Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:bench |
gptkb:Kuldip_Singh
gptkb:R.M._Sahai |
| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:AIR_1995_SC_1531
Subsequent cases on bigamy and personal law |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:India
|
| gptkbp:date |
1995
|
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
|
| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:Sarla_Mudgal_v._Union_of_India
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sarla Mudgal case
|
| gptkbp:importantFor |
Landmark judgment on personal law and bigamy in India
|
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:numberOfIssues |
Bigamy by conversion to Islam
Conflict between personal laws |
| gptkbp:petitioner |
gptkb:Sarla_Mudgal
|
| gptkbp:principle |
Conversion to Islam for the purpose of contracting a second marriage does not dissolve the first marriage under Hindu law
Such second marriage is void under Section 494 of IPC A Hindu husband cannot convert to Islam and remarry without dissolving the first marriage |
| gptkbp:response |
gptkb:Union_of_India
|
| gptkbp:result |
Second marriage by conversion is punishable as bigamy
|
| gptkbp:sectionInvoked |
gptkb:Article_44_of_the_Constitution_of_India
gptkb:Section_494_IPC |
| gptkbp:significance |
Emphasized the need for a Uniform Civil Code
|
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:Marriage_law
Religious conversion Personal laws |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Uniform_Civil_Code_in_India
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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