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Madras HC directive on District Courts on adoption

   26 June 2009 at 13:19

The Madras High Court said District Courts dealing with adoption and guardianship matters should not order production of minor child once in six months as a matter of course. ‘It is unnecessary for District Judges to put insensitive questions t ..

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Chand can live with Fiza as husband: Cleric

   15 June 2009 at 16:44

With former Haryana deputy chief minister Chand Mohammad once again courting his estranged wife Fiza, Islamic clerics are unlikely to come in the way of their reunion. Leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Monday said Chandra Mohan alias Ch ..

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Listen to whatever your wife says: SC

   20 May 2009 at 15:47

Listen to whatever your wife says: SC tells husbandsPosted: May 19, 2009New Delhi If you want to buy matrimonial peace just do whatever your wife says!This is not some piece of advice from a marriage counsellor, rather it is from the country's apex c ..

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Bow down before your wife, SC tells husbands

   20 May 2009 at 15:44

New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) If you want to buy matrimonial peace just do whatever your wife says! This is not some piece of advice from a marriage counsellor, rather it is from the country's apex court.A vacation bench of justices Markandeya Katju and De ..

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SC on Dowry Deaths

   19 May 2009 at 12:27

Crimes such as dowry death are generally committed in complete secrecy inside a house. The nature and amount of evidence required to establish charge cannot be of same degree as required in other cases of circumstantial evidence. The silence of inmat ..

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CJI appeals to PM for creation of more family courts

   16 May 2009 at 13:43

Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan on Friday appealed to the Prime Minister and Chief Ministers of all states to create more family courts in the country to settle matrimonial disputes amicably. "I would appeal to the Prime Minister and I ..

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Law Commission: Irretrievable breakdown a ground for divorce

   03 April 2009 at 05:52

Irretrievable breakdown of marriage ought to be a ground for granting divorce, the Law Commission of India has recommended, it was announced today.The Commissions 217th Report on Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage-Another Ground for Divorce has been ..

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Law can't turn a blind eye to breakdown of Marriage

   16 March 2009 at 09:35

The Law commission has recommended to the center that irretrievable breakdown of marriage be incorporated as additional ground for grant of divorce. The suo mottu suggesstion for immediate action comes within days of SC denying divorce to a husband o ..

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'Irretrievable breakdown' of marriage no ground for divorce: apex court

   04 March 2009 at 20:19

'Irretrievable breakdown' of marriage no ground for divorce: apex courtNew Delhi, March 4, 2009:Irretrievable breakdown of marriage is no ground for divorce for those married under the Hindu Marriage Act because the law does not recognise it, the Sup ..

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SECOND WIFE ALSO HAS RIGHT TO MAINTENANCE : PEOPLS' COURT

   03 March 2009 at 21:33

SECOND WIFE ALSO HAS RIGHT TO MAINTENANCE : PEOPLS' COURTNew Delhi, March 1 (IANS) In a significant order, a Lok Adalat (peoples' court) here dealing with matrimonial cases Sunday ruled that even a second wife has the right to maintenance for herself ..

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