"Marriage Of Opposite Sexes Central To Indian Legal Regime": Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind Opposes Pleas In SC Seeking Recognition For Same-Sex Marriages

“Marriage Of Opposite Sexes Central To Indian Legal Regime”:Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind Opposes Pleas In SC Seeking RecognitionFor Same-Sex Marriages.

The 104-year old organisation of Muslim scholars in India — the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind petitioned the Supreme Court against same-sex marriage. The center has also opposed a series of Supreme Court appeals to legalize same-sex marriage, saying it upsets the delicate balance between personal rights and accepted social values. Several other Read more

NATURE OF MUSLIM MARRIAGE

Nature of Muslim Marriage Marriage according to the Mohamedan law is not a sacrament but a civil contract. So, the rights and obligations it creates arises immediately and, are not dependent on any condition precedent such as the payment of dower by husband to wife. Marriage, also known as nikah, Read more