CUSTOMARY RITES
Skipping a marriage ceremony can nullify it, impact woman's legal rights
Valid Hindu Marriage as per laws: The Supreme Court in a recent order said that a Hindu marriage is considered valid if it meets the criteria set by Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. If a marriage is deemed invalid then it will impact woman's legal rights to alimony and maintenance. Will the children's inheritance rights will be impacted if marriage becomes invalid?
A Hindu marriage will be considered invalid without this; check details
The Supreme Court stresses the importance of following Hindu marriage customs from the Hindu Marriage Act to ensure validity. Marriage is a sacred institution with equal partnership, as highlighted by the court.
Ghana: Why was 12-year-old girl married to 63-year-old high priest? Know what UNICEF report suggests
UNICEF has said in a report that child marriage has declined in Ghana but is difficult to track down the victim due to lack of birth certificates. Recent studies have suggested that Ghana still has one of the highest child marriage prevalence rates in the world.
Two kinds of renunciation
Renunciation can be customary or non-customary. The first type involves abstaining from society and relocating to a remote location, often a monastery, following a specific sect's rules. This signifies the end of the relationship with the material world. The second type, non-customary, begins with Vairagya, a gradual process of breaking ties to the material world.
Uttarakhand UCC live-in rules: Parental consent must, provisions also include jail, fine, and police inquiry
The UCC bill includes provisions for mandatory registration of live-in relationships, a complete ban on child marriage, and a uniform process for divorce. It also ensures equal rights to women in ancestral property and sets the minimum age for marriage at 18 for women and 21 for men in all communities. The UCC Bill respects religious beliefs and practices but does not apply to Scheduled Tribes or those with protected customary rights.
Hindu marriage is invalid without rituals: Allahabad HC
The court also relied on the section 7 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, which provides that a Hindu marriage may be solemnized in accordance with the customary rites and ceremonies of either party thereto. Secondly, such rites and ceremonies include the 'Saptapadi' (taking seven steps by groom and bride jointly around the sacred fire), which makes the marriage complete and binding when the seventh step is taken.
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View: Sabarimala judgment is a test, and Malayalis are flunking it
Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor recently argued that the decision is undemocratic, and that faith must be separated from secular reasoning.
'Hindu Marriage Bill' becomes law in Pakistan
"On the advice of PM Nawaz Sharif, the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has assented to the 'The Hindu Marriage Bill 2017'," a statement from the PMO said.
Rail Budget 2014: DV Sadananda Gowda lays out grand vision of India's train system
Gowda promised bullet trains, dedicated freight corridors, a diamond quadrilateral high-speed rail network, enhanced passenger amenities in his budget.
Grateful, undead
Pitru Paksha is extremely solemn business. This is when the Sun enters Virgo, when the spirits of the ancestors leave their customary haunt.
The term 'wife' should include live-in partner too: SC
A two judge bench of the Supreme Court has favoured broad meaning of the term ‘wife’ to include live-in partners for the purposes of maintenance to deserted women living in such relationship for a reasonably long time.
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