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TopicPersonal laws

Topic: Personal laws

Do Muslim wills require attestation? Supreme Court to hear the Bar’s views

Muslim personal law doesn't require will to be in writing or attested, even verbal declaration is valid. A 13-year-old case makes the SC examine the will question.

SubscriberWrites: The ascendancy of fundamental rights over personal laws — a quest for equity

Amidst constitutional symphony, an enigmatic flaw emerges - do the tendrils of personal rights find refuge within the embrace of the term 'law' enshrined in Article 13?

Child custody to inheritance, how personal laws shape family dynamics in India

Until the Uniform Civil Code comes into play, varied personal laws for different religions shape some of the most important life events in India, from divorce to death.

UCC could be around the corner, but divorce still comes in many colours in India

Amidst the heated debate surrounding the Uniform Civil Code, a look at the diverse laws currently governing divorce and maintenance across different religious communities in India.

SC cautious with same-sex marriage case. Keeping personal laws out is in state’s interest

The Supreme Court’s decision to narrow its focus should not restrict the queer community’s rights to only one Act.

India’s liberals must decide: Oppose UCC because of BJP or uphold secular principles?

My fear is that secular liberals, disgusted by the Hindu triumphalism that will probably accompany the Uniform Civil Code, will forget their secularism and oppose the move.

Indian Muslims aren’t saying Uniform Civil Code is bad. It’s just that Ashraafs have a problem

Painting UCC as a plot against Islam happens at the behest of the 'upper-class' Ashraafs currently leading the Muslim society. Reality is different.

Why raising marriage age of women is another step towards BJP’s pet goal of uniform civil code

After triple talaq, Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021, could be another step in the Modi government’s strategy to nudge India towards a uniform civil code.

India needs more and more inter-faith marriages, and laws need to facilitate that

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Time not ripe for uniform civil code, says Law Commission chairman B.S. Chauhan

Important to make changes to the personal laws of different religions before bringing a uniform civil code, says Chauhan.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.