Assam Assembly passes bill to abolish Muslim marriages, divorces act

Aug 29, 2024

The Assam State Assembly on Thursday passed the Assam Repealing Bill, 2024, which abolished the 89-year-old Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act and...

Assam govt gives nod to repeal Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act and Rules 1935

Jul 18, 2024

The Assam Repealing Bill 2024 will be placed before the upcoming monsoon session of the Assam Legislative Assembly.

"No Muslim organization promotes child marriage": Lucknow Imam on Assam govt's decision to repeal Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act

Jul 19, 2024

Following the Assam government's decision to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act and Rules of 1935 through the Assam Repealing Bill...

Former Israeli Supreme Court Justice Jacob Turkel dies

May 30, 2023

Turkel was born in 1935 in Tel Aviv to Austrian immigrants. He graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's law school in 1960.

Assam Govt tables Bill to repeal Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act

Aug 22, 2024

The Assam government on Thursday tabled a bill in the state assembly that seeks to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act,...

Assam government decides to repeal Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act, 1935

Jul 18, 2024

The Assam government on Thursday decided to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act of 1935 to prevent child marriage and ensure...