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Section 100 CPC (second appeal)- High Court judgment in a second appeal set aside by the Supreme Court on the ground of non framing of substantial questions of law. In this case, Uttarakhand High Court framed a substantial question of law only to recall it later. Thereafter without framing a new substantial question of law, it …

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‘Self Respect Marriage’ Among Hindus In Tamil Nadu Does Not Require Public Declaration : Supreme Court

Section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Act deals with ceremonies for a Hindu marriage. According to this provision a Hindu marriage may be solemnized in accordance with the customary rites and ceremonies of either party thereto. Where such rites and ceremonies include the Saptapadi (that is, the taking of seven steps by the bridegroom and …

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Article 1(1)- India, that is Bharat

First part of the Article 1(1) of the Constitution of India defines the name(s) of our nation: India and Bharat. In the Draft Constitution submitted to the Constituent Assembly, the suggestion was only ‘India’. After elaborate discussions, the Constituent Assembly on 18th September 1949, added Bharat also. On 15th November 1948, a member of the Constituent Assembly …

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Deciphering SC Judgment On Right Of Children Born From Void/Voidable Marriage To Ancestral Property [Revanasiddappa vs Mallikarjun | 2023 INSC 783]

The Supreme Court delivered an important judgment on the right of children from void/voidable marriages to ancestral property [Mitakshara Coparcenary Property]. We attempt to decipher it with the help of an illustration: A belongs to a joint Hindu Family. A married B. Thereafter A married C. As per Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act, …

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Supreme Court Judgments On IPC

Section 306 IPC To attract the ingredients of Section 306 IPC, there must be evidence to substantiate the existence of suicide. It should be followed by abetment, as required under Section 107 of the IPC.” – Yaddanapudi Madhusudhana Rao vs State of Andhra Pradesh | CrA 901 of 2017