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    Recognition of Puberty Marriage Under Muslim Personal Law Can’t Extend to Live-in Relationships: Allahabad High Court
    Recognition of Puberty Marriage Under Muslim Personal Law Can’t Extend to Live-in Relationships: Allahabad High Court
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    Recognition of Puberty Marriage Under Muslim Personal Law Can’t Extend to Live-in Relationships: Allahabad High Court

    The Allahabad High Court held that although some schools of Muslim personal law allow marriage once a person attains puberty, this recognition cannot extend to a live-in relationship. The court clarified that such relationships remain outside recognised boundaries.

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    Triple Talaq Cannot Be Judicially Endorsed: Madhya Pradesh High Court Rejects Husband’s Plea, Cites  Shayara Bano Judgment 
    Triple Talaq Cannot Be Judicially Endorsed: Madhya Pradesh High Court Rejects Husband’s Plea, Cites  Shayara Bano Judgment 
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    Triple Talaq Cannot Be Judicially Endorsed: Madhya Pradesh High Court Rejects Husband’s Plea, Cites  Shayara Bano Judgment 

    The Madhya Pradesh High Court refused to recognise an alleged triple talaq divorce, observing that courts cannot validate a practice declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of India in Shayara Bano v. Union of India, while calling the husband’s plea “vexatious and frivolous”.

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    “Half Rights for Women?” Supreme Court Questions Muslim Personal Law, Seeks Centre’s Reply
    “Half Rights for Women?” Supreme Court Questions Muslim Personal Law, Seeks Centre’s Reply
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    “Half Rights for Women?” Supreme Court Questions Muslim Personal Law, Seeks Centre’s Reply

    The Supreme Court of India has issued notice to the Centre on a PIL challenging Muslim personal law provisions as discriminatory against women. The plea argues that giving women lesser inheritance violates equality under the Constitution and is not an essential religious practice.

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    Muslim Man’s Second Marriage While First Subsists Not Bigamy Under Section 494 IPC: Madhya Pradesh High Court
    Muslim Man’s Second Marriage While First Subsists Not Bigamy Under Section 494 IPC: Madhya Pradesh High Court
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    Muslim Man’s Second Marriage While First Subsists Not Bigamy Under Section 494 IPC: Madhya Pradesh High Court

    The Madhya Pradesh High Court held that a Muslim man’s second marriage during subsistence of the first does not constitute bigamy under Section 494 IPC. It ruled the provision is subject to Muslim personal law permitting multiple marriages under conditions.

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    Talaq Under Mohammedan Law Effective From Pronouncement, Not Court Order: Allahabad High Court On Maintenance Case 
    Talaq Under Mohammedan Law Effective From Pronouncement, Not Court Order: Allahabad High Court On Maintenance Case 
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    Talaq Under Mohammedan Law Effective From Pronouncement, Not Court Order: Allahabad High Court On Maintenance Case 

    The Allahabad High Court held that under Mohammedan law, divorce becomes effective upon pronouncement of “talaq” by the husband. A subsequent judicial decree is merely declaratory, affirming the divorce from the original date, not creating a fresh dissolution.

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    BREAKING| UCC Is The Answer: Supreme Court On Plea Challenging Provisions Of Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937
    BREAKING| UCC Is The Answer: Supreme Court On Plea Challenging Provisions Of Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937
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    BREAKING| UCC Is The Answer: Supreme Court On Plea Challenging Shariat Inheritance Law

    Today, On 10th March, The Supreme Court came out in open support of a Uniform Civil Code while hearing a plea that challenges provisions of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937. The answer, as said, is the Uniform Civil Code.

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    ‘Muslim Personal Law Cannot Override POCSO Act’: Delhi High Court Grants Bail in Child Marriage Case
    ‘Muslim Personal Law Cannot Override POCSO Act’: Delhi High Court Grants Bail in Child Marriage Case
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    ‘Muslim Personal Law Cannot Override POCSO Act’: Delhi High Court Grants Bail in Child Marriage Case

    Delhi High Court grants bail in a child marriage case, stating ‘Muslim Personal Law Cannot Override POCSO Act,’ emphasizing protection of minors and the supremacy of national child protection laws.

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    No Court Can Force a Beggar to Pay Maintenance; It’s State’s Duty to Protect Destitute Wife: Kerala High Court
    No Court Can Force a Beggar to Pay Maintenance; It’s State’s Duty to Protect Destitute Wife: Kerala High Court
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    No Court Can Force a Beggar to Pay Maintenance; It’s State’s Duty to Protect Destitute Wife: Kerala High Court

    The Kerala High Court ruled that no court can force a beggar to pay maintenance to his wife if she admits he is a beggar. It emphasized that it is the state’s duty to protect destitute wives and prevent begging.

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    Supreme Court Dismisses NCPCR Plea on Child Marriage; Upholds HC View on Muslim Girls’ Right to Marry at 15
    Supreme Court Dismisses NCPCR Plea on Child Marriage; Upholds HC View on Muslim Girls’ Right to Marry at 15
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    Supreme Court Dismisses NCPCR Plea on Child Marriage; Upholds HC View on Muslim Girls’ Right to Marry at 15

    The Supreme Court rejected NCPCR’s challenge to Punjab and Haryana High Court rulings that upheld Muslim personal law, allowing girls to marry at 15. Justice Nagarathna stressed societal realities, saying criminalising young love could traumatise minors.

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    Major Relief to Saif Ali Khan & Family: Madhya Pradesh HC Orders Fresh Trial Over Ancestral Bhopal Property Ownership
    Major Relief to Saif Ali Khan & Family: Madhya Pradesh HC Orders Fresh Trial Over Ancestral Bhopal Property Ownership
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    Major Relief to Saif Ali Khan & Family: Madhya Pradesh HC Orders Fresh Trial Over Ancestral Bhopal Property Ownership

    The Madhya Pradesh High Court has cancelled a 20-year-old verdict linked to the Bhopal royal property, ordering a fresh trial. This comes as a major relief to Saif Ali Khan and his family over the disputed inheritance.

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