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‘Compromise’ can't be basis for dismissal of sexual harassment case: SC

Delivering the verdict, the SC set aside the Rajasthan HC order which exercised its power under a section of CrPC to quash one such sexual harassment case.

A SC bench of justices CT Ravikumar and PV Sanjay Kumar delivered the verdict.
Published on Nov 07, 2024 01:49 PM IST

SC ruling calls the bluff of Muslim clergy, Hindutva activists: Zakia Soman

Under Section 125 of the CrPC, all women are entitled to alimony, so why leave out Muslim women, says Zakia Soman, founder of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan.

Zakia Soman, founder of the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, a non-governmental women's rights organisation.(PTI file)
Published on Jul 13, 2024 03:40 PM IST

Apex court’s final word on law and redress in alimony

There was a need for a clear-cut ruling that the option to seek relief under either of the two laws – personal or secular – lies with the aggrieved women. The verdict in Abdul Samad eminently fulfils this pressing need

Justice Nagarathna’s judgment in the case exhibits her deep concern for those married women who are not breadwinners but just homemakers (AP)
Published on Jul 12, 2024 09:19 PM IST

How divorced Muslim women can claim maintenance under Section 125 of CrPC?

Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a divorced Muslim woman can seek maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).

The court highlighted that Section 125 of the CrPC provides more advantageous provisions for a divorced Muslim woman compared to those in the 1986 Act.(AFP)
Published on Jul 11, 2024 02:19 PM IST

Muslim women entitled to seek alimony, says SC

Supreme Court rules divorced Muslim women can seek maintenance under Section 125 of CrPC, rejecting discrimination and upholding gender equality.

The Supreme Court said that discrimination against Muslim women in matters of alimony under the secular laws of the country would be regressive and against gender justice, equality. (Vipin Kumar/HT)
Updated on Jul 11, 2024 06:20 AM IST
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