Personal Laws became one of the quintessential factors that develops a society based on culture and religiously diverse equanimity towards the society. Personal laws refer to those codified laws of the land that have laid emphasis on the development of the cultural and religious practices which have been followed since time immemorial and have been …
Introduction The Muslim marriage in India is governed by uncodified or unwritten set of rules, the interpretation of this readings of the rules were said to be derived from the Holy Quran[1]. These personal laws do not have a particular legislation, they are said to be derived by relying on the observations by various jurists. …
INTRODUCTION If a rather reductionist synoptic may be allowed, Islam may perhaps be the comparison between the three Abrahamic sects, placed halfway between what might be considered legalistic Judaism and theological Christianity.[1] That’s because it’s almost unquestioned in modern Islam that it is only lawful to determine the will of God expressed in the Quran …
The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has been a source of debate for the commoners as well as our politicians, regarding whether or not our nation should adopt a common Civil Code instead of attempting to reform our existing personal laws. Nationalists have traditionally been in favour of implementing a Common Civil Code, however, some of …
The Supreme Court recently dissolved a marriage by exercising its inherent powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, even as it recognised that there is no statutory law for recognising irretrievable breakdown of marriageas a ground for divorce in India Facts The disputing parties were married in May, 1993, and the wife conceived out of wedlock …
R.Srinivas Kumar v R.Shametha: Irretrievable breakdown of marriage Read More »
In any civilised society, marriage is the main foundation of a family. Once the partners unite in wedlock, the couple gets bound by different responsibilities, duties, liabilities, and obligations, both legal and customary. Marriage, as an institution, serves the public interest in multiple ways. It is indubitably the foundation of every family, which forms the …
Kalyani, Sarla, President, & Ors. V. Union Of India : Case Analysis Read More »
Marriage is considered to be the purest bond between two individuals. It gives them the recognition to be accepted in the society where they come together and live sharing each other’s assets and livelihood they would have earned. Marriage also leads to imposition of rights and duties towards each other which parties are compelled to …
Restitution Of Conjugal Rights: Section 9 Of Hindu Marriage Act Read More »