civil Code Questionnaire
Seeking to widen the reach of its consultation paper on Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the Law Commission has urged chief ministers to use their influence to encourage minority groups, political parties and even government departments to respond to its questionnaire.
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Personal Laws Must Be Constitutionally Compliant: Arun Jaitley
Amid the ongoing debate over 'Triple Talaq', Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the government is of the clear view that personal laws should be constitutionally compliant and in conformity with norms of gender equality and the right to live with dignity.
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Triple Talaq Against Gender Equality, Unfair: Centre To Tell Supreme Court
The government will oppose "triple talaq" divorce in the Supreme Court on grounds that it is against gender equality and "misplaced in a secular country", sources said on Friday.
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Government To Oppose Triple Talaq In Supreme Court Citing Women's Rights
The Centre will be opposing in the Supreme Court the triple talaq practice on the grounds of women's rights, terming it as "inalienable" and asserting that the issue should not be seen from the prism of uniform civil code, a highly placed government functionary said today.
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Justice AK Goel, Who Ruled On Dalit Atrocities Law, Retires From Top Court
Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, who was the first person from Haryana to become a Supreme Court judge and took up various contentious social and religious issues such as triple talaq, abuse of the SC/ST Act and safeguards for women in matrimonial disputes, retires today.
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Triple Talaq Is 'Worst, Undesirable' Way To End Marriage: Supreme Court
Triple talaq is the "worst and undesirable form" of dissolution of marriage among Muslims, the Supreme Court observed on Friday as it continued hearing into the constitutional validity of the practice that lets Muslim men divorce by saying the "talaq" thrice. The country's five seniormost judges headed by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar started th...
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Is Triple Talaq Legal, Supreme Court To Ask Constitution Bench To Decide
The Supreme Court is likely to refer petitions on triple talaq, nikah halala and polygamy to a five-judge constitution bench which, the Centre suggested, should decide if the constitutional right to practice religion protected these practices by Muslims. At Thursday's hearing, the Centre outlined four questions that it felt the court should deliber...
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Triple Talaq: Supreme Court Says Will Focus Only on 'Legal' Aspects
The Supreme Court will only examine triple talaq - the practice of Muslim men getting an instant divorce by saying "talaq" three times - from a legal perspective and steer clear of aspects in the legislative domain, such as bringing in a uniform civil code, under which divorce under Muslim law would have to be supervised by courts.
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Time To Abolish 'Triple Talaq', Says Venkaiah Naidu
Describing 'triple talaq' as anti-constitutional and anti-civilisation, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu today said its time the country should abolish this "gender discrimination", in the light of principles of justice, dignity and equality.
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Law Panel Wants States To Encourage People To Respond To Uniform Civil Code Questionnaire
Seeking to widen the reach of its consultation paper on Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the Law Commission has urged chief ministers to use their influence to encourage minority groups, political parties and even government departments to respond to its questionnaire.
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Personal Laws Must Be Constitutionally Compliant: Arun Jaitley
Amid the ongoing debate over 'Triple Talaq', Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the government is of the clear view that personal laws should be constitutionally compliant and in conformity with norms of gender equality and the right to live with dignity.
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Triple Talaq Against Gender Equality, Unfair: Centre To Tell Supreme Court
The government will oppose "triple talaq" divorce in the Supreme Court on grounds that it is against gender equality and "misplaced in a secular country", sources said on Friday.
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Government To Oppose Triple Talaq In Supreme Court Citing Women's Rights
The Centre will be opposing in the Supreme Court the triple talaq practice on the grounds of women's rights, terming it as "inalienable" and asserting that the issue should not be seen from the prism of uniform civil code, a highly placed government functionary said today.
