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*Udit Jain & Ruhee Tandan Recently, the Gujarat government proposed an amendment  to the Gujarat Registration of Marriages Act, introducing a stricter multi-stage verification process. The mandate stipulated that the couple seeking to register their marriage must submit their parents' identity documents and declare that they have informed their parents of the marriage. The proposed amendment, in the light of already established constitutional jurisprudence, appears to be a co

*by Yutika Jain INTRODUCTION The tort of alienation of affection (AoA), also referred to as ‘ heart balm action’ , is an Anglo-Saxon common law tort which based action against third parties guilty of tortious interference with the marital relationship. Typically, a heart-balm action is a civil remedy where the aggrieved party seeks monetary compensation for the termination or disruption caused to their romantic or marital relationship. The essence of the tort lies in intentio

*by Rohan Yadav Introduction  A landmark event occurred in the regulation of personal laws in India when the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), enshrined under Article 44   of the Indian Constitution, was enforced in Uttarakhand on January 27th, 2025. This watershed moment marked the first time in Independent India, when a civil code was enforced to regulate all the matters related to personal laws such as marriage, divorce, adoption, succession and inheritance, for everyone in a unif

*by Y. Leela Krishna Reddy & Udit Jain The right to inherit property has traditionally been a privilege accorded to sons , deeply rooted in India's patriarchal history. The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, passed in 2005, aimed to rectify the discrimination against daughters by granting them equal coparcenary rights under the Hindu Succession Act. However, pursuant to Section 2 (2) of the Act, members of Scheduled Tribes were explicitly excluded, unless the Central Governmen

*by Khushi Jain What happens if a Sikh solemnises marriage through Anand Karaj only to be told later that they can get their marriage registered solely under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955  ( “HMA” ). This dissonance exposes a deeper structural issue within India’s personal law regime. It remarks the persistent gap between symbolic recognition and substantive legal autonomy. There have been widespread debates centred on comprehensive legal frameworks for asserting their religio

*by Shivansh Singh Having recognised the concurrence of NFTs with the existing property framework under HSA in the previous part  of the article, the second part of the article shall continue by inquiring into the legal roadblocks that hinder the incorporation of NFTs and blockchain-based digital assets at large within the Inheritance landscape in India.  I.     CHALLENGES IN APPLYING HINDU LAW TO NFT INHERITANCE? Unlike physical property, which is well-regulated under the HS

*by Shivansh Singh This blog is a part of a special two-part issue. Stay tuned to read the next instalment of the blog. Introduction In...

*by Sunidhi Khabya Introduction Marriage as an Institution has been universally recognised as a sacred and lasting bond, though its...

*by Rajveer Singh Sachdev & Aman Anand Introduction The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act of 2021 [hereinafter “The Act”] banned commercial...

*by Sri Janani Seenivasan & Meemansha Choudhary Introduction Refugees today encounter a complex set of challenges related to property...

*by Y. Leela Krishna Reddy and Saachi Minocha. “ Sometimes, by upholding equal rights for a few, courts necessarily must require others...

*by Sneha Naresh and Archisa Ratn Introduction In Hindu culture, marriage is considered the sacred bond between a man and woman that...

*By Meemansha Choudhary and Tanisha Kapil Unfolding the Gap in Legal Provisions Safeguarding Women India, a country that is ahead in...

*By Abhinav Singh & Tamanna Introduction Child Custody decisions in India are primarily regulated by the Hindu Minority and Guardianship...

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