In India, a Bengaluru father views raising daughters as a revolutionary act against societal norms that limit their freedom ...

In India, marriage registration is governed by two primary laws: the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and the Special Marriage Act, 1954. The Hindu Marriage Act applies to Hindus, Buddhists, Jains ...

stating that transgender people should be recognised as either a "bride" or "groom" as defined by the 1955 Hindu Marriage Act ...

These separations not only reflect personal choices but also test India’s legal framework, particularly under the Hindu ...

Nehru, Ambedkar, and some prominent women freedom fighters proposed a secular family law or UCC for women’s equality. They ...

While laws like the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006, and campaigns such as Child Marriage-Free India aim to end the practice, enforcement gaps and deep-rooted social norms allow it ...

The Allahabad High Court has observed that a marriage between two Hindus — a male and a female — performed in Arya Samaj temples is valid if it is solemnised in accordance with Vedic or other relevant ...

“The founders of the Constitution of India and the Legislature in their collective wisdom have integrated the Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs for application of the Hindu Marriage Ac ...

The suicide of a 17-year-old girl in Kheda has uncovered a child marriage case, leading to charges against both sets of ...

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh has issued notice on a habeas corpus plea of the child’s father, who is a ...

It's not known how many trans couples have married in India, or who was the first ... with the registrar arguing that the 1955 Hindu Marriage Act defined marriage as a union between a "bride ...