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Hindu Marriage Act,1955 (Full Summary and Official Gazette)

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The following is a summary of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955, which aims to allow a reader to understand the key points within the Act without having to read the Act itself. Introduction India, being a cosmopolitan country, allows each citizen to be governed under personal laws relevant to religious views. This extends to personal laws inter alia in the matter of marriage and divorce. As part of the Hindu Code Bill, the Hindu Marriage Act was enacted by Parliament in 1955 to amend and to codify marriage law between Hindus. As well as regulating the institution of marriage (including validity of marriage and conditions for invalidity), it also regulates other aspects of personal life among Hindusand the applicabilityof such lives in wider Indian society. The Hindu Marriage Act provides guidance for Hindus to be in a systematic marriage bond. It gives meaning to marriage, cohabiting rights for both the bride and groom, and a safety for their family and childr...
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RJD Supremo Lalu Prasad Fooder Scam

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RJD President and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has been sentenced 14 years in jail in the fourth fodder scam case. The case relates to fraudulent withdrawals of over 3 crore rupees from December 1995 to January 1996 from the Dumka treasury.  RJD supremo Lalu Prasad was sentenced to 14 years in jail and fined Rs 60 lakh by a special CBI court in connection with the fourth fodder scam case pertaining to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore from Dumka treasury in the early 1990s. CBI judge Shiv Pal Singh awarded two separate sentences of seven years each to Prasad under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Prevention of Corruption Acts, counsel Rakesh Prasad said. Lalu Prasad has been sentenced to seven years in prison under IPC sections 420 (cheating), 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant), 467 (forgery of valuable security), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 471 (using as genuine a forged), 477 (fraudulent cancellation, destruction ...
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Daughters like sons have an equal birthright to inherit joint Hindu family property by SC

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The  Supreme Court on (August11,2020)  held that daughters, like sons, have an equal birthright to inherit joint Hindu family property . The Court decided that the amended Hindu Succession Act, which gives daughters equal rights to ancestral property, will have a retrospective effect.   A Bench of Justices Arun Mishra, S Abdul Nazeer and M R Shah said that “the provisions contained in the substituted Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 confer the status of coparcener on the daughter born before or after the amendment in the same manner as a son with same rights and liabilities.”   "In 2016, the Supreme Court decided that such right will not be retrospective in Prakash v Phulwati case while in 2018 another bench of the court in Danamma v Amar held it to be retrospective. Answering the reference, the bench said, “Daughters cannot be deprived of their right to equality conferred by Section 6 of the Act.”   The bench said that daug...
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Sushant Singh Rajput Case - Whether Bihar Police Can investigate in Mumbai or not - Full Legal View

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  Today We are going to Understand Sushant Singh Rajput Case at a Glance. Whether Bihar Police Can investigate in Mumbai or not.   After Reading full percept you will be able to clarify all the Questions given here.   Under CrPC rules,  Mumbai police have sole jurisdiction over the case . The Maharashtra government will back a single investigation into the Sushant Singh Rajput case, conducted by the Mumbai police, after seeking the opinion of its law department.  Currently , No FIR is filed by Mumbai Police.  Mumbai Police is Investigating under Inquest (CrPC 174 ) Defined as   Section 174 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 " 174. Police to enquire and report on suicide, etc. When the officer in charge of a police station or some other police officer specially empowered by the State Government in that behalf receives information that a person has committed suicide, or has been killed by another or by an animal or by machinery or by an accident, or...
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