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Parliament Passes the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019(30.07.2019)
Parliament passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, to ban practice of Triple Talaq. The bill is a historic step to prot.....
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Supreme Court Urges for Change in Muslim Divorce Law(28.10.2015)
Supreme Court has ordered registration of a Public Interest Litigation and urged to set up a Special Bench to consider gender discrimination suffered .....
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Gujarat High Court Says Stop Muslim Polygamy(06.11.2015)
Gujarat High Court has recommended amendment of Muslim Personal Law, saying polygamy was often driven by selfish motives.
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Gauhati HC Issues Directions for Registration of Muslim Marriages Only by Licenced Registrars(27.11.2018)
Gauhati High Court has issued directions in order to ensure that only those who are duly authorised by the government under the Assam Moslem Marriages.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Assam Moslem Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935, Registration of Muslim Marriages Only by Licenced Registrars
Kerala HC Quashes Appointments of Four Assistant Professors by AMU for Violating UGC Norms(29.11.2018)
Kerala High Court has set aside the appointments of four assistant professors in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) at Malappuram centre and observed tha.....
Tags : Kerela High Court, Aligarh Muslim University
Karnataka High Court Lets Muslim Girl Marry Hindu Man(03.12.2018)
Karnataka High Court has ordered release of a Muslim girl from the state women’s hostel and asked police to provide security to her and her Hindu boyf.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response on Entry of Muslim Women into Mosques(25.10.2019)
Supreme Court has sought response of the Centre on a Public Interest Litigation seeking entry of Muslim women in all mosques of the country. The Court.....
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Gujarat HC Allows 19 Year Hindu Girl to Live-in with 20 Year Muslim Boyfriend(29.11.2016)
Gujarat High Court has permitted a 19-year-old Hindu girl to live-in with her Muslim boyfriend, who is just 20 years old and is currently ineligible f.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Hindu girl , Muslim boyfriend, Live-in
SC Questions Criteria for Selecting AMU’s Vice Chancellor(30.11.2016)
Supreme Court, while taking exception to submission of Aligarh Muslim University that an ‘eminent person’ can be appointed its vice-chancellor, has sa.....
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Kerala High Court: Muslim Father Can Act As Legal Guardian Of Minor Daughter to Alienate Property(22.11.2017)
Kerala High Court has ruled that Muslim father can act as the legal guardian of his minor daughter so as to alienate immovable property.
Tags : Kerala High Court, Property, Muslim Law
Kerala High Court Overrules I&B, Says Screen S Durga at IFFI(22.11.2017)
Kerala High Court has ordered the screening of Malayalam film 'S Durga' at the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India (IF.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Property, Muslim Law
Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Declaration of Divorce by Muslim Husband as Unconstitutional(27.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking declaration to declare the "assumed absolute discretion" of the Muslim husband to give divorce (tala.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Declaration of Divorce by Muslim Husband
Ker. HC: Talaq-e-Hasan or Talaq-e-Ahsan are Valid Forms of Divorce(24.11.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that pronouncement of talaq-e-sunnat either by Ahsan form or Hasan form has not been made penal in the Muslim Women .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Muslim Personal Law, Talaq-e-Hasan, Talaq-e-Ahsan
NBDSA to Zee News: Take Down Video on Muslim Population(15.06.2022)
News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has directed Zee News to take down a show on the issue of the Muslim Population titled - Kud.....
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P&H HC: Muslim Girl of Age Above 16 Years Can Enter Into Marriage With Person Of Her Choice(20.06.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted protection to 16 years old muslim Girl who married a 21 years old muslim boy and held that she is of marriag.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Muslim Personal Law, Marriage
JKL HC: Fundamentalist Muslim Can’t be Equated With an Extremist or a Separatist(01.08.2023)
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while observing that the phrase “fundamentalist ideology” doesn’t necessarily mean that detenue possesses an ext.....
Tags : Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Fundamentalist Muslim, Preventive Detention
Bombay High Court :It is an Era of Intolerance(18.11.2015)
Bombay HC on PIL filed by Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan against restricting entry of women right inside inner precincts of dargah, which houses tomb.....
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Madras HC Dismisses Muslim Woman's Appeal against Divorce Based on ‘Forged’ Papers(02.11.2016)
Madras High Court has dismissed an appeal by a woman seeking to set aside "forged khula" produced by her husband on basis of which a cleric granted a .....
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Karnataka HC: Second Marriage Under Muslim Law May be Construed as Cruelty To First Wife(14.09.2020)
Karnataka High Court observed that even though contracting a second marriage by a Muslim husband is lawful, it often causes "enormous cruelty" to the .....
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Kerala HC: Muslim Personal Law Can't be Tested on Anvil of Article 14(07.07.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that High Court cannot test validity of Muslim Personal Law under Article 14 and 15 since it is bound by the precedents set.....
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Delhi HC: POCSO Act Will be Applicable to Minor Muslim Girl Who Has Attained Age of Puberty(08.07.2022)
Delhi High Court while rejecting the argument that Muslim man can’t be charged under the POCSO Act because the girl has attained puberty, has held tha.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, POCSO, Muslim, Puberty
Delhi HC Issues Notice in bail Plea Accused in Anti-Muslim Sloganeering at Jantar Mantar(06.09.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on the regular bail plea moved by Preet Singh, accused in connection with the alleged inflammatory and anti-Muslim .....
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Allahabad High Court Sets Aside 50 AMU Appointments(28.12.2015)
Allahabad high court has quashed more than 50 appointments of administration assistants (upper division clerks) of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
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CIC to AMU: Remove Inequality in Re-Check of Supplementary Papers(01.02.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked Executive Council of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) to make appropriate changes in process of re—evalu.....
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Bombay HC Grants Bail to 3 Accused of Murdering Muslim Man, Terms It a Case of Religious Provocation(17.01.2017)
Bombay High Court while granting bail to three men accused of attacking and murdering a Muslim man after attending a Hindu Rashtra Sena (HRS) meeting .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Religious Provocation, Murder, Muslim
Gujarat HC Upholds Marriage of Muslim Minor Girl(02.01.2017)
Gujarat HC has given legal sanction to marriage of a minor Muslim girl who had eloped with her 21-year-old lover, citing an earlier judgment enabling .....
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Kerala HC: Cannot Direct School to Allow Muslim Girls To Wear Headscarf & Full Sleeved Shirt(12.12.2018)
Kerala High Court while observing that individual interest must yield to the larger interest has refused to interfere with school’s decision of not al.....
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Gauhati HC: Second Marriage Contracted by Muslim Man with Hindu Woman is Void(13.09.2021)
Gauhati High Court has observed that section 4 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 does not save a second marriage contracted by a Muslim male with a Hi.....
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Minority Status to AMU: SC Refers Matter to Seven Judge Bench(12.02.2019)
Supreme Court has referred to seven-judge bench issue of determining the correctness of minority status granted to Aligarh Muslim University.
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All. HC: Muslim Man Can’t Marry Another Woman if he Isn't Capable of Fostering First Wife, Children(11.10.2022)
Allahabad High Court while observing that as per the mandate of the Holy Quran bigamy is not sanctified unless a man can do justice to orphans, has he.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Muslim Man, Fostering
All. HC: Muslim Woman Entitled to Custody of Child Until he Attains 7 Years of Age(15.12.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that as per the Mohammedan Law, a mother a entitled to the custody of a male child until he completes the age of 7 years.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Muslim Woman, Custody, Child
Cannot Escape Petition On Inheritance By Muslim Women Just Because LCI Is Examining UCC: Delhi HC(15.12.2017)
Delhi High Court has refused to exempt the Centre from filing a counter-affidavit on a petition challenging the laws of succession so far as entitleme.....
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Child Born Out of Marriage Between Muslim Man and Hindu Woman Entitled to Claim Father's Property: SC(23.01.2019)
Supreme Court has said that although the marriage between a Muslim man and Hindu woman is an irregular marriage, described as "fasid" in Mohamadan law.....
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Delhi HC Directs Jamia Millia Islamia To Regularise Sharjeel Usmani's Admission To MA Course(17.10.2022)
Delhi High Court has permitted former Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) student Sharjeel Usmani to appear in the third semester examinations for 'MA in .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Aligarh Muslim University, Sharjeel Usmani, Millia Islamia University
Delhi HC Rejects Plea to Change Name of 'Aligarh' Movie(03.03.2016)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea of an alumnus of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) seeking a ban or change in name of movie 'Aligarh'.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Aligarh Muslim University
Kerala High Court Issues Guidelines for Family Court to Endorse Divorce Under Muslim Personal Law(18.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has formulated guidelines to be followed by the Family Court in a petition filed to endorse an extrajudicial divorce under Muslim Pe.....
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Ker. HC Upholds ?31.6 Lakh Compensation U/S 3 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act(22.11.2022)
Kerala High Court has upheld Magistrate Court's order granting an amount of Rs. 31,68,000 as maintenance to a divorced woman under Section 3 of Muslim.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Maintenance, Muslim Women
Jharkhand HC: Muslim Woman Can Marry Person of Her Choice After Attaining Puberty(30.11.2022)
Jharkhand High Court has held that under Muslim personal law people attain puberty at the age of 15 years and upon attaining the same, they are at lib.....
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Mad HC: Muslim Man Entitled to Polygamous Marriage But Must Treat All Wives Equally(28.12.2023)
Madras High Court while upholding Family Court’s order of dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty, has held that under Islamic law, the husba.....
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Hyderabad HC Directs State to Protect Muslim Women Offering Prayers At Mosque(20.01.2017)
Hyderabad High Court has directed Police and Chittoor District Administration to provide protection to Muslim women who are offering prayers in mosque.....
Tags : Hyderabad High Court, Guramkonda, Muslim Women, Mosque
Bombay High Court: Muslim, Homeopathy Student Can Pursue her Course Wearing Hijab(15.03.2018)
Bombay High Court has ruled in the favor of a female Muslim student from a Thane-based homeopathy college, ordering the college to allow her to wear a.....
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Jharkhand Court Refuses Bail to Accused who Assaulted a Mentally Ill Muslim Man(19.01.2022)
Jharkhand Court has refused bail to two men accused of assaulting a mentally ill Muslim man in Dhanbad and forcing him to chant, Jai Shri Ram. It is a.....
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Bom. HC Grants Guardianship of Illegitimate Muslim Minor to Biological Parents(14.12.2022)
Bombay High Court has granted guardianship of a Muslim minor to her biological parents after she was deemed to be an illegitimate child as a result of.....
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Kerala HC: POCSO Shall Prevail Over Muslim Personal Law(21.11.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that a marriage between Muslims under personal law is not excluded from the ambit of POCSO Act, and if one of the parties t.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, POCSO, Muslim Personal Law
Bombay High Court Seeks BMC’s Report on Land For Muslim Cemeteries(15.03.2017)
Bombay High Court has asked Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to place on record its policy with regard to allotting land for a Muslim cemetery.....
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P&H HC: Minor Muslim Girl Can Marry on Attaining Puberty(10.02.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a Muslim girl who is less than 18 years old and has attained puberty is at liberty to marry anyone as per .....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Minor Muslim Girl, Marriage
Bombay HC Quashes FIR Registered Against Person Hurting Sentiments of Muslim Community(15.12.2021)
Bombay High Court has quashed an First Information Report registered against a person for allegedly hurting the sentiments of Muslim Community by shar.....
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Karnataka HC: Child Visitation Rights of Muslim Man Diminishes on Getting Married to Another Woman(23.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has held that child visitation rights of a Muslim man diminishes to a great extent, on him having married to another woman during.....
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Allahabad HC Stays Arrest of Man Booked for Cremating Mother's Dead Body in A Muslim Graveyard(23.12.2021)
Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of a man who has been booked under the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984 and under various .....
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SC: P&H HC Judgment Allowing Minor Muslim Girl to Marry Shouldn’t be Treated as Precedent(16.01.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in case Javed v. State of Haryana, which held that Muslim girl aged 15 y.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Precedent, Minor Muslim Girl, Marriage
PhD Not Required for Promotion to Post of Professor in Medical College Under AMU: SC(25.04.2018)
Supreme Court has held that PhD is not required for promotion to the post of Professor in a medical college under Aligarh Muslim University.
Tags : Supreme Court, Aligarh Muslim University
Supreme Court Annuls Allahabad HC Verdict Quashing Institutional Preference in AMU, BHU(08.06.2017)
Supreme Court has quashed Allahabad High Court’s judgment that quashed institutional preference in Aligarh Muslim University and Banaras Hindu Univers.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Allahabad High Court, Aligarh Muslim University, Banaras Hindu University
Allahabad HC Orders Extension of Protection to Muslim Woman Who Converted to Hindu Religion(27.05.2021)
Allahabad High Court has ordered to extend and provide necessary protection to the life and limb of a Muslim woman who converted to the Hindu religion.....
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre's View on Rohingya Muslim Refugees(05.09.2017)
Supreme Court has sought view of the Modi government on validity of over 40,000 Rohingya Muslims who have taken refuge in India to escape persecution .....
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SC Directs Sessions Court to Complete Akbaruddin Case Trial within 3 Weeks(07.11.2016)
Supreme Court has directed Sessions Court in Hyderabad to complete trial in Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) Legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi attack cas.....
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Supreme Court to Centre: Do Not Deport Any Rohingya Refugee Till Next Hearing(13.10.2017)
Supreme Court has said that no Rohingya refugee should be deported till the next hearing in the case on November 21.
Tags : Supreme Court, Rohingya Muslim Refugees
Allahabad HC Orders Release of Muslim Woman Who Married Hindu Man from Custody of Her Father(12.10.2020)
Allahabad High Court has directed the Senior Superintendent of Police, Kanpur Nagar, to take out a girl named Shikha alias Sheeba, a muslim woman who .....
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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Minority Status of Christians and Muslims in State(30.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has ruled that no power is vested with the Central Government to redetermine minority status. The Court has observed that there is n.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019(26.07.2019)
Lok Sabha has passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 to ban the practice of triple talaq among Muslims and punish the g.....
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Parliament Passes Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019(31.07.2019)
Parliament has passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 five days after it got the nod from Lok Sabha. This comes nearly .....
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Kerala HC Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail to Politician PC George in Hate Speech Case(24.05.2022)
Kerala High Court has granted interim anticipatory bail to senior political leader PC George in a hate-speech case over alleged statements against Mus.....
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Kerala Court Remands Former Kerala MLA PC George to 14 Days Judicial Custody in Hate Speech Case(26.05.2022)
Kerala Magistrate Court remanded former MLA PC George to 14 days judicial custody in Anti-Muslim hate speech case.
Tags : Kerala, Former MLA, Hate Speech, Anti-Muslim
SC Questions Centre, AMU About Norms Flouted in Appointment of Vice Chancellor(20.09.2016)
SC while questioning the mode and method in which the Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been appointed, asked that how University.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Aligarh Muslim University, appointment of Vice Chancellor, University Grants Commission
SC Gives J&K Govt 3 Months to Decide on Muslims’ Minority Status(08.08.2017)
Supreme Court has given final opportunity to Jammu and Kashmir Government to file a reply within three months on issue of Muslims being a minority in .....
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Kerala HC: Wife Can Claim Maintenance U/S 125 Crpc Until She Obtains Benefit Under Muslim Law(13.05.2022)
Kerala HC has restated that a divorced Muslim woman can seek maintenance under Section 125 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), until she obtai.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Muslim, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, Section 125
SC Grants 3 Months Interim Bail to Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi in Dharma Sansad Case(18.05.2022)
Supreme Court has granted three months interim bail to Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi with regard to the Haridwar Dharma Sansad case linking alleged inf.....
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SC: Minority Status of AMU Not Lost Merely Because of its Incorporation by Statute(08.11.2024)
Supreme Court with 4:3 majority has overruled the judgement of S. Azeez Basha vs. Union of India (MANU/SC/0039/1967; 1967 INSC 238) and has held that .....
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SC Denies to Examine Urgently a Plea Seeking Answer as to, Can Muslims in Forces Sport Beard?(26.11.2015)
SC has denied urgently examining of legal issue that whether Muslim personnel can assert sporting beard as a facet of their fundamental right to freed.....
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SC Issues Notice to Aligarh Muslim University(01.12.2015)
Supreme Court has asked Aligarh Muslim University to file reply over petition seeking a direction to quash appointment of its Vice-Chancellor (VC).
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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Removal of Muslims, Certain Christians from Backward Classes(26.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has dismissed the petition seeking a declaration to cancel the reservation and financial aid provided to Muslims, Latin Catholics, a.....
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Mad. HC: Courts Have Power to Grant Maintenance to Muslim Woman Who Has Filed for Divorce(05.09.2024)
Madras High Court has observed that Courts under Section 151 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 have the power to grant interim maintenance to a muslim .....
Tags : Madras High Court, S 151 of CPC, Muslim Woman