What is Live-In? A live-in is purely an agreement (oral) between two parties who share a bond of love with each other. Metropolitan culture and modernization has kept stone for the new concept of semi-permanent relationship with the tag of ‘live-in’. They enjoy independence sharing a common shelter and share household without having a …
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DIVORCE – Its concept in Indian legality Roman Law was a historical pioneer of the concept of divorce – you could marry anytime you want and you could divorce, or leave your spouse whenever you deemed fit. Both the spouses had an equal right to do so. No formality was required, neither was a legal …
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INTRODUCTION Restitution is an act of restoring something back to its original position or state while conjugal rights are those rights of sexual intercourse between spouses inside the wedlock of marriage. Restitution of conjugal rights, therefore, refers to the restoration of the rights governing the sexual relations of a husband and wife. The main idea …
Indian society has travelled far enough in these decades when it comes to viewing the concept of live-in relationship. It has been defined as “a domestic cohabitation between an adult unmarried male and an adult unmarried female.” The mindset and the social stigma attached to a live-in relationship is gradually changing. It is evolving with …
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Introduction The law of succession defines the rules of devolution of property in case a person dies without making a Will. These rules provide for a category of persons and percentage of property that will devolve on each of such persons. …
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Introduction There can be no doubt that a Hindu marriage is a religious ceremony. According to all the texts it is a samskaram or sacrament. It is binding for life because the marriage rite completed by saptapadi or the walking of seven steps before the consecrated fire creates a religious tie, and a religious tie …
Introduction In India, marriage is an extremely sacred concept. It represents, a union among two people, which is indissoluble and eternal. A family is the foundation of a society and marriage is considered to be the building blocks of the same. One of the purposes of marriage is procreation. Thus, any dispute, resulting in the …
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INTRODUCTION Coparcenary refers to uniform inheritance that was confined solely to male members of the Hindu Undivided Family. It is a limited body of persons within a joint family. Coparceners collectively inherit property and have unity of ownership. Coparcenary signifies ‘A variety of property, or occupancy that exists where, land of inheritance dive from the …
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MARRIAGE: AN IMPORTANT INSTITUTION Marriage is a wedlock wherein two different sexes get married and is culturally recognized as a union. Marriage gives rise to a very tender but complex interrelationship between the spouses from which a plethora of rights and obligations emanates.[i] It is very important institution because the families in the society are …
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INTRODUCTION Bigamy is a scenario in which one individual, legally married, enters into a second marriage agreement with another individual without dissolving the first marriage. A person needs to cease first marriage before marrying again, either by death, annulment, or divorce. If a second marriage takes place before the first marriage ends, the state can …
