Excerpt from the judgment of Same-Sex Marriage Case (Paragraphs length have been edited) Before undertaking a study on whether there is a fundamental right to marry, and an obligation on…
A constitutional order premised on equality, dignity, and autonomy would be unworkable if personal relationships which are the building blocks of a just society are grounded on values that are…
The question for consideration came before Supreme Court in the case of ‘D Velusamy v. D. Patchaiammal, (2010)’. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 Section 2(a) of…
Indra Sarma v. V.K.V.Sarma (2013) Indian supreme court always has been a voice of progressive thought in India. Through many of its judgments, the court paved the way to modern…
Marriage is often described as one of the basic civil rights of man/woman, which is voluntarily undertaken by the parties in public in a formal way, and once concluded, recognizes…
Indian Supreme court has been a torchbearer of progress. It affirmed the changing needs, values and tendencies of society and new generation, and through the power of constitution it upheld…
Currently, the age of consent in India for personal laws, is eighteen years for females and twenty-one years for male. Government is also proposing to increase the age of consent…
The word Child Marriage is itself contradictory in itself as one would wonder how marriage and child could go together.
The question of the custody of the minor girl bride to the husband [if he is not in custody] naturally linked to another question as to whether a minor can…
As per Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act, any marriage solemnized in violation of Clause (i) (already having spouse); (iv)(relationship under prohibited degree) and (v) (sapindas) of section 5…
