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Law and the Image
The Media Lab : Jadavpur University

 

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Article published in the Oct 1947 issue of the Filmindia magazine commenting on how bigamy practised by the protagonist of a film actually led to a criminal infringement of the law by abetting the crime.
 

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Judgment passed by the Andhra Pradesh High Court declaring that the object of Hindu Marriage Act is, “to prevent and eradicate the evil of child marriage... a marriage between bride and bridegroom, if their ages do not satisfy the requirements…
 

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A legal dispute carried out in the Supreme Court on which judgement was passed by the bench comprising Raghubar Dayal, N. Rajagopala Ayyangar and J.R. Mudholkar on 18/03/1964.

The appellant is a resident of Bombay while the father of respondent…
 

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Influences:
World War 2: Human Rights Violations
Effect: Enshrine Notions of Individual Protection
Partition: Communal Violence/ New Nation
Effect: Assurances of "equality" to minority communities
As a result the Bill acts not really as a…

 

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Main Features

Providing Monogamy and Divorce as legal option for all Hindus.
Notion of Marriage as not merely Sacramental but a Contract as well.
Notions of gotras, castes and religion not valid.

Pre-requisites For Marriage

Neither are…