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Divorce granted by churches not legal : SC

On: January 20, 2017

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to give legal sanctity to divorce decrees granted by ecclesiastical tribunals, popularly known as church courts. This means anyone remarrying after such a divorce decree would be committing the offence of bigamy. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and JusticeContinue Reading

Union law ministry to amend 147-year-old Christian divorce law

By: Matters India

On: September 11, 2016

In: National

With most states on board, the Union law ministry has cleared a proposal to amend a 147-year-old legal provision that compels Christian couples to wait for at least two years for divorce. The period of separation is one year for other religions. The ministry has decided to reduce the waitingContinue Reading