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Supreme Court grants anticipatory bail to a woman accused of Bigamy

The woman has alleged that she has been falsely implicated in a case of bigamy and cheating, on the basis of a clerical mistake committed by the Bank agent who mistakenly entered the name of her business partner as her husband and Nominee.

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court | Muslim wife cannot be compelled by Court to live with her husband against her wishes while second marriage of the husband subsists

Allahabad High Court: In an appeal filed under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 for setting aside the

High Court Round Up Legal RoundUp

High Court Roundup: August 2022| Revisiting the top stories on Bigamy, POCSO, Cruelty, Deceased’s Right to dignity, Non-payment of GST, & more

The High Court Roundup brings a curated list of the top stories of the month to ensure readers do not miss any

Case Briefs High Courts

Family Courts cannot restrain a Muslim man from pronouncing talaq or entering into second marriage as per personal law: Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court: In a case relating to talaq as per Muslim personal law and bigamy, A. Muhamed Mustaque, J.

Case Briefs High Courts

Himachal Pradesh High Court | Second Wife entitled to family pension only when personal law of deceased employee allows Bigamy

Himachal Pradesh High Court: In a petition related to family pension, Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J has held that the second

Case Briefs High Courts

Whether offence of bigamy is a continuing offence or the proceedings instituted for offence punishable for bigamy under S. 494 CrPC can be obliterated on the ground of delay? Kar HC answers

Karnataka High Court: M. Nagaprasanna, J. allowed the petition in part and remarked the protagonists in the quadrangle to resolve the issue

Case Briefs High Courts

Telangana HC | In what conditions a complaint of bigamy filed by wife is maintainable when another complaint under S. 498-A IPC is already pending? Court discusses

Telangana High Court: K. Lakshman, J., refused to quash a subsequent complaint filed by the wife against her husband (and others), where

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AFT | Failure to issue speaking order regarding condonation of 6 months deficiency for pensionary benefits; Tribunal imposes a cost of Rs 50,000 for non-compliance of its order

Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT): The Division Bench of Justice Devi Prasad Singh (Chairperson) and Air Marshal BBP Sinha, Member (A) heard the

Case Briefs High Courts

[Flashback] Can Polygamy be an integral part of any religion? Read Allahabad HC’s decision on finding a Government Servant being guilty of ‘Bigamy’

Allahabad High Court: Sudhir Agarwal, J., found a government servant to be guilty of the offence of bigamy. The instant petition was filed

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Guj HC | Will permanent alimony granted to a Muslim woman be conditional to her remarriage? Detailed report untangling significance of ‘Permanent Alimony’ & ‘Periodical Maintenance’

Gujarat High Court: The Division Bench of J.B. Pardiwala and Vireshkumar B. Mayani, JJ., while addressing the issue of grant of permanent alimony

Op Eds OP. ED.

Polygamous cauldron in various personal laws in India

by Dr. Bibhabasu Misra*

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | Can plea of customary divorce be considered as a valid defence while departmental proceeding for bigamy is initiated? HC considers scope of defence under Service Rules

Madras High Court: RMT. Teeka Raman, J., while addressing a petition observed that, “A plea of customary divorce is a valid defence