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SC notice to govt on neutral divorce, alimony rule
“Government is the pulse of people. They can do so. How can we as a Court encroach on personal laws,” Chief Justice S A Bobde, heading a three-judge bench, observed while seeking the Centre’s response on a petition filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay. December 17, 2020 1:12:25 am
The CJI asked senior advocates Pinki Anand and Meenakshi Arora, who appeared for the petitioner, whether they were seeking abolition of personal laws. “No,” Anand responded.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on petitions seeking direction to the Centre to implement gender- and religion- neutral grounds in matters of awarding maintenance and alimony, and uniform grounds for divorce for all citizens, even as it wondered whether the court can enter into the field of personal laws.