Plea in Supreme Court says secular marriage law violates privacy to marry
4 years, 3 months ago

Plea in Supreme Court says secular marriage law violates privacy to marry

The Hindu  

A secular marriage law that makes accessible to all and sundry the personal details, including mobile phone numbers, of adults who want to enter wedlock has come under challenge in the Supreme Court. The Special Marriage Act is intended to help consenting adults, especially those who belong to different religions or castes, to marry. She submitted that marriage is “a private decision taken by two consenting adults and the Special Marriage Act was formulated to provide a secular form of marriage”. The petition said, “By making the personal details of the couple accessible to everyone, the very right of the couple to be the decision-makers of their marriage is being hampered by the State”.

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Madhya Pradesh High Court Aids Interfaith Couple, Says There's No Bar On Muslim Boy Marrying Hindu Girl U/S 4 Of Special Marriage Act
2 days, 16 hours ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Aids Interfaith Couple, Says There's No Bar On Muslim Boy Marrying Hindu Girl U/S 4 Of Special Marriage Act

Live Law  

Coming to the aid of an interfaith couple, the Jabalpur Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the state to facilitate the marriage of a Hindu girl and a Muslim boy before the marriage officer. In doing so, the court said that there is no prohibition to inter-faith marriage under Section 4 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954. However, the …

Muslim women’s alimony right meets the moment
5 months, 1 week ago

Muslim women’s alimony right meets the moment

New Indian Express  

In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court has said that a Muslim woman has the right to seek maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code like any other woman. The SC bench rejected the argument that the provisions of Section 125 do not apply in view of there being a personal law on the issue …

Muslim community turns to Special Marriage Act for fair inheritance in Kerala
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Muslim community turns to Special Marriage Act for fair inheritance in Kerala

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Even while holding traditions tight, more members of the Muslim community have started registering marriages under section 15 of the Special Marriage Act to overcome certain conditions imposed in the Muslim inheritance law. Details collected under the Right to Information Act from sub-registrar offices in two districts -- Kasaragod and Thrissur -- show that a total of 277 marriages …

Marrying Person Of One's Choice Is A Fundamental Right, No One Can Interfere With Marriage Preferences Of Adults: Punjab & Haryana High Court
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Marrying Person Of One's Choice Is A Fundamental Right, No One Can Interfere With Marriage Preferences Of Adults: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has observed that the right to marry a person of one's own wish is a fundamental right.The development came while hearing a protection plea of a couple who stated to have legally married each other and apprehended threats from their relatives.Justice Kuldeep Tiwari observed, “To marry a person of one's own choice, is the …

Bizarre judgment: On the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bizarre judgment: On the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order

The Hindu  

It is an old principle that ignorance of law is no excuse. The Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order ruling declining to give protection to a couple on the ground that a marriage between a Muslim man and a Hindu woman will not be valid, even if registered under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, reflects an incredible misunderstanding of the law. …

Recent MP HC judgment on interfaith couples could deter mixed marriages
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Recent MP HC judgment on interfaith couples could deter mixed marriages

Hindustan Times  

The marriage between a Muslim man and a Hindu woman was not valid under Muslim personal law even if registered under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently ruled, denying police protection to the interfaith couple. On April 20, 1978, the husband gave “talaq”, which was challenged by his wife before the High Court of Bombay …

Interfaith Couples Can Marry Under Special Marriage Act Without Need Of Conversion: Allahabad High Court
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Interfaith Couples Can Marry Under Special Marriage Act Without Need Of Conversion: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the law does not prevent an interfaith couple from applying for court marriage under the Special Marriage Act without the requirement of converting their religion. The petitioners argued that without converting to the faith/religion of the other, they decided to cohabit as husband and wife and get married under the Special Marriage Act …

Allahabad High Court allows interfaith couples to marry without conversion under Special Marriage Act
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad High Court allows interfaith couples to marry without conversion under Special Marriage Act

India TV News  

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the law permits interfaith couples to marry under the Special Marriage Act without conversion. The court dismissed the argument, stating that while marriage by agreement is invalid, parties can apply for court marriage under the Special Marriage Act without conversion. However, law does not prevent the parties from applying for court marriage under …

Allahabad HC upholds interfaith couples’ right to Special Marriage Act without conversion
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad HC upholds interfaith couples’ right to Special Marriage Act without conversion

Hindustan Times  

While granting protection to an interfaith live-in couple facing threats, the Allahabad high court observed that the law permits interfaith couples to marry under the Special Marriage Act without conversion. Allahabad High Court The court observed, “Interfaith couples who choose not to convert for marriage can register their union under the Special Marriage Act.” Justice Jyotsna Sharma made this observation …

M.P. HC refuses protection to interfaith couple to register wedding under Special Marriage Act
6 months, 3 weeks ago

M.P. HC refuses protection to interfaith couple to register wedding under Special Marriage Act

The Hindu  

The wedding of a Muslim man with a Hindu woman, even if it is registered under the Special Marriage Act, is not valid, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has said while dismissing an interfaith couple’s petition seeking protection and help in registering their marriage. Section 4 of Special Marriage Act provides that if the parties are not within prohibited relationship …

Marriage, a chaotic construct!
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Marriage, a chaotic construct!

New Indian Express  

Critiques of marriage as an institution occur within a world in which the institution holds all kinds of power, which is why people who are critical of it may get married anyway. Pragmatically speaking, being legally married may be the best if not only way to ensure that one’s partner’s role in one’s life — or one’s role in their …

SC highlights cultural, legal significance of wedding ceremonies in Indian society
7 months, 3 weeks ago

SC highlights cultural, legal significance of wedding ceremonies in Indian society

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Supreme Court has issued a stern reminder about the sanctity of marriage, criticising the trend of reducing weddings to mere “song and dance” and “wining and dining”, while adding that such functions should be approached with reverence rather than extravagance. It added: “We urge young men and women to think deeply about the institution of marriage even …

Marriage Registration Can't Be Denied Because One Is A Foreign National, Right To Equality Applies To Non-Citizens Too: Rajasthan High Court
1 year ago

Marriage Registration Can't Be Denied Because One Is A Foreign National, Right To Equality Applies To Non-Citizens Too: Rajasthan High Court

Live Law  

Rajasthan High Court has recently underscored that the denial of registration of a marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act solely on the ground that one or both of them are foreign nationals is not justified. “…The respondents cannot refuse to register the marriage of the petitioners only because the petitioner No.2 is a foreigner and is not a citizen of …

Dissecting the same-sex marriage verdict
1 year, 2 months ago

Dissecting the same-sex marriage verdict

New Indian Express  

The Special Marriage Act, of 1954 is a permissive legislation that allows any two persons to marry without discarding their respective religions. The petitioners wanted Section 4 of the SMA made gender neutral as it prescribes in its present form that males complete the age of 21 years and females the age of 18 years to be eligible for marriage. …

Hindu Marriage Act Bars Second Marriage When Spouse Living, Consent Of Parties Can’t Confer Validity: Delhi High Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Hindu Marriage Act Bars Second Marriage When Spouse Living, Consent Of Parties Can’t Confer Validity: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ruled that once there is a legal bar on the performance of second marriage when either spouse of the parties are living, the consent of such parties cannot confer validity to the second marriage. Noting that both the parties should not have a living spouse according to Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, …

Invoking the spectre of judicial legislation
1 year, 2 months ago

Invoking the spectre of judicial legislation

Hindustan Times  

In the last two days, the Supreme Court has passed two significant judgments that will have ramifications for years to come. On Tuesday, by a 3-2 majority, the SC virtually rejected all the prayers in a batch of petitions seeking, among other reliefs, marriage equality and a bouquet of rights for the LGBTQ+ community. Thus, they said, “All queer persons …

Amending Special Marriage Act Will Push India Back To Pre-Independence Era: Supreme Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Amending Special Marriage Act Will Push India Back To Pre-Independence Era: Supreme Court

ABP News  

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, while reading out the order in the crucial hearing on the matter of same-sex marriage on Tuesday, voiced his concerns that striking down the Special Marriage Act would push the country back to the "pre-Independence era." Chief Justice Chandrachud cautioned against the striking down of the Special Marriage Act. He affirmed that decisions regarding …

SC Delivers Verdict On Same-Sex Marriage: Highlights From 10-Day Marathon Hearing
1 year, 2 months ago

SC Delivers Verdict On Same-Sex Marriage: Highlights From 10-Day Marathon Hearing

ABP News  

A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered its verdict on the pleas seeking legal validation of marriage of same-sex couples. Twenty petitions were filed by same-sex couples, and other LGBTOIA+ activists challenging the provisions of the Special Marriage Act 1954, Hindu Marriage Act 1955, and the Foreign Marriage Act 1969. Centre’s ‘Urban Elitists’ Argument, Supreme Court …

No legal recognition to same-sex marriage, Supreme Court leaves it to Parliament
1 year, 2 months ago

No legal recognition to same-sex marriage, Supreme Court leaves it to Parliament

India Today  

The Supreme Court today refused to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages, saying it was up to Parliament to make laws to enable it. The Supreme Court also directed the government to constitute a committee to examine the rights and entitlements of persons in queer union, without legal recognition of their relationship as a "marriage". The court, though, said that …

Hindu Marriage is Invalid Without Rituals: Allahabad HC
1 year, 2 months ago

Hindu Marriage is Invalid Without Rituals: Allahabad HC

News 18  

Observing that a Hindu marriage is not valid without ‘Saptapadi’ ceremony and other rituals, the Allahabad High Court has quashed the proceedings of a case where a man alleged that his estranged wife had solemnised second marriage without divorcing him. The ‘Saptapadi’ ceremony under the Hindu Law is one of the essential ingredients to constitute a valid marriage but the …

A milestone in Hindu marriage reform in India
1 year, 2 months ago

A milestone in Hindu marriage reform in India

The Hindu  

Nearly 56 years after the enactment of the Hindu Marriage Act 1967, young Illavarasan, from Tamil Nadu, never thought that his Suyamariyathai marriage that was performed and validated under this Act could be invalidated and criminalised by the same Madras High Court which, in 1953, in Chidambaram Chettiar vs Deivanai Achi, had declared such marriages to be null and void …

Fact Check: Did The Supreme Court Really Allow Advocates To Solemnize Marriages In Their Chambers?
1 year, 3 months ago

Fact Check: Did The Supreme Court Really Allow Advocates To Solemnize Marriages In Their Chambers?

Live Law  

Recently, several media reports have been doing the rounds stating that the Supreme Court has allowed advocates to solemnize marriages in their chambers under the Hindu Marriage Act 1955, overruling a Madras High Court judgment that held such marriages to be invalid. However, contrary to what several media reports claim, what the Apex Court actually held in its recent ruling …

What has the Supreme Court said about the validity of ‘self-respect’ marriages? | Explained
1 year, 3 months ago

What has the Supreme Court said about the validity of ‘self-respect’ marriages? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Affirming the fundamental right to choose one’s life partner, the Supreme Court on August 28 held that ‘self-respect’ marriages or ‘suyamariyathai’ under Section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, do not need public solemnisation or declarations, setting aside a May 2023 Madras High Court judgement. In doing so, a Bench comprising Justices S. Ravindra Bhat …

Lawyers Can Solemnise ‘Self Respect Marriage’ Under Amended Hindu Marriage Law in Tamil Nadu: SC
1 year, 3 months ago

Lawyers Can Solemnise ‘Self Respect Marriage’ Under Amended Hindu Marriage Law in Tamil Nadu: SC

News 18  

In a significant order, the Supreme Court on Monday said the lawyers can solemnise ‘Suyamariyathai’ marriages between two consenting adults under the amended Hindu Marriage Act in Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu government, in 1968, had amended one of the provisions of the Act to legalise Suyamariyathai marriages, to radically simplify weddings by shunning mandatory brahmin priests, holy fire and …

First Wife Has Right to File Application under Section 11 of Hindu Marriage Act to Void Husband's Second Marriage: Allahabad HC
1 year, 4 months ago

First Wife Has Right to File Application under Section 11 of Hindu Marriage Act to Void Husband's Second Marriage: Allahabad HC

News 18  

The Allahabad High Court recently affirmed the ruling of a family court that a first wife has the right to file an application under section 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, seeking the declaration of her husband’s second marriage as illegal and void. The counsel for the appellant who was the second wife of a man heavily relied upon …

From the India Today archives (2022) | How a Uniform Civil Code could impact marriages
1 year, 5 months ago

From the India Today archives (2022) | How a Uniform Civil Code could impact marriages

India Today  

On April 22, Union home minister Amit Shah, while addressing a BJP meeting in Bhopal, reportedly told his colleagues that it was time to focus on the Uniform Civil Code. IMPACT OF UCC ON MARRIAGES A common law can fix minimum legal age for marriage, abolish bigamy and polygamy and encourage interfaith marriages 1. Special provisions the UCC may abolish …

What is Hindu Marriage Act and its relevance: Details here
1 year, 5 months ago

What is Hindu Marriage Act and its relevance: Details here

India TV News  

The Hindu Marriage Act was passed in 1955 and designed to protect the rights of the Hindu bride and groom tied together by the holy bond of marriage. The Supreme Court observed that a Hindu marriage cannot be termed conclusive in the "absence of a valid ceremony" under the Hindu Marriage Act. What is Hindu Marriage Act | Key takeaways …

As Law Commission Seeks Fresh Suggestions on UCC, a Look at Personal Laws in India
1 year, 6 months ago

As Law Commission Seeks Fresh Suggestions on UCC, a Look at Personal Laws in India

News 18  

The Law Commission on Wednesday initiated a fresh consultation process on uniform civil code by seeking views from stakeholders, including public and recognised religious organisations, on the politically sensitive issue. For example, Hindu personal laws are governed by the Hindu Marriage Act, Hindu Succession Act, Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, and others. It’s important to note that the Hindu Marriage …

A Watershed Moment: SC Order on Divorce Makes Room for Dignity, Mitigates Stigma
1 year, 7 months ago

A Watershed Moment: SC Order on Divorce Makes Room for Dignity, Mitigates Stigma

The Quint  

In India, laws around marriage and divorce are governed largely by the religious laws like Hindu Marriage Act,1955, the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 and the relevant Muslim laws with the exception of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 wherein the divorce procedures apply to interfaith couples who have registered their marriage under the said Act. In the current case, the …

Marriage for all, even if for a few
1 year, 7 months ago

Marriage for all, even if for a few

The Hindu  

In a reality show, “Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives”, Sima Taparia of the series, “Indian Matchmaking”, was asked about the possibility of matching for queer couples. Even as season three of her show dropped, the Supreme Court began hearing the case for marriage equality within the ambit of the Special Marriage Act. If the court rules in favour of expanding …

Same Sex Marriage Case : Supreme Court Expresses Reluctance To Examine Special Marriage Act Provisions On Notice & Objections
1 year, 7 months ago

Same Sex Marriage Case : Supreme Court Expresses Reluctance To Examine Special Marriage Act Provisions On Notice & Objections

Live Law  

In the matter pertaining to marriage equality in India, on the ninth day of the arguments, Senior Advocate Dr AM Singhvi submitted before the Supreme Court his rejoinder arguments. When Dr Singhvi started arguing against the notice and objection regime of the Special Marriage Act, CJI DY Chandrachud orally remarked– "Your argument in the challenge to notice provisions postulates a …

Same-sex marriage: SC hints it may refer challenge to notice provision under Spl Marriage Act to 2-judge bench
1 year, 7 months ago

Same-sex marriage: SC hints it may refer challenge to notice provision under Spl Marriage Act to 2-judge bench

India TV News  

The Supreme Court, which is hearing arguments on a batch of pleas seeking legal sanction for same-sex marriages, on Thursday indicated it might refer for adjudication by a two-judge bench the challenge to the 30-day prior notice provision in the Special Marriage Act, 1954. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said on Thursday the 30-day …

Same-sex marriage hearing | How the case unfolded
1 year, 7 months ago

Same-sex marriage hearing | How the case unfolded

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court of India on October 17 in a majority view held that homosexual couples cannot claim an unqualified right to marry. But all the five judges on the Bench agreed that the Special Marriage Act of 1954 was not unconstitutional for excluding same-sex marriages. They said that tinkering with the Special Marriage Act of 1954 to bring same-sex …

SMA rules must be reconsidered
1 year, 8 months ago

SMA rules must be reconsidered

Hindustan Times  

The fractious question of interfaith relationships was first legislated in India in the second half of the 19th century as sweeping reformist movements such as Brahmo Samaj petitioned the British government to find a path forward for couples separated by religion, and the diktat of their strict customary laws. From the swirling debate around the reformation of the Hindu personal …

Supreme Court slams sections of Special Marriage Act requiring prior notice
1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court slams sections of Special Marriage Act requiring prior notice

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on April 20 said provisions of the Special Marriage Act which mandate a 30-day prior notice of intent to marry is steeped in patriarchy and exposes vulnerable couples to an “invasion” by the society. However, senior advocate A.M. Singhvi and advocate Shadan Farasat said the mandate of prior and open notice of the intent to marry was …

'Based On Patriarchy, Exposes Couples To Invasion' : Supreme Court Questions Special Marriage Act Provisions On Notice Inviting Objections
1 year, 8 months ago

'Based On Patriarchy, Exposes Couples To Invasion' : Supreme Court Questions Special Marriage Act Provisions On Notice Inviting Objections

Live Law  

In the marriage equality case before the Supreme Court, some petitioners have challenged the provisions of the Special Marriage Act 1954 which require parties intending marriage to give advance notice of 30 days, which will be published in the Registrar's office inviting public objections. Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing in the writ petition filed by Utkarsh Saxena and …

Five years after Section 377 landmark, queer community hopes for an epoch
1 year, 8 months ago

Five years after Section 377 landmark, queer community hopes for an epoch

Hindustan Times  

Like most things in India, it began at a wedding. “Runaway LBI women and trans persons often wish to marry each other and are seeking to secure some legal and social legitimacy for their relationship, particularly given the hostility, threat and violence that is inflicted on them not only by society at large but specifically from family members, opposed to …

A case for marriage equality
1 year, 8 months ago

A case for marriage equality

The Hindu  

On March 12, the Centre filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court frowning upon same-sex marriage. More than 20 retired judges issued a statement saying that legalisation of same-sex marriage will “strike at the very root of the family system” and that “such a sensitive issue concerning the society at large be debated in the Parliament and State Legislature as …

In legal fight for love, petitioners look to Supreme Court for same-sex marriage sanction
1 year, 8 months ago

In legal fight for love, petitioners look to Supreme Court for same-sex marriage sanction

The Hindu  

A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court is set to hear the petitions on April 18, 2023. It is then upon the aggrieved members of society, the victims of the current marriage regime, to go to court and say the laws as they stand today are violative of the Constitution, and therefore the court is absolutely the right forum for …

RSS supports Centre’s stand on same-sex marriage
1 year, 9 months ago

RSS supports Centre’s stand on same-sex marriage

The Hindu  

Backing the Union Government’s stand on same-sex marriage, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on March 14 said marriage can only take place between persons from opposite genders. It is not for physical and sexual enjoyment,” Mr. Hosbale said, adding that the RSS agreed with the government’s view on same-sex marriage. “In our country, despite statutory recognition of the …

Supreme Court Refers Petitions Seeking Legal Recognition For Same-Sex Marriage To Constitution Bench
1 year, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Refers Petitions Seeking Legal Recognition For Same-Sex Marriage To Constitution Bench

Live Law  

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Monday referred to a Constitution Bench a batch of petitions seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriages, observing that it was a matter of "seminal importance"A bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala observed in its order : "We are of the view that it would be appropriate …

Centre opposes recognition of same-sex marriage in Supreme Court citing personal laws, societal values
1 year, 9 months ago

Centre opposes recognition of same-sex marriage in Supreme Court citing personal laws, societal values

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Centre has opposed in the Supreme Court a batch of pleas seeking legal validation of same-sex marriage, saying it would cause a complete havoc with the delicate balance of personal laws and in accepted societal values. The Centre said, “It is submitted that despite the decriminalisation of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, the petitioners cannot …

Will Kerala Muslim couple's re-marriage under Special Marriage Act help them? | Explained
1 year, 9 months ago

Will Kerala Muslim couple's re-marriage under Special Marriage Act help them? | Explained

India Today  

A Muslim couple from Kerala recently remarried, and got their marriage registered under the Special Marriage Act. READ | What is Special Marriage Act, all you need to know Section 2 of the 1937 Act states that the rule of decision in cases where the parties are Muslims will be the Muslim Personal Law, on the question of succession, marriage, …

[Special Marriage Act] Youngsters Largely Employed Abroad, 30 Days Mandatory Residence & Subsequent Waiting Period May Need Relook: Kerala HC
1 year, 10 months ago

[Special Marriage Act] Youngsters Largely Employed Abroad, 30 Days Mandatory Residence & Subsequent Waiting Period May Need Relook: Kerala HC

Live Law  

A Petition has been recently moved before the Kerala High Court challenging the provision of the Special Marriage Act, to the extent that it mandates a waiting period of 30 days after submission of the notice of intended marriage. The Writ Petition was filed seeking a declaration that the mandatory waiting period is unconstitutional or a declaration that the 30 …

Now, foreigners can register marriages in Delhi under Special Act
1 year, 11 months ago

Now, foreigners can register marriages in Delhi under Special Act

Hindustan Times  

Foreigners can register their marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1953, and there is no requirement for at least one of the parties to be an Indian citizen, the Delhi high court has said, directing the state government to amend their guidelines in this regard. Justice Singh said the statute having made a clear distinction between “any two persons” in …

Supreme Court to examine whether girls aged 15 can be married off under Muslim personal law when statutes make it an offence
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court to examine whether girls aged 15 can be married off under Muslim personal law when statutes make it an offence

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on January 13 decided to examine whether girls as young as 15 years can enter into wedlock on the basis of custom or personal law when such marriages constitute an offence in statutory law. Chandrachud issued a formal notice on the petition filed by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights against a recent order of …

High Court Allows Foreign Nationals Working in Delhi to Solemnise and Register Marriage in the Capital
1 year, 11 months ago

High Court Allows Foreign Nationals Working in Delhi to Solemnise and Register Marriage in the Capital

News 18  

The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed two foreign nationals from Canada and the United States working in Delhi to solemnise and register their marriage in the national capital. It has been submitted that to solemnise their marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, the couple was advised to apply for the same through the Delhi government’s official website, www.edistrict.delhigovt.nic.in. …

Glimmer of hope: On rights of same-sex couples
1 year, 11 months ago

Glimmer of hope: On rights of same-sex couples

The Hindu  

In a welcome move, the Supreme Court has transferred to itself petitions pending in several High Courts seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage. Petitioners are looking for an authoritative ruling legalising same-sex marriage, especially on the question of whether it will be brought within the ambit of the Special Marriage Act of 1954, which allows a civil marriage for couples …

Supreme Court transfers to itself all petitions on same-sex marriage
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court transfers to itself all petitions on same-sex marriage

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday transferred to itself petitions pending in various High Courts seeking legal recognition of same sex marriage. Chandrachud said there was broad consensus among the petitioners to shift the cases to the Supreme Court for an authoritative ruling on the issue, especially on the question whether same sex marriage should be brought within the ambit of …

SC seeks Centre’s response on NCW’s plea seeking uniform marriageable age
2 years ago

SC seeks Centre’s response on NCW’s plea seeking uniform marriageable age

Firstpost  

The petition, which cited a recent decision of the Delhi High Court allowing a minor Muslim girl’s marriage on the ground that it is permitted under the Muslim personal law, sought equal application of penal laws to Muslim women who were married off before attaining the age of majority New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response on …

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