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A bench of Chief Justice UU Lalit and Justice Ravindra Bhat also asked the petitioners to give details about identical petitions as well so that they can be taken up for consideration together.
AIMPLB moves SC opposing plea seeking uniform grounds of divorce for all citizens India Published: Saturday, February 13, 2021, 21:53 [IST] New Delhi, Feb 13: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has moved the Supreme Court against a plea seeking "uniform grounds of divorce" for all citizens of the country, keeping with the spirit of the Constitution and international conventions. Representational Image The AIMPLB has opposed the plea filed by advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking uniform grounds of divorce on the basis that personal laws cannot be tested on the a...
UPDATED: February 13, 2021 19:38 IST The top court had issued a notice to the Centre on December 16 last year (File photo) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has approached the Supreme Court Contending that personal laws cannot be tested on the anvil of Articles 14, 15, 21 and 44 of the Constitution, the AIMPLB petition said, "The Constituent Assembly was aware of the distinction between 'personal law' and the 'custom and usage' and chose advisedly to exclude personal law and include custom and usage in Article 13 of the Constitution." AIMPLB further submitted that laws relatin...
SC issues notice to MHA, Law Ministry on PIL seeking uniform law for adoption, guardianship ANI | Updated: Jan 29, 2021 16:26 IST New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Union Home Ministry, Law Ministry and Law Commission of India (LCI) after hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a direction for gender-neutral, religion-neutral uniform law of adoption and guardianship for all the citizens. The PIL was filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Supreme Court lawyer, Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, ...
SC agrees to examine plea for gender & religion neutral uniform law on adoption, guardianship SECTIONS Last Updated: Jan 29, 2021, 09:26 PM IST Share Synopsis A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde issued notices to union ministries of home affairs, law and justice and the women and child development on the PIL filed seeking removal of anomalies in the grounds of adoption and guardianship and making them uniform for all. Getty Images New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday agreed to examine a sensitive issue raised in a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre to frame the gender and religion neu...