Inter-caste Marriage
SC to hear pleas against laws regulating religious conversions on Feb 3
The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear on February 3 a batch of pleas challenging controversial state laws regulating religious conversions due to interfaith marriages. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala noted that a transfer plea was mentioned in the morning. "We can list it, issue notice and hear it together. The transfer petition will also be numbered by then. The attorney general can also examine. We will hear all on Friday," the bench said. During the brief hearing, senior advocate CU Singh, appearing in the court on behalf of NGO "Citizens for Justice and Peace" of activist Teesta Setalwad, submitted that people cannot get married due to these state laws and the situation is very grave. Attorney General R Venkataramani submitted that these are state legislations that have been challenged before the apex court and the high courts concerned should hear the cases. The top court had earlier asked the parties challen
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Inter-caste marriages will possibly reduce caste and community tensions: SC
The Supreme Court has said while noting that the educated younger boys and girls are nowadays choosing their life partners which is a departure from earlier societal norms.
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Breaking social barriers
Is it possible to use social media to promote trust between communities with a history of violence?
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Inter-caste marriages depend on education level, but not that of the couple
The better educated the groom's mother, the higher the chances of an inter-caste marriage
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