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TopicMuslim personal law

Topic: muslim personal law

Inheritance & the ‘enemy property’ question: The disputes surrounding Saif & family’s ancestral property

Last month, HC set aside an order upholding Saif & family's ownership of Nawab Hamidullah's property, which now faces division under personal laws & classification under Enemy Property Act.

HC denies protection to interfaith couple seeking to marry under Special Marriage Act. What law says

MP court declares Hindu-Muslim marriage invalid under Muslim Personal Law, even if registered under SMA. Legal experts say judge's interpretation of ‘prohibited relationship’ is ‘flawed’.

Kerala woman wants SC to declare her non-believer — ‘left Islam, but it still hinders inheritance’

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Kerala Muslim woman is on a mission against Shariat Law. It’s a do-or-die inheritance battle

Safiya PM wants the Supreme Court to remedy the fact that non-believers are subject to Muslim personal law.

Modi must now break the Aristocracy of Collaborators controlling Muslim Personal Law, AMU

Much like Article 370, the Muslim Personal law has been a charter for a state within a state, creating its own Aristocracy of Collaborators, which keeps betraying India and the Muslim community while feeding on both.

Secular over personal law? SC to decide if a divorced Muslim woman can seek maintenance under CrPC

Muslim man moved apex court over Telangana High Court direction to pay Rs 10,000 interim maintenance to his former wife. SC bench appoints amicus curiae.

Nehru didn’t bring Muslim Personal Law reform. His commitment to secularism took a beating

In 'Raising the Bar', Pinky Anand and Saudamini Sharma explore cases and judgments that have shaped India and its people.

HC upholds acquittal of Muslim man accused of minor wife’s rape — no intercourse ‘before marriage’

Delhi HC's ruling comes amid conflicting orders from various high courts on whether a minor Muslim girl can enter into a valid marriage, and applicability of POCSO Act to such cases.

Question for UCC critics—Why don’t you want Sharia law for Muslim criminals?

There is no better way than UCC to pull Muslims from the margins of separatism into the mainstream of nationalism.

UCC is Modi’s nuclear button—split Indian politics between Hindu-lovers, Muslim-appeasers

BJP under Vajpayee feared the damage to India's social fabric if Muslims were made to feel their religious beliefs were being targeted. Modi doesn't share this concern.

On Camera

Aamir Khan and Salman Khan are still dodging and deflecting the age question, 20 yrs later

On the first episode of Two Much With Kajol and Twinkle, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan were confronted with another hypocrisy: age gaps. And they didn't come out looking good.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.