Supreme Court waived the mandatory waiting of six months for granting divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act.
02 May 2023 12:17 AM
The judge said the apex court had held that transgender persons had the right to decide their self-identified gender.
23 Apr 2019 6:55 PM
According to the petitioners, Ojaswa Pathak and Mayank Gupta the provisions provide the statutory scheme for the Restitution of Conjugal Rights.
06 Mar 2019 2:31 AM
The restriction placed on second marriage till dismissal of an appeal would not apply in cases were the parties have arrived at settlement.
28 Aug 2018 9:20 AM
However, SC refused to annul 26-year-old woman's marriage only on the ground that it was performed without her consent.
07 May 2018 7:33 PM
Court rejects plea of man to dissolve union.
01 May 2018 5:19 AM
Arguing for the petitioner’s wife, advocate Samir Vaidya said that his client and her husband had been living apart for a year.
15 Apr 2018 2:00 AM
SC directed Centre to provide protection to woman, daughter of politician in Karnataka, who claimed that she was forcibly married.
11 Apr 2018 5:03 PM
The ruling came on a plea by NGO Shakti Vahini, which had moved the apex court in 2010 seeking protection of couples from honour killings.
27 Mar 2018 12:18 PM
The sarpanch had booked helicopter ride for his would-be wife and sought permission for constructing temporary helipad.
29 Dec 2017 11:07 AM
The court while dissolving the marriage also quashed the family court order favouring the wife on the same ground.
30 Oct 2017 1:56 AM
SC held, minimum cooling period for granting divorce can be waived if there was no possibility of cohabitation between an estranged couple.
12 Sep 2017 8:54 PM
The husband, a Muslim while the wife, a Hindu were denied a room at the Olive residency, on alleged religious grounds.
05 Jul 2017 2:02 PM
The Commission also opined that the time limit to register marriage should be restricted within 30 days, thereafter incurring a penalty.
04 Jul 2017 6:22 PM
The bill was approved by the Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights on January 2 with an overwhelming majority.
19 Feb 2017 1:45 PM
The bench therefore granted divorce to the lawyer couple.
15 Nov 2016 4:02 AM