Sarla Mudgal v. Union of India

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:bench gptkb:Kuldip_Singh
gptkb:R.M._Sahai
gptkbp:citation gptkb:AIR_1995_SC_1531
(1995) 3 SCC 635
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:date 1995
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sarla Mudgal v. Union of India
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:numberOfIssues gptkb:Uniform_Civil_Code
Bigamy by conversion to Islam
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:Sarla_Mudgal
gptkbp:principle A Hindu husband cannot convert to Islam and marry again without dissolving the first marriage
Second marriage after conversion without dissolving first marriage is void
Such second marriage amounts to offence under Section 494 IPC
gptkbp:refersTo Uniform Civil Code (Article 44 of Indian Constitution)
gptkbp:response gptkb:Union_of_India
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Marriage_law
Religious conversion
Personal laws
Bigamy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sarla_Mudgal_case
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7