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Muslim Male Cannot Seek Divorce Under Dissolution Of Muslim Marriages Act But Has Remedy Under Family Courts Act: MP High Court
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Muslim Male Cannot Seek Divorce Under Dissolution Of Muslim Marriages Act But Has Remedy Under Family Courts Act: MP High Court

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has made it clear that even though a Muslim man has no way to seek divorce under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, he is not rendered remediless in law and he can seek recourse under Section 7 of the Family Court Act, 1984 to seek divorce from his wife. The counsel further submitted …

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SpiceJet forced to operate empty flights as Dubai airport refuses to check-in passengers over unpaid airline dues
4 months, 1 week ago

SpiceJet forced to operate empty flights as Dubai airport refuses to check-in passengers over unpaid airline dues

The Hindu  

“SpiceJet’s passengers at Dubai airport on Thursday were barred from checking-in over the airline’s failure to clear airport dues,” said multiple industry sources. The Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Bill, 2024, introduced in the House by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Jogen Mohan, will replace the British-era Assam Moslem Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935. Actor and …

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Assam makes registering Muslim marriages and divorces mandatory under new law
4 months, 1 week ago

Assam makes registering Muslim marriages and divorces mandatory under new law

Hindustan Times  

Guwahati: The Assam assembly on Thursday passed a Bill making registration of all Muslim marriages and divorces in the state mandatory. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma The Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriage and Divorce Bill, 2024, which aims to curb child marriages, will make it mandatory to register all marriages and divorces with government-appointed marriage and divorce registrars. …

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Bill passed to make Muslim marriage registration compulsory in Assam
4 months, 1 week ago

Bill passed to make Muslim marriage registration compulsory in Assam

The Hindu  

The 126-member Assam Assembly on Thursday passed a Bill to make the registration of Muslim marriages and divorces with the government compulsory. The Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Bill, 2024, introduced in the House by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Jogen Mohan, will replace the British-era Assam Moslem Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935. Terming the bill …

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Uniform Civil Code soon? Assam Assembly clears bill to repeal Muslim marriage law
4 months, 1 week ago

Uniform Civil Code soon? Assam Assembly clears bill to repeal Muslim marriage law

India Today  

In a major move towards implementing a uniform civil code, the Assam Assembly on Thursday passed a bill to repeal a law that governed the registration of marriages and divorces among Muslims in the state. The BJP-led government in Assam has been pushing for this change, citing the need to end child marriages and bring Muslim marriages and divorces under …

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Assam govt tables Bill to abolish existing Muslim marriage, divorce Act
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam govt tables Bill to abolish existing Muslim marriage, divorce Act

Hindustan Times  

Guwahati: The Assam government on Thursday tabled in the assembly a new Bill to repeal the existing legislation regarding registration of Muslim marriages and divorces in the state on the ground that it had the scope to allow child marriages in the community. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Assam revenue and disaster management minister Jogen Mohan tabled the Assam …

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Assam to enact new laws on Muslim marriages and protection of heritage sites, tribal lands
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam to enact new laws on Muslim marriages and protection of heritage sites, tribal lands

Hindustan Times  

The Assam cabinet on Wednesday approved three new draft laws regulating the registration of Muslim marriages and divorces and the protection of heritage sites and tribal lands. Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the earlier law regulating Muslims marriages and weddings -- the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act, 1935 –– will be repealed and replaced with the …

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Assam to repeal Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act, 1935
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam to repeal Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act, 1935

Hindustan Times  

The Assam cabinet on Thursday announced plans to repeal an earlier legislation regulating Muslim marriages and divorces to bring in a new one in the upcoming monsoon session of the assembly, a move aimed to act as a safeguard against child marriages. In the meeting of the Assam cabinet today, we have decided to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and …

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Himanta Biswa Sarma cabinet approves bill to repeal Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Himanta Biswa Sarma cabinet approves bill to repeal Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act

Op India  

The Assam govt on Thursday approved the decision to repeal the colonial-era Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act and Rules 1935. The Himanta Biswa Sarma cabinet has approved the Assam Repealing Bill, 2024, which will repeal the 1935 laws related to Muslim marriages and divorces. The cabinet decision stated, “To bring parity in registration of marriage and divorce, the …

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Gauhati High Court Seeks Assam Govt's Response To PIL Challenging Repeal Of Muslim Marriages & Divorces Act
8 months, 1 week ago

Gauhati High Court Seeks Assam Govt's Response To PIL Challenging Repeal Of Muslim Marriages & Divorces Act

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court has recently asked the Assam Government to file its response by June 24 in a plea challenging the repeal of the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act of 1935. The division bench of Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Suman Shyam has issued notice to the State Government in a writ petition filed by the …

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Controversial provisions of Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorces Registration Act and why it is being repealed
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Controversial provisions of Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorces Registration Act and why it is being repealed

Op India  

The Assam government, led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, has decided to repeal a 20th-century law that allowed child marriages within the Muslim community in the State. To end a legal sanction to such ‘child marriages’ after 76 years of Independence, the State Cabinet has taken the decision to repeal the controversial Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act. …

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Ahead of UCC, Assam decides to repeal Muslim Marriages Act
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ahead of UCC, Assam decides to repeal Muslim Marriages Act

The Hindu  

Ahead of introducing a Uttarakhand-like bill on the Uniform Civil Code, the Assam government has decided to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act of 1935. So, we took the very important decision to repeal Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act, 1935,” he said. “A one-time compensation of ₹2 lakh will be provided to each Muslim marriage registrar …

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What will change after repeal of Assam Muslim marriage, divorce registration law?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

What will change after repeal of Assam Muslim marriage, divorce registration law?

Hindustan Times  

The Assam Cabinet on Friday approved repeal of the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma "On February 23, the Assam cabinet made a significant decision to repeal the age-old Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act. After repealing the law, the Assam government said district commissioners and district registrars will take custody …

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Assam Repeals Muslim Marriage And Divorce Act In Big Step Towards UCC
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam Repeals Muslim Marriage And Divorce Act In Big Step Towards UCC

ABP News  

Guwahati: The Assam cabinet, chaired by state Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Friday decided to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act, 1935. “Towards a journey to the UCC, the Assam cabinet has decided to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act, 1935 with immediate effect. In a midnight post on X, Assam Chief Minister …

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Assam cabinet approves to repeal Muslim marriages, divorce registration Act
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam cabinet approves to repeal Muslim marriages, divorce registration Act

Hindustan Times  

The Assam cabinet on Friday decided to repeal an 89-year-old legislation involving the registration of marriages and divorces by Muslims residing in the state. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, “Our chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had already announced that Assam would be implementing a uniform civil code. Today we have taken a very important decision in that journey by …

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

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Landmark Kerala HC verdict restores a right for Muslim women
3 years, 7 months ago

Landmark Kerala HC verdict restores a right for Muslim women

The Hindu  

For decades it was the best kept secret in matters of divorce among Muslims. At the societal level, most women have remained unaware of the right to khula, a single inalienable right to divorce that is available to them, and the case became even more complicated and ignorance spread across generations because the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, denied …

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Muslim women have right to invoke extra-judical divorce: Kerala HC
3 years, 8 months ago

Muslim women have right to invoke extra-judical divorce: Kerala HC

India TV News  

Overruling a nearly five-decade judgment, the Kerala High Court has restored the rights of Muslim women for divorce without resorting to judicial proceedings. Noting that the Holy Quran recognizes the right to divorce equally for both men and women, the bench observed that the dilemma of Muslim women, particularly in the State of Kerala, came to the fore when the …

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Breaking: Muslim Woman Has The Right To Invoke Extra-Judicial Divorce, Rules Kerala High Court, Overrules About Half-Century Old Precedent
3 years, 8 months ago

Breaking: Muslim Woman Has The Right To Invoke Extra-Judicial Divorce, Rules Kerala High Court, Overrules About Half-Century Old Precedent

Live Law  

Overruling a 49-year-old judgment that effectively barred Muslim women from resorting to extra judicial modes of dissolving marriage, the High Court has upheld the validity of these modes. Finding that the governing law, The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act did not contemplate the undoing of the modes of extra-judicial divorce available to women under personal law, the bench of Justices …

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Gauhati HC Issues Directions For Registration Of Muslim Marriages Only By Licenced Registrars [Read Judgment]
6 years, 1 month ago

Gauhati HC Issues Directions For Registration Of Muslim Marriages Only By Licenced Registrars [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court recently issued a slew of directions in order to ensure that only those duly authorised by the government under the Assam Moslem Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935 issue marriage registration certificates for Muslims in the State.In doing so, Justice N. Kotiswar Singh emphasised on the importance of maintaining the sanctity of marriage certificates issued. It …

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