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Sharia Law can’t override POCSO and Prohibition of Child Marriage Acts, rules Allahabad HC, says minimum age of marriage is the same for all...

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In a significant judgment reinforcing the primacy of child protection statutes, the Allahabad High Court has held that Muslim personal law or Sharia cannot...
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‘Islamic law allows polygamy’: Madhya Pradesh HC rules in favour of a man’s second marriage. Read how courts have leaned on Sharia for verdicts...

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The court noted, "The parties are governed by Muslim Personal Law. It recognises the permissibility of plurality of marriages."
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Kerala HC upholds first wife’s right to be heard before registering second marriage of Muslim man, says Muslim Personal Law cannot override Constitutional principles

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The High Court said that gender quality is a constitutional right of every citizen, men are not superior to women and that gender equality is not a women’s issue, but it is a human issue.
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Karnataka High Court urges Parliament and state legislature to enact Uniform Civil Code, says different personal laws give different rights to women

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The Karnataka High Court has urged the parliament and the state legislature to implement Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country
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Muslim Personal Law discriminatory, violates women rights: Read about ex-Muslim woman Safiya PM’s legal battle for secular inheritance law

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Safiya PM, a Muslim woman from Kerala, petitioned the Supreme Court and requested that as she is not a believer, the Indian Succession Act should apply to her concerning the matters of inheritance, not the Muslim Personal Law
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Calling civil code ‘communal’ is not an insult to Ambedkar, it is an attack on appeasement from Nehru to Rahul Gandhi: Read why PM...

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The Congress is against the UCC as it challenges its long-standing Muslim appeasement strategy to win elections.
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Himanta Biswa Sarma cabinet approves bill to repeal Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act, child marriage among Muslims and position of Qazi to...

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The Assam govt on Thursday approved the decision to repeal the colonial-era Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act and Rules 1935.
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While MP HC delivered a shocking judgement legitimising Sharia, Allahabad HC gave contrary verdict, said ‘no need for conversion under Special Marriage Act’

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Allahabad HC said that a Hindu and a Muslim can marry under the Special Marriage Act, MP HC ruled that such marriages violate Sharia Law and conversion is must before marriage
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Telangana Police arrest Adilabad resident Abdul Ateeq for giving triple talaq to wife Jasmine via WhatsApp

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The Adilabad police have arrested a man for declaring the banned instant 'triple talaq' to his wife via WhatsApp message.
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Is Congress eyeing to snatch the inherited properties of only Hindus? Read how the party has promised they will never touch Muslim personal laws

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Congress party's stance on inheritance tax, coupled with its longstanding support of Muslim personal laws, which govern inheritance-related matters among Muslims, it does appear that Congress is eyeing inherited properties of only Hindus.
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