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Tahir Mahmood
The writer is distinguished jurist chair and professor of eminence, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Amity University.
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Tahir Mahmood writes: The case for a Uniform Civil CodeSubscriber Only
July 01, 2023 06:50 IST
Tahir Mahmood writes: Uniformity of laws by itself is no virtue. The rationale for UCC is to have family laws free of religion and gender-based discrimination
Sun, Jul 02, 2023
Tahir Mahmood on same-sex marriage: Existing matrimonial law should be left exclusively for the ‘sanskaar’ called ‘marriage’Subscriber Only
March 22, 2023 16:25 IST
Under the Special Marriage Act and the Hindu Marriage Act, the law is already modern; there is no rationale for making it ultramodern by extending its provisions to same-sex marriages
Thu, Mar 23, 2023
Tahir Mahmood writes: Chief Justice Aziz Ahmadi, a gentleman on the BenchSubscriber Only
March 03, 2023 15:35 IST
Chief Justice Aziz Ahmadi was on the Bench of several landmark cases, including SR Bommai v Union of India and the Second Judges Case, which gave birth to the collegium system for judicial appointments
Mon, Mar 06, 2023
Tahir Mahmood writes | Supreme Court on charity and conversion: The answer may lie in the words of Mahatma GandhiSubscriber Only
December 09, 2022 12:45 IST
The Court's concerns cannot be completely brushed aside. But laws and rulings in this regard have also drawn sharp criticism
Sat, Dec 10, 2022
Tahir Mahmood writes: Can Hindus be a minority in India?Subscriber Only
November 07, 2022 15:52 IST
In the late 1990s, a special report of the NCM recommended to the government that all minority-specific laws and schemes should be extended to the Hindus where they met the international criterion of being a minority. But for governments, across parties, the issue is a very complex one
Mon, Nov 07, 2022
Why the tenure of D Y Chandrachud as Chief Justice of India is reason to hopeSubscriber Only
October 17, 2022 17:19 IST
Tahir Mahmood writes: In several judgments, he has upheld the primacy of citizens’ fundamental rights
Fri, Oct 21, 2022
Tahir Mahmood writes | Reservation for Muslim, Christian SCs: Why a new commission when the old one was ignoredSubscriber Only
September 20, 2022 18:51 IST
The BJP, when in Opposition, called the Ranganath Commission's recommendations 'anti-national'. The surprise move to set up another similar body defies comprehension
Thu, Sep 22, 2022
Minding the language of justice: Justice Chandrachud’s comment on simplicity in court couldn’t have come soonerSubscriber Only
August 30, 2022 18:03 IST
Tahir Mahmood writes: Some learned judges of the country’s higher courts have innovated a new style of writing judgments that lawyers and litigants hardly understand
Fri, Sep 02, 2022
The Portuguese Civil Code of 1867 is a colonial burden on GoaSubscriber Only
August 11, 2022 23:11 IST
Tahir Mahmood writes: 'Common civil code' is an archaic law that can be replaced by Hindu, Christian family laws prevailing in rest of India
Fri, Aug 12, 2022
Reverence by followers of one religion for the sages and seers of another has been part of Indian cultureSubscriber Only
June 14, 2022 04:00 IST
Tahir Mahmood writes: The anguish of the Muslim masses on the condemnable incidents of insult to their Prophet is understandable, yet its violent expression also tarnishes his fair name.
Wed, Jun 15, 2022
Hindus and Muslims must give up rigid positions on contested places of worshipSubscriber Only
May 28, 2022 03:19 IST
Tahir Mahmood writes: If the Kashi-Mathura disputes are finally adjudicated upon by the nation’s top court, whatever decision it gives in the interest of peace and harmony should not raise eyebrows
Sat, May 28, 2022
How to make a Uniform Civil CodeSubscriber Only
May 13, 2022 18:37 IST
Tahir Mahmood writes: Uniform Civil Code must be nationwide, and involve the abolition of all regressive laws
Sat, May 14, 2022
Fervour over Allahabad HC verdict on divorced Muslim women’s rights is misplacedSubscriber Only
April 23, 2022 05:35 IST
Tahir Mahmood writes: With verdict coming 14 years after appeal was filed, the case also bears testimony to the saying, ‘justice delayed is justice denied’
Sat, Apr 23, 2022
R C Lahoti’s valuable contribution to Muslim personal law reformSubscriber Only
March 26, 2022 03:50 IST
Tahir Mahmood writes: The former Chief Justice of India’s rulings struck a blow to the traditional understanding of the rules of talaq under Muslim law, and also corrected the grave misconceptions about its stand on bigamy
Sat, Mar 26, 2022
Flawed understanding of triple talaq law is leading to its misuseSubscriber Only
January 09, 2021 06:27 IST
The facts of the case show that the Act is being as gravely misunderstood as was, and still is, the true Islamic law on divorce.
Sat, Jan 09, 2021
All states must be brought into the mainstream of family lawsSubscriber Only
October 29, 2020 03:09 IST
There is no justification for keeping some chosen groups of Indian citizens perpetually tied down to family laws based either on outdated foreign laws or on archaic local customs.
Thu, Oct 29, 2020
Ending discriminatory practice of triple talaq was a much-needed reformSubscriber Only
August 27, 2020 04:00 IST
The impression that the Act has repealed the Muslim law on divorce by husbands in its entirety is not correct. Its provisions are restricted in their effect to talaq-e-bidat, the two forms of which have been mentioned above.
Thu, Aug 27, 2020
Nation is tired of mandir-masjid debate, let’s use this moment for a fresh startSubscriber Only
November 11, 2019 05:09 IST
The nation is indeed tired of the sickening mandir-masjid dispute which has been perpetuating communal tensions and shattering social harmony. We must now avail whatever chance the Court has provided to bury the hatchet and hope for sustaining bonhomie in future.
Mon, Nov 11, 2019
Invoking God in school and college songs, in any language, does not violate any law of the countrySubscriber Only
October 22, 2019 04:45 IST
Does a prayer become objectionable because it is in Urdu, because God is invoked as Khuda and Allah?
Tue, Oct 22, 2019
SC’s example of Goa as a state with a Uniform Civil Code is inconsistent with Article 44Subscriber Only
September 18, 2019 03:57 IST
What is the sense in retaining an archaic law of foreign origin in certain national territories, 58 years after their assimilation into the nation?
Wed, Sep 18, 2019
Ram Jethmalani was feared and respected for his candour on political mattersSubscriber Only
September 09, 2019 23:53 IST
For those interested in hearing from the horse’s mouth the story of Ram’s successes and failures, he has left behind two books, which are partly in the nature of memoirs. The first of these, curiously titled Conscience of a Maverick, was published in 2007. Seven years later, to counter criticism, he wrote another book, Maverick Unchanged, Unrepentant.
Tue, Sep 10, 2019
Reforming the Law Commission: Govt should enshrine in law, the composition, tenure, functions and work procedure of the panelSubscriber Only
August 29, 2019 00:45 IST
It should be a predominantly jurists’ commission, not a retired judges’ collective with a sprinkling of legal scholarship and jurisprudential expertise.
Thu, Aug 29, 2019
Change without reformSubscriber Only
July 30, 2019 01:34 IST
Cleared by Parliament, the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019 does not further empower the NHRC, ignores need for structural changes.
Tue, Jul 30, 2019
Settling AyodhyaSubscriber Only
July 12, 2019 01:01 IST
Parties to the dispute should reach a compromise and resolve not to let the unpleasant history repeat itself elsewhere.
Fri, Jul 12, 2019
Minorities must repose trust in Constitution, majority must recognise them as equal stakeholdersSubscriber Only
May 27, 2019 00:07 IST
The rulers of the day, basking in the glory of an unprecedented electoral victory, and their ardent admirers, must realise that the 250 million-strong minorities of India are equal citizens of the country. They are as patriotic as the one billion-strong majority.
Mon, May 27, 2019
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