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Tahir Mahmood

Tahir Mahmood

Articles by Tahir Mahmood

On khula, a reiteration of existing jurisprudence

Muslim law had enabled married women also to dissolve their marriage without approaching a court (Getty Images/Hemera)

Updated on Jun 29, 2025 16:24 IST

In the defence of Urdu, the case for linguistic diversity

The bias against Urdu showed its face during the framing of a Constitution for independent India, but the noble architects of that wonderful charter of governance adopted in 1950 did their best to nip it in the bud (HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 18, 2025 15:06 IST

Decoding the legal footing of Waqf (Amendment) Bill

**EDS: RPT, CORRECTS GRAMMAR IN CAPTION** Bengaluru: A boy stands near a poster during a protest against the passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Parliament, in Bengaluru, Friday, April 4, 2025. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) (PTI04_04_2025_RPT266A) (PTI)

Updated on Apr 4, 2025 16:03 IST

Minority status of Jains and personal laws: A knotty affair

The addition of Jains as the sixth community for the purposes of the Minorities Commission could not mean or imply anything else, much less change the course of personal law applicable to the community (AP)

Updated on Mar 28, 2025 14:11 IST

Denial of right to education as a ground for divorce

The court ruled that “compelling the wife to discontinue her studies or creating such an atmosphere that she is put in a position not to continue her studies at the beginning of their marital life” amounted to mental cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955, (HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 18, 2025 15:04 IST

Hits and misses in Uttarakhand UCC

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami during an event to announce the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (PTI Photo)(PTI01_27_2025_000157A) (PTI)

Updated on Feb 3, 2025 15:11 IST

The Muslim husband’s right to judicial divorce

The Muslim law of divorce is cognisant of both the fault and the breakdown theories on the subject. (Representative image)

Updated on Jan 15, 2025 14:36 IST

Standing with the law, securing social peace

Sambhal: Devotees arrive at the Shahi Jama Masjid to offer prayers, in Sambhal, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. The Supreme Court asked the Sambhal trial court not to pass any order related to the survey of a Mughal-era mosque while directing the Uttar Pradesh government to maintain peace and harmony in the violence-hit town. (PTI Photo) (PTI)

Updated on Dec 14, 2024 14:39 IST

AMU judgment sets right a historical error

The majority judgment has clarified that the government can regulate the affairs of a minority educational institution as long as it does not infringe on its minority character. (File Photo: IANS) (IANS)

Updated on Nov 11, 2024 15:51 IST

Wakf management is best served by state legislations

Amritsar: Muslim people demonstrate against the new Waqf bill at Khairuddin mosque, in Amritsar, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI)

Updated on Sep 30, 2024 15:13 IST

Evolving jurisprudence on live-in relationships

A ‘live-in relationship’ is a bilateral arrangement under which two persons cohabit like a married couple without getting formally married under the law applicable (Pixabay)

Updated on Aug 7, 2024 15:45 IST

Apex court’s final word on law and redress in alimony

Justice Nagarathna’s judgment in the case exhibits her deep concern for those married women who are not breadwinners but just homemakers (AP)

Updated on Jul 12, 2024 15:49 IST

Judge the use of veil as a cultural practice

Pune, India - February 18, 2022: Kul Jamaat Tanzeem stage a huge protest demanding Hijab rights for Muslim women at Azam Campus, in Pune, India, on Friday, February 18, 2022. (Photo by Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO) (Rahul Raut/HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 2, 2024 15:38 IST

A misreading of the civil marriages law

Gurugram, India-March 17, 2024: Hindu groom and bride during the mass marriage organised by Swastik Foundation at Rajput Vatika near Kendriya Vidyalaya sector-14, in Gurugram, India, on Sunday, 17 March 2024. (Representative Image/Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jun 12, 2024 15:44 IST

Individual preferences versus community law

New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): A view of the Supreme Court building, the apex judicial body of India, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) (Sanjay Sharma)

Updated on May 2, 2024 19:48 IST

Assam’s repeal of Muslim marriage law is a mistake

A bride signs the nikah nama during Muslim marriage ceremony. (Representative Photo)

Updated on Mar 14, 2024 16:30 IST

Uttarakhand UCC Bill is a missed opportunity

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami with others holds a copy of the Constitution of India, at Vidhan Sabha Bhawan, in Dehradun.

Updated on Feb 9, 2024 16:39 IST

Listen to saner voices on Muslim law reform

When Hindu and Christian laws can be reformed, why is there a special treatment for Muslim law?

Updated on May 6, 2016 15:27 IST

A Signature Campaign

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Updated on Nov 6, 2007 17:30 IST

The way we really are

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Updated on Oct 27, 2006 21:56 IST

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