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The Family Court was created by Part 2 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, merging the family law functions of the county courts and magistrates' courts into one. Two scenarios are covered by the Children Act of 1989: private law cases, where the applicant and respondent are usually the child's parents ; and public law cases, where the applicant ...
This was challenged by the Golak Nath family in the courts and the case was referred to the Supreme Court in 1965. The family filed a petition under Article 32 challenging the 1953 Punjab Act on the ground that it denied them their constitutional rights to acquire and hold property and practice any profession (Articles 19(1)(f) and 19(1)(g ...
Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Courts) Act: 1984: 61 Family Courts Act: 1984: 66 National Capital Region Planning Board Act: 1985: 2 Calcutta Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenance) Temporary Provisions Act: 1985: 10 Administrative Tribunals Act: 1985: 13 Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster (Processing of Claims) Act: 1985: 21
R. Partain, "Comparative Family Law, Korean Family Law, and the Missing Definitions of Family", (2012) HongIk University Journal of Law, Vol. 13, No. 2. "Hong Kong Family Court Tables" includes a summary of Hong Kong family law principles, a guide to the recent case law and relevant statutes, and a glossary of relevant terms related to the Hong ...
The Revenue Court is a quasi-judicial body and holds only limited power to deal with specific civil matters. As per Section 5(2) of Civil Procedure Code; Revenue Courts have jurisdiction to deal with suits related to rent, revenue or profits of land used for agricultural purposes, but does not include civil court matters.
The Uniform Civil Code of Uttarakhand Act, 2024 is a piece of legislation designed to establish a unified set of personal laws governing matters such as marriage, divorce, adoption, inheritance, and maintenance for all citizens of Uttarakhand, irrespective of their religion, gender, caste, or sex. [1] [2] [3]
The Act was passed by the Rajiv Gandhi government, with its absolute majority, to nullify the decision in the Shah Bano case, [1] [2] [3] and diluted the secular judgement of the Supreme Court. It is administered by any magistrate of the first class exercising jurisdiction under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 .
Shilpa Sailesh Vs Varun Sreenivasan: Hon’ble Supreme Court of India held that it can exercise power under Article 142(1) to grant a decree of divorce by mutual consent and can bypass the provisions of section 13B of The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Hon’ble Supreme Court of India also recognized its discretionary power to dissolve a marriage on ...