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The High Court of Gauhati while allowing a Divorce plea which was rejected by Family Court has held that refusal to wear ‘sakha and sindoor’ will project a woman to be unmarried and signify her refusal to accept the marriage with the husband.

In a split verdict for which elaborate reasons were given, a larger apex court bench will decide whether family courts can hear Muslim women’s maintenance pleas

The High Court of Karnataka on Friday ordered that family courts cannot insist on personal appearance of parties if they have authorised legal representatives to appear on their behalf.