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Guardians under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956

The Concept of Guardianship The phenomenon of guardianship was not rooted in Hindu Law since the beginning. After the reign of the British in India, the concept was sown in the state. The evolution in Hindu Law was established by effectuating the code through enforcing a series of enactments including the Hindu Minority and Guardianship

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General Notion Of The Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022

Purpose of Family Courts Act Family Courts Act 1984 came with an ambition of constructing and establishing a fast-track justice system for the resolution of matrimonial disputes. It applies to the conciliation of family and marriage issues. Conciliation refers to a speedy resolution and fast-track judgment. Various Family courts were established after the enforcement of

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A Picture of Gender Inequality in Muslim Personal Law

The Concept Inequality refers to the phenomenon of not treating people on the same terms. Personal laws become subject to unequal treatment easily. In Muslim personal laws, the provisions are biased towards males in some categories and towards females in others. The Court of law is the overseer of rights enshrined in the Constitution of India.

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Laws Governing the Concept of Maintenance in India

Introduction: What is Maintenance? Maintenance in law stands for providing financial assistance to the applicant who is unable to maintain herself/himself, from the respondent for the expenses incurred in proceedings and required to support the survival. Moreover, it is a gender and religion-neutral concept into which a wife, husband, widow daughters-in-law, child, parents and dependants

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The Concept of Domestic Violence Beyond the Nutshell

A General Overview India has always taken prospective steps towards the maltreatment of women in society andby society. There are several Pre Independence legislations such as Bengali Sati Regulation,1829 and The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act, 1856 were enforced to protect the rights ofwomen. Likewise, several enactments like Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, POCSO Act, 2012, and

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