SC refers to provisions of Hindu Marriage Act that protect legitimacy of such children, says this doesn't mean they will be entitled to property of anyone other than parents.
Top court’s verdict came on 2011 plea pertaining to vexatious legal issue of whether non-marital children were entitled to a share in property of their parents under Hindu laws.
Court was hearing a woman’s appeal against a family court’s refusal to grant her divorce from husband whose neglect, she says, ranged from assault to not paying their kids' school fees.
Expert panel has submitted report to Assam govt on laws pertaining to polygamy. The practice, though declining, is still prevalent among certain communities.
Recognition of same-sex marriage will eliminate legal differences between men and women, which is essential to sustain protective discrimination on the basis of gender.
Ruling significant as this is not a ground for divorce under Hindu Marriage Act. Bench says SC can invoke Article 142 in both mutual consent cases & when one partner seeks divorce.
For first time, top court considers ‘irretrievable breakdown’ under cruelty clause as valid condition for divorce. As of now, it is not ground for divorce under Hindu Marriage Act.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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