Delhi High Court| Muslim minor girl who has attained puberty can willfully marry without consent of her parents; POCSO charges do not stand
Similar cases are an exception to the precedent laid down in Imran v. State of Delhi, (2011) 10 SCC 192
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Punjab & Haryana High Court| Muslim girl over 15 years of age competent to marry person of choice as per the Muslim law
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A writ petition was filed seeking the relief of protection of life and liberty at the hands
What is the legal status in case of a Muslim man regarding payment of maintenance to ex-wife beyond iddat period if she remains un-remarried and unable to maintain herself? Kar HC analyses
Karnataka High Court: Krishna S. Dixit dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such that the
“Quranic injunctions command equal treatment of wives”; HC holds unequal treatment of wives is sufficient ground to grant divorce
Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of A.Muhamed Mustaque and Sophy Thomas set aside the findings of Family Court wherein it had
Ker HC | No enquires required; HC lays down detailed guidelines for speedy disposal of petitions seeking judicial endorsement of extrajudicial divorce
Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of A. Muhamed Mustaque and Kauser Edappagath, JJ., issued detailed guidelines for Family Courts for speedy
J&K and Ladakh HC | “No law or religion gives a license to a father to harass his daughter”; HC grants protection to run away couple
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: Sanjay Dhar, J., held that it is not open to a father or relatives of
Ker HC| Muslim women’s right to Khula (extra-judicial divorce) revived; Patriarchal decision in K. C. Moyin overruled
Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of A. Muhamed Mustaque and C. S. Dias, JJ., addressed the controversial question regarding rights of
J&K HC| “Rs. 2000 maintenance is not ‘exorbitant or excessive’ in present era of inflation”; HC questions existence of Talaq given through registered post
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Rajnesh Oswal, J., heard the instant petition against the order of the Trial Court whereby the petitioner
P&H HC | Merely because two consenting adults get married to each other against wishes of their family members, they cannot be deprived of fundamental rights
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Alka Sarin, J., while addressing the present matter made an observation that: The alleged illegality of the marriage
Triple Talaq| SC issues notice to Centre on plea challenging the new law
Supreme Court: The bench of NV Ramana and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has agreed to examine the validity of a newly enacted law
SC| Child born out of an irregular marriage is legitimate and entitled to inherit his father’s property
Supreme Court: The bench of NV Ramana and MM Shantanagoudar, JJ, on the issue relating to legality of the marriage of a