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SC notice on plea for raising women’s ‘marriageable age’ under Muslim personal law
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The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a plea by the National Commission for Women seeking a direction to make...
Kerala’s Communist ‘atheist’ govt. to confirm the legitimacy of Sharia law since it is ‘the true expression of Prophet’
Sharia laws, which serve as the foundation for Muslim personal law, are 'constitutionally valid', according to the Kerala government. The Supreme Court (SC) will...
NCPCR approaches SC against order letting 16-yr-old Muslim girl enter valid marriage
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The National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has approached the Supreme Court against a recent verdict by the Punjab and Haryana...
61-year-old Syed Althaf Ali from Mumbai tries to buy a 14-year-old girl in Hyderabad
Syed Althaf Ali, a 61-year-old travel agency owner from Mumbai was arrested in Hyderabad when he tried to buy a 14-year-old girl for Rs...
15-year-old gives birth in Mumbai, ‘husband’ arrested, search on for cleric – authorities hiding identity of accused?
A 27-year-old man from Mumbai has been arrested for 'marrying' and raping a minor girl. Local Agripada police station officials have not name the...
Punjab & Haryana HC: Muslim man can remarry without divorcing first wife, but not Muslim woman!
In yet another judgement that reflects the regressiveness that defines Muslim personal law and the regard that our judiciary shows towards it, the Punjab...
A minor Muslim girl can marry by law on attaining puberty: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has passed an order stating that a minor Muslim girl who is less than 18 years of age...
Here is why police was right to stop the Lucknow ‘interfaith’ wedding
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An 'interfaith' wedding in Lucknow, UP was stopped by city police on Wednesday evening just as the Hindu bride and Muslim groom were to...