Much-married Shahanaz nabbed, put behind bars
Chennai police arrested Shahanaz Ismail, the woman who had allegedly lured, married and ditched many men in the last few years.
A police team picked her up from Majestic bus stand in Bengaluru on Sat
Mutual divorce: Couples can skip cooling period, says SC
The dissolution of marriage through mutual consent can be permitted before the cooling period of six months under the Hindu Marriage Act, by invoking decrees and orders of Supreme Court as per the Con
Hindu Marriage Act amendments draw flak
The recently-cleared amendments to the Marriage Laws by the Cabinet, which allows equal share of residential property to wife and children, has not gone down well with NGOs as about 40 such organisati
After 20, minor girl can get marriage declared void: HC
The husband of a minor girl is entitled to his wife's custody but cannot consummate his marriage with her till she attains the age of 20 as law gives her the liberty to approach the court to get her marriage declared void.
Consummation of marriage with a girl below 15 is rape: HC
The consummation of marriage with a girl below the age of 15 amounts to raping her despite her consent and the man is not protected by the personal law of his religion, the Delhi High Court has ruled.
Man told to pay Rs30L to wife for 30 yrs of agony
A metropolitan magistrate court here has ordered a retired banker to pay Rs30 lakh to his 62-year-old wife for causing mental stress during the last 30 years of their marriage.
The court also told t
Man murdered for marrying Muslim girl
A 24-year old man was hacked to death allegedly by the brother of a Muslim girl and his associates for marrying her, triggering tension in Idalakudi area of the district, police said.
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Man kills self after wife refuses to watch movie with him
A 25-year-old man, identified as Abdul Rahman, committed suicide just a week after his marriage on Wednesday at Nacharam. Police said Rahman, a resident of Ragavendra Colony, hanged himself to death i
Forced marriage to become crime in UK
Forcing someone to marry against their will � a practice often reported from communities in Britain with origins in the Indian sub-continent � will soon become a criminal offence, Premier David Camero
HC orders seizure of ex-Army captain's revolver on wife's plea
The Delhi High Court has ordered the city police to impound the revolver of a retired Army personnel on the plea of his wife accusing him of threatening her with dire consequences.
Justice Vipin Sang