The Supreme Court of India has ruled that a gift (hiba) under Mohammedan Law is valid even without a written document, provided certain essential conditions are met.
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a divorce under Mohammedan Law is effective from the date 'talaq' is pronounced, with a court decree simply confirming the divorce.
A bench of Justice Vikas Bahl heard a habeas corpus petition of Javed (26), seeking custody of his 16-year-old wife who was kept at a children's home in Haryana's Panchkula.
When there is a conflict between the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and the Mohammedan law that allows a Muslim girl to marry on attaining puberty at the age of 15, which will hold the field?
The court denied bail to a 31-year-old man charged under the Act for allegedly abducting and impregnating a 15-year old minor girl whom he claims he had married.
The Delhi high court has said that a girl, who has attained puberty, can marry without the consent of her parents under Muslim laws while hearing a plea seeking protection to a couple who got married against the consent of girl's parents.
Maintaining that other persons were also involved in the crime, the parents of the victim have said that they expect that they will also be arrested and tried before the court.
'I've come here as a commoner. Justice is needed to ensure that this incident is never repeated.'
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Police said there were intelligence inputs that attempts would be made to trigger violence during the match, because of which it was cancelled.
Ruling that a Muslim girl can marry as per her choice at the age of 15 years if she has attained puberty, the Delhi high court has held the marriage of a minor girl valid and allowed her to stay in her matrimonial house.
According to the cause list of August 20 uploaded on the apex court website, a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is scheduled to hear on Tuesday.
The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed May 11 for commencement of hearing on pleas challenging the validity of triple talaq, 'nikah halala' and polygamy practices among Muslims.
A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said the submissions on the issue involve an interplay between constitutional rights on the one hand and special legislative enactments, including the Special Marriage Act, on the other.
Vice President Hamid Ansari's wife Salma Ansari has said that uttering 'talaq' thrice does not amount to divorce and asked Muslim women to read the Quran thoroughly instead of relying on clerics.
The application has been filed to oppose a batch of petitions on which the apex court had in 2018 issued notices to the Centre and other stakeholders while referring the matter to a 5-judge Constitution bench.
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J Khehar will commence hearing on seven petitions
NorthEast United inched closer to a playoffs berth with a 2-1 win over 10-man SC East Bengal in the ISL
The board said that practices provided by Muslim Personal Law on the issues of marriage, divorce and maintenance were based on holy scripture Al-Quran and "courts cannot supplant its own interpretations over the text of scriptures".
The court then asked Prasaran if question of this nature about birth of a religious figure has ever arisen in any court.
A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar said it would look into the aspect whether triple talaq is part of an "enforceable" fundamental right to practice religion by Muslims.
Surojit Bose played for India under coach Sukhwinder Singh from 2004-08 and was instrumental in Mahindra United's NFL triumph in 2005-06.
'Some of his decisions were not so good, but his intentions were always guided by a deep national interest.'
Despite losing the top spot to Mumbai, ATK Mohun Bagan will still harbour hopes of salvaging their season with a second successive Hero ISL title.
Besides the Centre, the varsity administration had also filed a separate plea against the high court verdict on the issue.
The Allahabad high court had in January 2006 struck down the provision of the 1981 amendment Act by which the university was accorded the minority status.
The NDA govt told SC that it would withdraw the appeal filed by the erstwhile UPA govt challenging the Allahabad HC verdict holding the AMU as non-minority institution.
In the dangal of UP politics, much as Muzaffarnagar wants to leave its past behind, the shadows are never be far behind.
