Muslim women discriminated by personal law? SC asks Centre to submit high level panel’s report
8 years, 11 months ago

Muslim women discriminated by personal law? SC asks Centre to submit high level panel’s report

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today initiated steps for detailed hearing of batch of petitions, one of them taken suo motu by it on the contentious issue and recurring complaints of gender discrimination suffered by muslim women arising out of several rules in its personal laws like triple talaq and polygamy.Significantly, a bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice U U Lalit has asked the Centre. The Supreme Court today initiated steps for detailed hearing of batch of petitions, one of them taken suo motu by it on the contentious issue and recurring complaints of gender discrimination suffered by muslim women arising out of several rules in its personal laws like triple talaq and polygamy. The suo motu writ petition has been registered by the Supreme Court for considering the rights of Muslim women in issues concerning marriage, divorce and maintenance and whether the current practices under Muslim Personal Law regarding marriage, divorce and maintenance are violative of Part III of the Constitution. Referring to the Supreme Court’s decision to register a PIL suo motu titled ‘Muslim women’s quest for equality’ on gender discrimination women face under Muslim personal law in the recent judgment, the petition contended that the law has to change with time.

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Legal clarity in complex times
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Legal clarity in complex times

Deccan Chronicle  

l The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 l The Hindu Succession Act, 2005 l The Indecent Representation of Women Act, 1986, on the personal front, and The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013. l Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 l On the professional front, there is the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, among other regulations. “The legislature …

Court seeks Centre's stand on Muslim woman's plea for secular succession rights
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Court seeks Centre's stand on Muslim woman's plea for secular succession rights

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked for the Centre's stand on a Muslim woman's plea seeking to be governed by the Indian succession law instead of Shariat. She also sought a declaration that the persons who didn't wish to be governed by the Muslim personal law must be allowed to be governed by the "secular law of the country" -- …

Iraq's new amendments to allow child marriages under Sharia, read details
2 months ago

Iraq's new amendments to allow child marriages under Sharia, read details

Op India  

In a startling move, the parliament of Iraq enacted three controversial laws on 21st January. The amendments to the civil status law, per human rights activist and Iraqi Women’s League member Intisar al-Mayali, “will leave disastrous effects on the rights of women and girls, through the marriage of girls at an early age, which violates their right to life as …

‘Fighting for women’s rights assured under Constitution’
5 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Fighting for women’s rights assured under Constitution’

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The ‘Forum for Gender Equality Among Muslims', a group of Muslim activists who wanted timely reforms in Muslim Personal Law, is not in any way opposing communal beliefs but merely demanding that the rights of women are guaranteed under the Constitution, the members said at the ‘Equality Conference’ held in Kochi on Saturday. In fact, the community has adopted …

Muslim law board in a huddle seeking rollback of SC's alimony order – Firstpost
8 months, 1 week ago

Muslim law board in a huddle seeking rollback of SC's alimony order – Firstpost

Firstpost  

All India Muslim Personal Law Board spokesperson Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas said the board has also decided to talk to the Central government and the Opposition on the matter The Supreme Court’s ruling on alimony to divorced Muslim women was “against the Islamic law ”, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board said. The AIMPLB Working Committee met on Sunday …

Muslim board to explore ways to overturn Supreme Court’s alimony verdict
8 months, 1 week ago

Muslim board to explore ways to overturn Supreme Court’s alimony verdict

The Hindu  

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on July 14 asserted that the Supreme Court verdict on maintenance to Muslim women was against Islamic law and authorised its president to explore all possible measures to ensure that this decision is overturned. After a meeting of its working committee in New Delhi, the board adopted a resolution which stated that the …

AIMPLB to challenge UCC in Uttarakhand, SC ruling on maintenance
8 months, 1 week ago

AIMPLB to challenge UCC in Uttarakhand, SC ruling on maintenance

Hindustan Times  

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has decided to challenge the recent Supreme Court ruling mandating the payment of maintenance to Muslim divorcee women beyond the period of “Iddat” before a larger bench. The board’s legal committee, after going through the Supreme Court order, has resolved to explore all possible legal avenues to defend Muslim personal laws. AIMPLB member …

AIMPLB may challenge Supreme Court verdict on maintenance to Muslim divorced women
8 months, 2 weeks ago

AIMPLB may challenge Supreme Court verdict on maintenance to Muslim divorced women

India TV News  

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board is preparing to challenge a recent Supreme Court ruling that mandates the payment of maintenance to Muslim divorcee women beyond the period of 'Iddat', an AIMPLB member said. The AIMPLB's position is rooted in the belief that the order contradicts Islamic Shariat law, which stipulates that a husband is obligated to pay maintenance …

AIMPLB may challenge SC ruling on alimony to divorced Muslim women
8 months, 2 weeks ago

AIMPLB may challenge SC ruling on alimony to divorced Muslim women

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow and Meerut: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board is likely to challenge a recent Supreme Court ruling that mandates the payment of maintenance to Muslim divorcee women beyond the period of ‘Iddat’. “Our legal committee’s findings will guide our next steps, which could include filing a review petition.” In contrast, the All India Shia Personal Law Board has …

Muslim women’s alimony right meets the moment
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

BJP lauds Supreme Court verdict on maintenance for divorced Muslim women under secular law
8 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP lauds Supreme Court verdict on maintenance for divorced Muslim women under secular law

The Hindu  

The BJP on July 10 praised the Supreme Court verdict which declared that a divorced Muslim woman was entitled to seek maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Addressing a presser at the BJP’s national headquarters in New Delhi, party spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said the verdict had “ended” a threat to the Constitution by the …

Indian Muslim women can claim alimony from husband after divorce, rules Supreme Court – Firstpost
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian Muslim women can claim alimony from husband after divorce, rules Supreme Court – Firstpost

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court said a divorced Muslim woman can file a claim for maintenance under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code against her former husband A divorced Muslim woman can now seek alimony from her husband by filing a claim for maintenance under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code, the Supreme Court of India ruled on Wednesday. A …

Divorced Muslim women can seek maintenance from husband, rules Supreme Court
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Divorced Muslim women can seek maintenance from husband, rules Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a divorced Muslim woman is entitled to seek maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code, adding that the Muslim Women Act, 1986, will not prevail over the secular law. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Justice Augustine George Masih pronounced the judgments upholding a Muslim woman's right …

SC says Muslim women entitled to seek maintenance from spouse under section 125 of CrpC
8 months, 2 weeks ago

SC says Muslim women entitled to seek maintenance from spouse under section 125 of CrpC

New Indian Express  

The bench said maintenance is not charity but the right of married women and it is applicable to all married women irrespective of their religion. He has contended that a divorced Muslim woman is not entitled for maintenance under Section 125 of CrPC and has to invoke the provisions of the Muslim Women Act, 1986. The bench clarified that if …

Bizarre judgment: On the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order
9 months, 3 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. …

Ex-Muslim woman from Kerala challenges Muslim Personal Law provisions on inheritance, CJI agrees to hear her case
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-Muslim woman from Kerala challenges Muslim Personal Law provisions on inheritance, CJI agrees to hear her case

Op India  

On Monday, the Supreme Court of India issued notices to State and Union governments while hearing a writ petition seeking a declaration that a person who was born a Muslim, but ceased to be a believer, would not be governed by the Shariat law. In her plea, Safiya seeks a “declaration that persons who do not want to be governed …

SC seeks government’s response on non-believer’s plea to be governed by secular law, not Sharia
10 months, 3 weeks ago

SC seeks government’s response on non-believer’s plea to be governed by secular law, not Sharia

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on April 29 sought the Union Government’s response to a petition filed by a Kerala-based woman, who said she, though born a Muslim, is now a non-believer, and should be governed by the secular statutes rather than the Sharia law. Mr. Padmanabhan submitted that the Supreme Court has already underscored the “fundamental postulate of secularism which treats …

Supreme Court Transfers To Itself Petition In HC Challenging Validity Of Shariat Act & Polygamy In Muslim Personal Law
1 year ago

Supreme Court Transfers To Itself Petition In HC Challenging Validity Of Shariat Act & Polygamy In Muslim Personal Law

Live Law  

The Supreme Court transferred to itself the pending PIL before the Allahabad High Court challenging the validity of the Muslim Personal Application Act, 1937, and seeking a declaration that Section 494 IPC is ultra vires to the Constitution of India. In March last year, the High Court Bench of Justices Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Subhash Vidyarthi issued a notice to …

Paternalistic Approach Of Family Law Towards Woman
1 year, 1 month ago

Paternalistic Approach Of Family Law Towards Woman

Live Law  

The subject of religion-based personal legislation in India is a complex and multifaceted one, encompassing various aspects such as secularism, modernism, national cohesion, communal identity, religious liberty, and the principle of equality. Within the framework of Muslim personal law in India, there exist several instances that underscore the paternalistic approach embedded in family laws. The court's decision in this case …

Legally Speaking | The quest for equality, which is at the heart of the Uttarakhand UCC bill, is flawed
1 year, 1 month ago

Legally Speaking | The quest for equality, which is at the heart of the Uttarakhand UCC bill, is flawed

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code bill, recently passed by the state assembly session, has been a subject of intense discussion. While criminal laws apply to all Indian citizens without regard to religion, caste, race, or creed, distinct religious communities are governed by independent religious laws known as personal laws in case of civil matters such as marriage, divorce, maintenance, guardianship, succession, …

Muslim Law Board’s stand sought on nikah halala
1 year, 7 months ago

Muslim Law Board’s stand sought on nikah halala

The Hindu  

August 25, 2023 06:30 pm | Updated 11:29 pm IST - NEW DELHI The Law Commission has asked the All India Muslim Personal Law Board to unambiguously state its position on nikah halala and muta, two controversial forms of marriage. These questions assume significance as petitions against nikah halala and muta have been filed in the Supreme Court by several …

Empowerment or exploitation? How Uniform Civil Code will impact women’s rights in India
1 year, 8 months ago

Empowerment or exploitation? How Uniform Civil Code will impact women’s rights in India

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 27, 2023 11:00 IST - 9 MINS READ Is uniformity in law good for women? The Bebaak Collective, while suggesting reforms within Muslim personal law, has pointed out that all personal laws discriminate against women through the patriarchal institutions of the family and heteronormative marriage. It has sent a list of suggestions to the Law Commission titled …

The politics of the Uniform Civil Code
1 year, 8 months ago

The politics of the Uniform Civil Code

The Hindu  

On June 27, in Bhopal, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi advocated that a Uniform Civil Code be implemented, he was seeking to accomplish the last of the three core ideological agendas that the Bharatiya Janata Party has campaigned for years. Another key issue of UCC is Muslim personal law. The All India Muslim Personal Law Board came into existence in …

News18 UCC Survey: Why I, a Muslim Woman, Am All For Uniform Civil Code - News18
1 year, 8 months ago

News18 UCC Survey: Why I, a Muslim Woman, Am All For Uniform Civil Code - News18

News 18  

The Uniform Civil Code is an embodiment of Article 44 of the Indian Constitution which seeks the implementation of a uniform set of laws, governing the personal affairs of citizens, pertaining to the institution of marriage and the ancillary rights arising out of the same such as inheritance, alimony, guardianship and adoption, amongst others with the sole object of national …

Amend personal laws to ensure gender justice, say activists
1 year, 8 months ago

Amend personal laws to ensure gender justice, say activists

The Hindu  

The overarching aim ofa Uniform Civil Code is to ensure gender justice, the Union government holds, but is such a common law actually needed for the women’s cause? Women’s rights activists across the religious and political spectrum are unanimous in their view that the first preference towards gender justice is the codification of existing personal laws of all religions and …

'How Can You Have Same Rules for All?' On UCC Row, AIMPLB Member Reminds of Mahatma Gandhi's Word
1 year, 8 months ago

'How Can You Have Same Rules for All?' On UCC Row, AIMPLB Member Reminds of Mahatma Gandhi's Word

News 18  

Senior member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and prominent Sunni cleric Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali has launched a drive after Friday prayers in Uttar Pradesh against the proposed Uniform Civil Code. Speaking to CNN-News18 on the row, the Maulana called the Uniform Civil Code an act that would adversely affect the Personal Law Board which, he …

What Are All India Muslim Personal Law Board's Various Objections Against Uniform Civil Code? Read Here
1 year, 8 months ago

What Are All India Muslim Personal Law Board's Various Objections Against Uniform Civil Code? Read Here

Live Law  

All India Muslim Personal Law Board has submitted its response to the Law Commission's public notice with respect to the Uniform Civil Code and said that it is reasonably apprehended by the Muslims in India that the raking of the topic of UCC is with the objective of putting the system of Muslim personal law in peril. Gender Equality Gaps …

As Law Commission Seeks Fresh Suggestions on UCC, a Look at Personal Laws in India
1 year, 9 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 …

Shariat Act Discriminatory Towards Muslim Women, Gives Higher Share To Men In Property Partitions: Plea In Supreme Court, Notice Issued
2 years ago

Shariat Act Discriminatory Towards Muslim Women, Gives Higher Share To Men In Property Partitions: Plea In Supreme Court, Notice Issued

Live Law  

A Special Leave Petition has been filed before the Supreme Court contending that partition of family property as per Shariat Law is discriminatory towards Muslim women inasmuch as it does not give equal share to a female compared to a male. "In spite of guarantee of the Constitution, Muslim women are subjected to discrimination," the plea filed by Bushara Ali …

Muslim women’s forum demands change in personal law
2 years ago

Muslim women’s forum demands change in personal law

The Hindu  

The Forum for Muslim Women’s Gender Justice has demanded the State and Central governments consider gender inequality and violation of constitutional rights of Muslim women in the Indian Muslim Personal Law and support the rights of Muslim women in connection with the Special Leave Petition that has already been filed in the Supreme Court in 2016. ‘Uyirppu 2023’, a State-level …

MNLU Mumbai: Colloquium On ‘Gender Justice & Human Rights: Deciphering The Social And Legal Implications Of Same Sex Marriage In India’ [18th March]
2 years ago

MNLU Mumbai: Colloquium On ‘Gender Justice & Human Rights: Deciphering The Social And Legal Implications Of Same Sex Marriage In India’ [18th March]

Live Law  

About Maharashtra National law University MNLU Mumbai established under the Maharashtra National Law University Act 2014 on 20th March 2014, is one of the premier National Law Universities in India. Chandrachud, Supreme Court of India and the Chancellor, MNLU Mumbai, and Prof. Dilip Ukey, Vice Chancellor, MNLU Mumbai, the University has established CWCRGJ, inaugurated by Hon'ble Member of Parliament Mrs. …

Kerala HC cites Quran to hold Muslim woman's right to 'Khula', AIMPLB says husband can reject it
2 years, 4 months ago

Kerala HC cites Quran to hold Muslim woman's right to 'Khula', AIMPLB says husband can reject it

Op India  

The Kerala High Court last week dismissed a review petition filed by a man challenging the divorce granted to his wife under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act,1939, holding that a Muslim woman has the absolute right to dissolve her marriage at will and does not need her husband’s consent for it. “We declared that the right of a Muslim …

Husband can reject Khula demand: Muslim Personal Law Board
2 years, 4 months ago

Husband can reject Khula demand: Muslim Personal Law Board

The Hindu  

November 03, 2022 10:33 pm | Updated November 04, 2022 01:12 am IST - NEW DELHI In a move likely to have far reaching ramifications, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Thursday pronounced that a Muslim woman does not enjoy a unilateral right to end her marriage through Khula. The Board’s response comes in the wake of Kerala …

Islamic Law Recognizes Muslim Woman's Right To Demand Divorce, Husband's Consent Not Essential: Kerala High Court
2 years, 4 months ago

Islamic Law Recognizes Muslim Woman's Right To Demand Divorce, Husband's Consent Not Essential: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

Observing that Islamic law recognises a Muslim woman's right to demand termination of marriage, the Kerala High Court has ruled that the will of the wife cannot be "related to the will of the husband" who may not be agreeing to the divorce.Dismissing a review petition against a judgment wherein the court had recognized a Muslim woman's right to resort …

Islamic law recognises Muslim woman's right to demand divorce, husband's consent not needed: Kerala HC
2 years, 4 months ago

Islamic law recognises Muslim woman's right to demand divorce, husband's consent not needed: Kerala HC

India Today  

The Kerala High Court has said that the Islamic law recognises a Muslim woman's right to demand termination of marriage. Dismissing a review petition against a judgment wherein the court had recognised a Muslim woman's right to resort to khula, the division bench of Justice A Muhamed Mustaque and Justice CS Dias said, "In the absence of any mechanism in …

All India Muslim Personal Law Board opposes Uniform Civil Code
2 years, 4 months ago

All India Muslim Personal Law Board opposes Uniform Civil Code

The Hindu  

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has criticised the move by the governments of Uttarakhand and Gujarat to set up committees on a Uniform Civil Code, calling it “unacceptable”. Nobody faced any problem due to this, “ Mr. Rehmani said, adding, “If the people had preferred a Uniform Civil Code then the Special Marriage Act would have been the …

Muslim League's woman leader writes to Parliamentary Committee, wants Sharia to be the law for Muslims
2 years, 4 months ago

Muslim League's woman leader writes to Parliamentary Committee, wants Sharia to be the law for Muslims

Op India  

PK Noorbina Rasheed, national general secretary of the Indian Union Women’s League, has requested that no alterations be done to Muslim personal law that will be in conflict with Islamic/ Sharia Law by the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice, which was formed to review personal laws in the country. The subject ‘Review of Personal …

All India Muslim Women's Personal Law Board Approaches Supreme Court Against Extra-Judicial & Unilateral Talaq
2 years, 5 months ago

All India Muslim Women's Personal Law Board Approaches Supreme Court Against Extra-Judicial & Unilateral Talaq

Live Law  

The All-India Muslim Women's Personal Law Board has moved Supreme Court seeking against unilateral forms of divorce by Muslim husbands by pronouncement of talaq as per the personal law.The Board seeks to declare divorce given to Muslim women without following the due procedure as null & void with retrospective effect.The Board sought a direction from the Court to declare that …

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response - The Hindu
2 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response - The Hindu

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday, September 16, 2022, sought a response from the government on appeals to criminalise marital rape. During the brief hearing, All India Democratic Women's Association, represented by advocate Karuna Nundy, said both judges in the Bench in the Delhi High Court had agreed that the case raised a substantial question of law which required an authoritative …

Essential, religious practices to right to dress: Issues debated in SC over K'taka hijab row
2 years, 6 months ago

Essential, religious practices to right to dress: Issues debated in SC over K'taka hijab row

India Today  

The Supreme Court discussed various aspects of the debate over the Karnataka Hijab Controversy over the last five days. On Wednesday, during arguments before the bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia in the petitions relating to the Karnataka Hijab ban, Senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi made an interesting point -- that the girls who are being prevented from wearing …

Polygamy: Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Muslim Men To Obtain Prior Consent From Existing Wife Before Subsequent Marriage, Notice Issued
2 years, 10 months ago

Polygamy: Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Muslim Men To Obtain Prior Consent From Existing Wife Before Subsequent Marriage, Notice Issued

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a public interest litigation filed by a 28 years old Muslim woman, seeking a declaration that Muslim men cannot perform second marriage, without prior consent of their first wife. In essence, the plea seeks to restrict the practice of Polygamy in Muslim men, stating that the same is a regressive practice, derogatory …

Hijab verdict: All India Muslim Personal Law Board moves SC
2 years, 11 months ago

Hijab verdict: All India Muslim Personal Law Board moves SC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has moved the Supreme Court against Karnataka High Court order which dismissed pleas against the ban on Hijab in educational institutes. In the petition filed through advocate MR Shamshad, the petitioners All India Muslim Personal Law Board and two Muslim women members, have challenged the Karnataka High Court order dated March …

Hijab Verdict : How Preconceived Notions May Have Trumped Judicial Reasoning
3 years ago

Hijab Verdict : How Preconceived Notions May Have Trumped Judicial Reasoning

Live Law  

The judgment of the Karnataka High Court upholding the hijab ban in classrooms, after declaring the wearing of the headscarf by Muslim women as not an essential practice of Islam, is being hotly debated. The judgment in the case Resham v State of Karnataka delivered by a bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice …

Women’s groups urge Supreme Court to stay hijab order
3 years ago

Women’s groups urge Supreme Court to stay hijab order

The Hindu  

The Muslim women's rights organisation which spearheaded the movement against triple talaq in the country, the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, on Tuesday said it agreed with the Karnataka High Court order that hijab was not an essential practice in Islam, but asserted that those wearing it must not be barred from schools and colleges. A joint statement issued by the …

What Muslim women want: Equality, equal opportunities and definitely not hijab
3 years, 1 month ago

What Muslim women want: Equality, equal opportunities and definitely not hijab

Firstpost  

True purdah resided in the heart and had little to do with its external observance. If the issue of hijab was a matter of life and death for those eight students in Karnataka, then why were there no protests across India when in 2019 Kerala-based ‘Muslim Education Society’ banned niqab across 150 of its educational institutes, thus affecting the ‘essential’ …

Pavan K. Varma | Our duty is to put back nuance in hijab debate
3 years, 1 month ago

Pavan K. Varma | Our duty is to put back nuance in hijab debate

Deccan Chronicle  

The hijab cannot be the symbol of Muslim women’s empowerment. To defend the rights of Muslim women, which is an entirely legitimate pursuit, should not, therefore, be conflated with the defence of the hijab. For instance, in the case of the hijab, it can hardly be argued that Muslim women were sufficiently empowered to do away with this retrograde practice …

Hijab Ban : Senior Lawyers, Academicians Write Open Letter Condemning Violation Of Constitutional Rights Of Young Muslim Women
3 years, 1 month ago

Hijab Ban : Senior Lawyers, Academicians Write Open Letter Condemning Violation Of Constitutional Rights Of Young Muslim Women

Live Law  

Over 500 law students, legal academics and lawyers practising in different jurisdictions across courts in India have written an open letter strongly condemning the violation of constitutional rights of young Muslim women who have been denied entry into educational spaces due to their wearing a hijab. However, the current attack on the Muslim women's rights is not a novel or …

Why do we need a law for ‘restitution of conjugal rights’? | In Focus podcast
3 years, 1 month ago

Why do we need a law for ‘restitution of conjugal rights’? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

In February 2019, a petition was filed in the Supreme Court, challenging Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The petition challenging this law, titled Ojaswa Pathak vs Union of India, was last heard on July 8, 2021 and has been pending since then, with the Supreme Court website showing no further dates. Meanwhile, adding another twist to the …

Not all Muslims oppose marriage bill
3 years, 3 months ago

Not all Muslims oppose marriage bill

The Hindu  

While Muslim political parties have opposed amendments to the child marriage law to raise the age at marriage for women to 21, terming them an attack on personal laws, voices within the community advocating equal rights, have welcomed the move. It also says that it will over ride all personal laws — section 2 of the Amendment Bill states that …

'Aimless, uneducated girls will go astray if not married soon': Nuh Bar Association president
3 years, 3 months ago

'Aimless, uneducated girls will go astray if not married soon': Nuh Bar Association president

Op India  

As fundamentalist and regressive forces continue to oppose the Centre’s proposal to raise the age of legal marriage for women from 18 to 21, Sajid, the president of Nuh District Bar Association said that “aimless and uneducated women” would transgress if they remain unmarried till the age of 21. But those who have no aim, are uneducated, are considered ‘burden’ …

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