Delhi HC bins man’s plea to determine if wife is transgender
Delhi High Court dismisses husband's plea for wife's transgender medical examination in matrimonial dispute, citing lack of legal grounds.
Asante Abuakwa Court Remands Brothers for Armed Robbery as Accomplice Remains at Large
The Asante Abuakwa Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality, has remanded two brothers into custody for robbery and stealing.   Augustine Kofi Owusu, 28, who pleaded not guilty to the charge was remanded into prison custody and would reappear before the court on November 05, 2024, while Kwabena…
Court orders retrial of man over 1986 schoolgirl's murder
A Japanese court decided Wednesday to order a retrial for a man who served a seven-year prison sentence over the 1986 murder of a junior high school girl in central Japan, questioning the credibility of the testimonies that led to his conviction. In ordering a retrial for Shoshi Maekawa, 59,…
Calling Husband Eunuch Act Of Mental Cruelty: High Court Upholds Divorce
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the divorce granted by a family court in favour of a man, saying that calling a husband "hijda" (eunuch) is an act of mental cruelty.
Calling husband 'hijda' an act of mental cruelty, HC upholds divorce
The division bench of justice Sudhir Singh and justice Jasjit Singh Bedi was hearing a woman's plea against the divorce granted in favour of her husband by a family court in July this year.
Datuk ordered to pay sogit for interfering with married woman
PAPAR: The Native Court here on Wednesday imposed a sogit (penalty) on a high ranking civil servant who holds a Datuk title for interfering with a married woman. Papar Native Court District Chief OKK Alexander Malianus, serving as the chief judge, ordered the defendant, to pay the plaintiff, who
Delhi HC dismisses husband’s plea for wife’s gender determine test
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea moved by a husband requesting a court order for a medical test to determine his wife's
EFCC docks fake nurse for alleged N28.2m fraud in Enugu
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Blessing Amaka David-Agwa, a fake fertility nurse
Federal Court to hear review of Muslim status ruling on Jan 6
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has set Jan 6 next year to hear a 37-year-old woman’s application to review a prior ruling that affirmed her religious st...
Bombay High Court Rules Muslim Men Can Register Multiple Marriages Under Personal Laws
The Bombay High Court has allowed Muslim men to register more than one marriage, ruling that the Maharashtra Marriage Act does not override Muslim personal law, which permits up to four wives.The...
Muslim men can register more than one marriage, rules Bombay High Court
The court was hearing an application filed by a Muslim man who sought to register his third marriage with a woman from Algeria in February 2023.
Attempted suicide no more an offence – Chief Jusitce to Judges
The Chief Justice of Ghana, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has notified Judges and Magistrates to desist from criminalizing attempted suicide.
Bombay HC affirms right of Muslim man to register third marriage
The Bombay High Court bench declared that Muslim men can legally register multiple marriages as per personal law.
Court considers request to find Child and Family agency in contempt of court
The CFA had been forced to apply for the detention order for the teen, when he was aged 14, last December.
Freedom after 43 years
An appellate court ruled Tuesday that a lower court was right when it decided to overturn the murder conviction of a woman who spent 43 years behind bars for a killing that her attorneys argue was committed by a discredited police officer.
HC grants bail to woman doctor
Woman doctor accused of attempted murder in Thiruvananthapuram granted bail by Kerala High Court after 84 days in custody.
HC quashes criminal proceedings against woman booked for attempt to suicide
Kerala High Court allows petition to quash suicide attempt case, citing Mental Health Act provisions. Woman acquitted.
Muslim man can register more than one marriage: HC
The authorities refused to register the marriage on the ground that under the Maharashtra Regulation of Marriage Bureaus and Registration of Marriage Act, the definition of marriage contemplates only a single marriage and not multiple unions.
Muslim men can register more than one marriage as their personal laws permit multiple wedlocks: HC
Bombay High Court allows Muslim man to register third marriage, citing personal laws permitting multiple unions.
Paternity dispute: Court rejects ex-Minister’s prayer stopping publication of allegations
Turaki had filed an application seeking to stop a woman, Uwani Arabi and two others from further making any form of publications about a paternity dispute between them.
What Court Said On Muslim Man Being Denied Certificate For 3rd Marriage
The couple sought direction to the authorities to issue them a marriage certificate, claiming that their application was rejected as this was the man's third marriage.
‘Personal laws must be considered, he is allowed to have 4 wives’: Bombay HC affirms Muslim man’s right to register multiple marriages
 The corporation contended that the marriage may only be registered once under the Act and that the couple did not furnish the documents necessary for registration. | OpIndia News
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