Marriage is a significant aspect of Indian culture and cruelty has always been a topic of concern. In the past, cruelty was not a valid reason for divorce in India. However, after the 1976 amen...

Since the very inception of the society women were subjected to discrimination. All the rules and regulations governing the society were gender biased, which truely made their condition patheti...

Introduction about WaqfsThe foundation of wakfs is traced to an utterance of the Prophet;" However, the guidelines regarding wakfs were advanced in a while by way of ijma (consensus). The ...

The article aims at understanding the potential implication of the Uniform Civil Code on the existing family laws. Since, there is no one law that atop the family matters in India, and the laws...

Definition and Concept Section 13(1)(ib) of The Hindu Marriage act 1955 makes desertion a ground for divorce. In Legal context, desertion is very hard to give a comprehensive definition to, an...

Abortion in Islam is a multifaceted issue shaped by diverse interpretations of religious texts, ethical principles, and cultural norms. Although the primary sources of Islamic law (the Quran an...

The joint family system in Hindu law has been a cornerstone of Indian society for centuries, embodying principles of interdependence, familial solidarity, and collective decision-making. This a...

Modern Hindu law under statutory law and judicial precedent envisions multiple theories, namely: Fault theory Prevailing circumstances Mutual Consent Irretrievable breakdown theory ...

In a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) governed by the Mitakshara law, no individual member of that family, while it remains undivided, can predicate that he has a certain definite share in the prop...

Facts: Property in question is the self-acquired property of Marappa Gounder which was purchased through a court auction. Marappa Gounder died intrastate. Suit for partition was filed by Than...