Delhi High Court holds that marriage under Muslim personal law cannot exempt sexual intercourse with a wife below 18 from POCSO, as personal law cannot create an exception to statutory criminal provisions.
Read Full ArticleThe Chhattisgarh High Court held that a private religious body cannot function as a court or issue binding orders altering a person’s marital status, declaring its divorce order without legal authority.
Karnataka High Court holds a Muslim father's duty to maintain minor children under Mohammedan law and Section 125 CrPC continues despite the mother's income.
The Karnataka High Court held that a marriage under the Special Marriage Act is void if either party has a living spouse, and personal laws permitting polygamy cannot override the Act.
The Kerala High Court ruled that a Muslim husband cannot avoid maintaining his first wife by citing a second marriage or support provided by their adult son.
Himachal Pradesh HC directs police to act on a protection plea by a 20-year-old man and his 17-year-old wife married under Muslim law.
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