Court quashed criminal prosecution & confiscation for benami transactions entered into before 2016 Act came into force. It also said the Act's 1998 predecessor was 'merely a shell'.
Of the 860 cases that have been finalised, about 80 could be adjudicated. The remaining 780 cases bearing attachments worth crores involve some very high-profile individuals.
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.
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