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Siddaramaiah’s failed romance and India’s undefined borders - The Hindu
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Siddaramaiah’s failed romance and India’s undefined borders - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Countries have territorial borders and communities have social borders. The first is by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, who calls for hard borders; and the second is Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah calling for more inter-caste marriages, and the story of his college romance that collapsed against the caste wall. Mr. Doval has said undefined borders impact the progress and security …

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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 …

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Delhi HC Issues Notice In A Plea Seeking Marriage Equality For Same Sex Couples Under Hindu Marriage Act
4 years, 1 month ago

Delhi HC Issues Notice In A Plea Seeking Marriage Equality For Same Sex Couples Under Hindu Marriage Act

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking registration of marriages of the same-sex couples under the Hindu Marriage Act. The order has come in a plea moved by Abhijit Iyer Mitra seeking registration of marriages of LGBTQIA couples under the Hindu Marriage Act. Today, the Petitioner argued that the language used in the Hindu Marriage Act is …

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Changes Happening All Across World, Says Delhi HC as Centre Opposes Same-Sex Marriages
4 years, 3 months ago

Changes Happening All Across World, Says Delhi HC as Centre Opposes Same-Sex Marriages

News 18  

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Centre to keep an open mind as it heard a plea seeking to recognise the rights of same-sex couples to get married under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1956. A two-judge bench comprising Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan said “changes are happening across the world” after the central government opposed …

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'Our Culture & Law Do Not Recognize The Concept Of Same-Sex Marriages' : SG Tells Delhi HC
4 years, 3 months ago

'Our Culture & Law Do Not Recognize The Concept Of Same-Sex Marriages' : SG Tells Delhi HC

Live Law  

Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta has opposed a plea filed before the Delhi High Court seeking to recognize the rights of same-sex couples to get married under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1956. "As per law, a marriage is only between a husband and a wife", argued Mehta to urge that the Hindu Marriage Act itself did not recognize same-sex …

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