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Judicial Interventions and WomenA setback for the battle against dowry A recent Supreme Court judgment stating that money demanded on account of financial stringency or to meet urgent domestic expenses does not constitute dowry has serious repercussions for ongoing and future dowry-related cases More... Children of void marriages and inheritance rightsWhat is the status and rights of children from marriages that are declared null and void? Can they legally inherit property? More... Multiple testimonies by victims of gender violenceThe courts tend to take an insensitive stand on the multiple, and often contradictory, versions of victims/survivors of gender violence - whether it's Zaheera Sheikh of the Best Bakery case or a woman widowed in the 1984 riots. Surely the trauma of the individual concerned should be taken into consideration? More... Love, inter-caste marriage and criminal lawThe Supreme Court recently ruled that there is no bar on inter-caste or inter-religion marriages under the Hindu Marriage Act. Anyone who harasses, threatens or subjects such a couple to acts of violence will be prosecuted More... Looking after children of women prisonersIn response to a public interest litigation, the Supreme Court of India has issued directions to the central and state governments to provide children of women prisoners in jail, and their mothers, the facilities and opportunity to lead normal healthy lives More... The 'fault theory' vs the 'breakdown theory' of divorceShould divorce be granted solely on the basis of who is 'at fault'? Or should 'irretrievable breakdown' of a marriage be cause for divorce? In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court held that situations causing misery should not be allowed to continue indefinitely, and that the dissolution of a marriage that could not be salvaged was in the interests of all concerned More... Dowry deaths and dying declarationsDying declarations are vital evidence in establishing dowry deaths. When a woman dies without making such a statement, but has earlier alleged harassment and threats to her life, can her statements be considered a 'dying declaration'? More... Urmil's storyWhat constitutes a dowry death? Various amendments have been made to the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961 to make the law more effective. The Pawan Kumar vs State of Haryana judgment on the dowry death of Urmil is significant in this regard More... Convert and remarry?If a non-Muslim converts to Islam without any real change in belief, merely to avoid an earlier marriage and enter into a second one, should the second marriage be considered void and the person prosecuted for bigamy? More... Maternity benefits for all womenThousands of women all over India earn daily wages as 'muster-roll' employees. Though they work without a break in service they are not made permanent, and are not entitled to maternity leave and other benefits. A Supreme Court judgment in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi versus Female Workers case in 2000, changed all that More... |
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