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Kerala HC: Social Customs Alone Cannot Prove Bride Entrusted Gold to Husband or In-Laws(14.07.2026)

Kerala HC held that courts cannot presume a bride entrusted her gold or money to her husband or in-laws based solely on social customs. It ruled that .....

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Personal laws not disturbed by fundamental rights(24.07.1951)

What could the Bombay High Court have said that stung Finance Minister Arun Jaitley so, leading him to call it “one of the most adverse judgments”. Af.....

Tags : Personal laws, bigamy, fundamental rights, social custom