Personal Laws

The Lok Sabha on April 4, 2022, passed the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, in 2022 with a voice vote. — File photo The information gathered in the name of the security can be used to breach the elementary rights of the citizens assured by the Constitution of India. Syed Ali …

Hyderabad:  In order to stop irregularities and bring transparency to Waqf Board’s Quzaat section, the chief executive officer has announced changes from April 4. Applications for marriage certificates will now be made online and marriage certificates will be sent through courier to the applicants’ home address. The new systems shall be …

“UCC is one more step in the direction of turning India into a Hindu majoritarian state where minorities are relegated to second class citizenship,” said Rasheed Ahmed, executive director of IAMC WASHINGTON – Coming down heavily on the BJP government of Uttarakhand for its decision to implement Uniform Civil Code …

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to give any specific date to hear a plea challenging the Karnataka High Court order, which dismissed all petitions seeking direction for permission to wear hijab in classrooms. Senior advocate Devadutt Kamat mentioned one of the cases on behalf of a petitioner, a …

Bengaluru: The ruling BJP in Karnataka quoted the rule book on Wednesday to blunt the opposition attack over the calls to ban Muslim traders from Hindu temple premises and religious fairs in the state’s coastal region. During a discussion on the issue in the legislative assembly on Wednesday, Karnataka Law …

Activists of the Campus Front of India (CFI) and students of the Jamia Milia Islamia University and held an impromptu protest within the premises of the varsity, on Thursday, against the Karnataka high court’s order banning the wearing of hijab within educational institutions. Following the notification of the protest, police …

A hijab-wearing Muslim woman, the principal of a law college in Maharashtra resigned from her post following harassment for wearing a hijab on the campus. Dr Battull Hammid a hijab-wearing Dawoodi Bohra who led the VIVA College of Law in Virar in her resignation letter alleged that an “unharmonious” and …

Dehradun: A day after being sworn-in, the Uttarakhand cabinet led by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami Thursday decided to form a committee of experts on the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code in the state. Dhami said after the meeting that Uttarakhand will be the first state to implement such …

Waseem Rizvi, member of Shia Central Waqf Board. — File photo The board also sought a ban on Rizvi’s speeches, writings and disrespectful activities against the holy Quran and Prophet Muhammad and termination of Rizvi’s waqf board membership. LUCKNOW — The All-India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) has demanded the arrest …