Assam Assembly passes Uniform Civil Code Bill amid Opposition protest
State becomes third after Uttarakhand and Gujarat to pass UCC law; Bill proposes ban on polygamy and mandatory registration of live-in relationships
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State becomes third after Uttarakhand and Gujarat to pass UCC law; Bill proposes ban on polygamy and mandatory registration of live-in relationships
Past relationship before marriage no ground to brand wife adulterous, rules Bench
The Bill aims to ban polygamy and make registration of live-in relationships compulsory
Previously, the minimum legal age for marriage in Punjab, a province of 130 million people, was 16 years for girls
The Tribune Editorial: Marriage in India remains both a contract and a deeply embedded social norm.