The Delhi High Court has made some striking observations with respect to the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 not recognizing incompatibility of a married couple as a ground for divorce, leaving such couples to "suffer acrimonious relationship" with no exit. "Unless the opposite party was shown to be at fault, whether it was for ‘Adultery’, ‘Cruelty’, ‘Desertion’ or other grounds as …
HYDERABAD: As many as eight women from two Telugu states alleged that a man had cheated them, all in the name of love, and decamped with valuables after a few months of their marriages. On Wednesday, the eight women, who claimed that they had met the man through matrimonial sites, gathered at the Press Club of Hyderabad and shared that …
Live Law interviewed Madhu Mehra, lawyer heading the research and training initiatives at Partners for Law in Development, a legal resource group on women's rights and social justice in India. The law designates district level functionaries, the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer, to raise awareness and initiate legal action to prevent underage marriages. The fact that child marriages remain prevalent is …
