Different petitions requesting the legal recognition of same-sex marriage are being handled by the Supreme Court. Earlier, one of the petitions brought up the issue of the lack of legal protections for members of the LGBTQIA+ community On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will rule on a number of petitions concerning the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community to marriage equality. Earlier, …
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 …
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