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Love, law and the politics of consent
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (685+ words) Love, law and the politics of consent'Deccan Herald Barely two months before the Gujarat government tabled controversial amendments to marriage registration rules in the state Assembly'including parental nod'three women, two of them celebrities, came under severe attack for marrying outside…...
Gujarat marriage law: Parental consent move sparks rights debate
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (502+ words) Gujarat marriage law: Parental consent move sparks rights debate'Deccan Herald...
When the State polices marriages
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (424+ words) When the State polices marriages'Deccan Herald By proposing to make parental consent mandatory for the registration of marriages, the Gujarat government has made a retrograde move. The proposal violates the right to autonomy and the right to privacy Deputy Chief…...
Policy Alert: Passing the Long-Pending NRI Marriage Bill
2+ week, 4+ day ago (355+ words) Thousands of Indian women marry the men of their dreams in lavish ceremonies, spend fortunes, and then find themselves discarded in foreign countries'without resources, support or a way back. Experience a more refined e-paper today Rita Sahni was abandoned by…...
'Law prohibits bigamous relationship,' Supreme Court quashes rape case lodged by married advocate
3+ week, 3+ day ago (454+ words) The Supreme Court of India. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said the law prohibited bigamous unions and disallowed parties from entering into a second marriage during the subsistence of their first marriage, while quashing a rape case lodged by…...
Supreme Court Quashes Rape Case Over Bigamous Relationship
3+ week, 3+ day ago (610+ words) 'Law prohibits bigamous relationship,' Supreme Court quashes rape case lodged by married advocate'Deccan Herald...
Consenting adults have constitutional right to marry, parents can't interfere: Delhi High Court
3+ week, 4+ day ago (30+ words) Consenting adults have constitutional right to marry, parents can't interfere: Delhi High Court'Deccan Herald Consenting adults have constitutional right to marry, parents can't interfere: Delhi High Court Follow us on :...
Not settling, not marrying: The new reality for confident women in midlife
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (773+ words) Image of a middle aged woman walking through a bustling street. The idea of "happily ever after" is no longer tied to remaining married. Love isn"t guaranteed, and life-long love even less so. Plenty of women are refusing to…...
Bodily Freedom Applies in Marriage: Gujarat HC Denies Bail
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (549+ words) 'Bodily freedom applies even in marriage', Gujarat HC denies bail to Gurugram businessman'Deccan Herald...
'Had a sixth sense that parties can be brought together by marriage,' Supreme Court quashes rape conviction
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (19+ words) 'Had a sixth sense that parties can be brought together by marriage,' Supreme Court quashes rape conviction'Deccan Herald...