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Topic: Divorce

‘Strikes at core of informed consent’: Marriage voidable if marital history concealed, says Delhi HC

Four kinds of marriages are considered voidable under Hindu Marriage Act: voidable due to impotency, legal defects, defect of consent due to fraud, or pre-existing pregnancy by another spouse.

India’s justice system won’t let dead marriages die. Prolonged divorce trials scarring spouses & kids

New Delhi: From spouses awaiting final decrees in divorce cases well into their twilight years, to children raised amid emotional turmoil due to prolonged...

Who is an ‘ideal Indian wife’? Madhya Pradesh High Court’s answer

Petty quibbles, trifling differences shouldn't be magnified to destroy what is said to have been 'made in heaven', HC observes.

‘Cooling period’ & scrutiny by district panel. SC upholds 2022 safeguards against misuse of 498A IPC

‘Cooling period’ & scrutiny by district panel. SC upholds 2022 safeguards against misuse of 498A IPC

Secretly recorded conversations between spouses can be used as evidence in divorce cases, rules SC

Reversing Punjab & Haryana HC order, Supreme Court said act of snooping itself was evidence of a deteriorating marriage & thus could not be ignored during legal proceedings.

What amounts to cruelty in Indian divorce cases—not wearing mangalsutra, sindoor

In 'Legally Yours', Manasi Chaudhari offers women a practical guide for understanding their legal rights and navigating the Indian judicial system.

‘Self-pleasure not forbidden fruit’ & wife watching porn not grounds for divorce, says Madras HC

HC rejects divorce plea that private masturbation constituted cruelty, says 'when masturbation among men acknowledged as universal, masturbation by women cannot be stigmatised'.

Don’t make people endure marriage. Not allowing divorce in Indian law is cruel: Hiren Mukherjee

On 17 September 1954, during a debate on the Special Marriage Bill, CPI MP Hirendranath Mukherjee argued that marriage as an institution must evolve to reflect human dignity and compassion.

Women need husband’s NOC to revert to maiden name due to legal issues, govt tells Parliament

MoS Tokhan Sahu says publication department revised the notification for name change in 2014 while keeping minimum essential requirement in place.

Woman throws Divorce Mubarak song-and-dance party. Pakistani men gasp with ‘Best wishes for BHAI’

An entrepreneur in US, Shehrose Noor Mohammad danced to Bollywood tunes at a party sponsored by her friends. People targeted her, saying there's nothing celebratory about divorce, which 'shakes Allah's throne'.

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Why is going to law school so popular again?

In a recent survey of law school admissions officers, 94% said the current political climate in the US played at least a moderate role in the increase.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.