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Progress in Hindu Succession Law

  Adv. Jagdish Walmik Chavan   18 September 2009 at 14:47

Progress of Hindu Succession Law: The right to property is important for the freedom and development of a human being. Prior to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 shastric and customary laws that varied from region to region governed Hindus and sometimes ..


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Talaaq

  G. ARAVINTHAN   18 September 2009 at 14:47

Talaaq in its primitive sense means dismission. In its literal meaning, it means “setting free”, “letting loose”, or taking off any “ties or restraint”. In Muslim Law it means freedom from the bondage of marriage ..


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Divorce by mutual consent under Muslim Law

  G. ARAVINTHAN   18 September 2009 at 14:47

Khula and Mubarat: They are two forms of divorce by mutual consent but in either of them, the wife has to part with her dower or a part of some other property. A verse in the Holy Quran runs as: “And it not lawful for you that ye take from wome ..


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Divorce by a Muslim wife under special circumstances

  G. ARAVINTHAN   18 September 2009 at 14:47

• That the whereabouts of the husband have not been known for a period of four years: if the husband is missing for a period of four years the wife may file a petition for the dissolution of her marriage. The husband is deemed to be missing if ..


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West Pakistan Family Court Act

  shaukat Ali   12 September 2009 at 23:18

THE WEST PAKISTAN FAMILY COURTS ACT, 1964(W.P. Act XXXV of 1964)C O N T E N T SSections 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 2. Definitions. 3. Establishment of Family Courts. 4. Qualifications of Judge. 5. ..


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Restitution of Conjugal rights under Hindu Marriage Act, 195

  G. ARAVINTHAN   25 August 2009 at 22:55

The restitution of conjugal rights is one of the reliefs that are provided to the spouses in distress in the institution of marriage by law. Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) provides for the restitution ..


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Prenuptial Agreement

  G. ARAVINTHAN   25 August 2009 at 22:55

More than one in three of all first marriages end in divorce as well as fifty-percent of second or third marriages. When you make your vows, a lot of people don't realize they are stepping into a 'financial union'. Having a prenuptial agreement will ..


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Prenuptial Agreements - Do's and Dont's

  G. ARAVINTHAN   25 August 2009 at 22:55

Unless your a lawyer, you probably don't really know much about prenuptial agreements. For example, did you know that prenuptial agreements that "promote divorce" are unenforceable? Or that you can't put anything in your prenup about relig ..


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LEGALIZING ABORTION- IS IT JUSTIFIED?

  pritish   11 August 2009 at 23:43

PRITISH KISHORE MARYADA SHARMA 5TH SEMESTER, B.A.LL.B ( Hons.) CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, PATNA, BIHAR ADDRESS: C/O REGISTRAR, CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY A.N SINHA INSTITUTE, GANDHI MAIDAN , PATNA- 800001 PHONE No. ..


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The National Commission For Women

  shahbaz ahmad   06 August 2009 at 18:45

Author’s name: SHAHBAZ AHMADAddress: DR. RMLNLU, L.D.A. SECTOR D-1,KANPUR ROAD, LUCKNOW U.P.PHONE NO. : +91 9795790550About me: I’m a thied year student of DR.RMLNLU, LUCKNOWARTICLE TOPIC - “National Commission For Women” The ..


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