Hindu Marriage Act
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Supreme Court waived the mandatory waiting of six months for granting divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act.
Transsexual is a bride as per Hindu Marriage Act: Madras HC
The judge said the apex court had held that transgender persons had the right to decide their self-identified gender.
3-judge SC Bench to hear validity of conjugal rights
According to the petitioners, Ojaswa Pathak and Mayank Gupta the provisions provide the statutory scheme for the Restitution of Conjugal Rights.
Second marriage not void during pendency of divorce appeal: Supreme Court
The restriction placed on second marriage till dismissal of an appeal would not apply in cases were the parties have arrived at settlement.
Marriage without consent, SC lets K'taka woman to stay away from husband
However, SC refused to annul 26-year-old woman's marriage only on the ground that it was performed without her consent.
Pheras around incense sticks doesn’t invalidate marriage: Bombay HC
Court rejects plea of man to dissolve union.
HC: Consent in divorce plea using modern tech legal
Arguing for the petitioner’s wife, advocate Samir Vaidya said that his client and her husband had been living apart for a year.
26-yr-old Karnataka woman forced to marry, writes to Supreme Court
SC directed Centre to provide protection to woman, daughter of politician in Karnataka, who claimed that she was forcibly married.
Attempt to stop marriages by khap panchayats illegal: Supreme Court
The ruling came on a plea by NGO Shakti Vahini, which had moved the apex court in 2010 seeking protection of couples from honour killings.
MP Sarpanch, 51, loses job for trying to marry 12-yr-old girl
The sarpanch had booked helicopter ride for his would-be wife and sought permission for constructing temporary helipad.