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Marriages can be held in faith in SMAct.

   23 October 2008 at 00:41

All inter-religious marriages, except those within the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain communities, be required to be held only under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. According to a report submitted by the Law Commission of India for the purpose of mat ..

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Apex Court Directs Compulsory Registration Of Marriages

   08 October 2008 at 12:10

In a ruling, having far reaching consequences, the Supreme Court has directed that all the marriages, irrespective of religion, will be compulsorily registered. The Court gave a time of three months to the centre and the state governments to frame an ..

Posted in Family Law |   463 Views


Draft law tightens surrogacy norms

   06 October 2008 at 14:49

MUMBAI: Having a test-tube baby may now involve hiring a lawyer along with a doctor. India’s new draft rules on infertility state that couples who need a surrogate mother will have to approach a semen bank instead of an infertility specialist to make ..

Posted in Family Law |   301 Views


Daughter in law can't claim Right to Live in In-laws house : Delhi H.C.

   04 October 2008 at 10:01

Justice S N Dhingra of Delhi High Court has held that the old parents whose relations with their son and daughter-in law turn sour have every right to show them the door and the daughter-in law cannot claim any right to stay in their house claiming t ..

Posted in Family Law |   1037 Views


Commercial surrogacy legal and industry in India: SC

   03 October 2008 at 14:44

NEW DELHI: Japanese surrogate baby Manji may have thrown up a huge debate between purists and the needy about the ethicality of surrogacy, but the Supreme Court not only validated “commercial surrogacy” but also termed it a virtual industry in India. ..

Posted in Family Law |   312 Views


Prenatal diagnosis No female foetide

   26 September 2008 at 11:37

On the suggestions of a Attorney General Soli Sorabjee, a bench comprising Justice M B Shah and Justice S N Variava also directed the Central Supervisory Board (CSB) to meet every six months to review and monitor the implementation of the act.This or ..

Posted in Family Law |   343 Views


SC dismisses PIL by Narendra Kumar

   19 August 2008 at 00:12

Matrimonial woes: SC dismisses PIL by Narendra Kumar New Delhi, Aug 18 The Supreme Court today dismissed a PIL by Narendra Kumar Verma challenging its order directing him to reunite with his wife on the grounds that such an order violated his fundame ..

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Surrogate Baby Stuck In Legal Limbo

   14 August 2008 at 11:47

JAIPUR, India (CNN) – Baby Manjhi has no nationality, no legal mother and no clear path home from India to Japan to a father and grandmother who desperately want her.“From deep inside my heart, I want to return immediately to my own country with my g ..

Posted in Family Law |   599 Views


divorce proceedings through video-conferencing

   09 August 2008 at 21:03

CHENNAI: A Family Court here conducted divorce proceedings through video-conferencing and e-mailed a divorce order to a consenting couple – wife living in Australia and the husband in the U.S. Hitherto during similar proceedings before the Family Cou ..

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HC curbs on arrest of in-laws in dowry cases

   08 August 2008 at 13:56

New Delhi: Bringing hope to thousands of people allegedly harassed by married women and unscrupulous policemen through misuse of anti-dowry provisions, the Delhi High Court on Thursday said that the family members of a man facing such charges cannot ..

Posted in Family Law |   874 Views