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hindu marriage Supreme Court

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‘Song and dance’ about ‘wining and dining’

The facts of a case can get lost in screaming headlines and turf wars on social media, as they did for a Supreme Court case on marriage

Leena Gita Reghunath

12th May 2024

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SCO Explains: The plea for marriage equality judgement

A five-judge bench rejected the plea for queer persons right to marry in India. What did the Court say?

Gauri Kashyap and R. Sai Spandana

23rd Oct 2023

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Shilpa Sailesh Judgment: A Step Towards No-Fault Divorce?

Is the SC's power to directly grant divorce in cases of irretrievable breakdown of marriage, a judicial quick fix to a legislative issue?

Diksha Sanyal

3rd Jun 2023

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Shilpa Sailesh v Varun Sreenivasan

The Constitution Bench held that the Supreme Court had the power to grant divorce to parties who directly approached it, by using the SC's discretionary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India.

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