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Marriage laws in India at a Glance

The institution of marriage in India is thousands of years old. From time to time, this practice has been witnessing some changes, but the gist of the ceremony has always remained the same. The basis of marriages in India has close relation with the rituals and customs followed by different respective religions and their beliefs. Caste is one of the major factors in India that plays a vital role in the determination of a marriage.However, every religion has its own particular methodologies in India through which their wedding ceremonies are performed, yet there are some certain laws that are…

Misuse of 498A in India

It is now a common practice in India that a large number of wives make false complaints against their husbands or his family members to a nearby police station. The victimized Indian families are falsely blackmailed and threatened by the daughters-in-law & her family members. Without sufficient investigation, the husband or his family members or relatives are immediately arrested by the police. Even if the complaint is false, police can put them behind bars on a non-bailable term, until it will be proved that they are innocent. It’s all about false complaint of alimony, domestic violence…

Muslim Marriage & Talaq

Marriage is a sacred institution in Islam. Celibacy and bachelorhood are discouraged in Islam and it says marriage completes the faith of a Muslim but still, marriage is a contract between husband and wife therefore it could be broken. The followings are the Islamic ways of granting a divorce.Mutual Consent divorce - Here both husband and wife mutually decide to get separated.Khulla - This is initiated by the wife. In Islam, a wife cant grants a divorce but can only seek divorce. The power to grant a divorce is only available to the husband. If the husband agrees divorce is finalized…

A Muslim married under the Special Marriage Act is entitled to bequeath his entire property

A Muslim married under the Special Marriage Act is entitled to bequeath his entire propertySubmitted by asandil on 4/22/2014 The constitution of India gives sufficient flexibility all its citizens including Shias who are a sect of Muslims and succession of their property is governed by Muslim personal (Sharia) law as applicable to Shias in India. The general rule for a Shia Muslim is that such a person may by will, without the consent of his heirs, dispose only up to a third of his entire property which is left after payment of funeral expenses and debts.The remaining two-thirds of the…

Mutual Consent’ is what gets you divorce in the fastest way in India

There was a time when India used to have the lowest percentage of divorce in the whole world. In a society that is based on values, social compulsions and religious beliefs, no couple, who got once married, was socially entitled to seek divorce from each other. But with the socio economic changes and the growing level of education, various legal reforms empowered particularly the women to come out of the relationship that she is finding unsuitable or uncomfortable.It was the effect of globalisation that impacted the traditional values of so called orthodox Indian society. The couples working…

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