Second Marriage

In 1955, the Hindu Marriage Act was drafted, which prohibited marriage of a Hindu whose spouse was still living. Thus polygamy became illegal in India in 1956, uniformly for all of its citizens except for Hindus in Goa where polygamy is legal, and for Muslims, who are permitted to have four wives. Section 5 of Hindu Marriage Act says: 5. Conditions for a Hindu Marriage: – A marriage mayRead More…

Adultery

The Centre has sought dismissal of the petition challenging the vires of Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, informing the Supreme Court that the issue is already being deliberated upon by the Law Commission of India.
The Centre’s affidavit begins with it demanding the dismissal of the petition, and asserting that Section 497 “supports, safeguards and protects the institution of marriage”. It suRead More…

Teen Talaak Ordinance to be passed

सरकार का एलान : तत्काल तीन तलाक विधेयक होगा पारित 18 जुलाई से 10 अगस्त तक मानसून सत्र
जागरण ब्यूरो, नई दिल्ली : सरकार ने मानसून सत्र में तत्काल तीन तलाक पर पाRead More…

Assignment of Work by Boss Not Enough to Establish Criminal Intent

The mere assignment of work to a subordinate is not enough to establish criminal intent on the part of the superior officer for the purpose of proving abetment of suicide, the Supreme Court held in a recent judgment. This decision was rendered by a Bench of Justices Arun Mishra and UU Lalit, while hearing a criminal appeal from a decision of the Bombay High Court. In this case, one Kishore PRead More…

Income Tax Return

The last date of filing of Income Tax Return for Salaried/Pensioners is 31/07/2018. The Return forms has been released by Income Tax Department, which may be downloaded from Income Tax Department official site.  Current Income Tax Slab are available at Income Tax & I.T. Returns Advocate D. P. Jindal is working as Tax consultant.  One may approach him at 9717007044 to file his Income Tax RRead More…