Tag: marriages

India needs more and more inter-faith marriages, and laws need to facilitate that

Source:-https://theprint.in In a recent judgment, the Allahabad High Court observed that religious conversion for the purpose of marriage is unacceptable. The court cited its own 2014 judgment, which had reiterated the Supreme Court’s observation in the Lily Thomas vs Union of India case that conversion of a person to Islam can only be considered bona

Why adultery law is needed to save marriages, Supreme Court asks govt

Source – indianexpress.com The Supreme Court Wednesday questioned the Centre’s contention that the penal provision on adultery should be retained to protect the sanctity of marriage. A five-judge bench, which is hearing petitions questioning the constitutionality of the provision that makes only men liable for the offence, asked what was the collective good in making