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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
TopicMuslim law

Topic: Muslim law

Marriage of 15 yr Muslim girl not void under Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, says high court

The 15-year-old girl had requested release from childcare home so that she could live with her spouse. Judge says marriage is valid as per Islamic Law.

Muslim law allows minor girls to marry anyone on attaining puberty, says Punjab & Haryana HC

The HC gave the ruling last month on a plea by a Muslim couple, seeking protection of their life & liberty from respective families, who were against the marriage due to age difference.

On Camera

Too many juveniles are locked up in adult jails. Police bias is to blame

The police decide whether a young person in custody will be treated as a child or an adult. Placing discretion with them is based on the erroneous presumption that age is clear.

Complaints to RBI ombudsman up 68% in FY23, banks biggest cause for customer grievances

Data shows large public sector banks received highest number of complaints in absolute terms, but fared better than several private banks when looked at on complaints-per-branch basis.

Tiger Triumph-24 — India-US tri-services exercise to boost coordination begins

The exercise will be simulated to undertake HADR operations in a ‘friendly island nation’, where troops will execute amphibious landing ops.

CAA comes not with a bang, but with a whimper. Without NRC, it will fade into academic debate

For BJP, CAA was strategic move that did not quite work out because those it would benefit could’ve been accommodated under existing laws, and new entrants would remain excluded.