Pune, July 7 (IANS) A new twist has emerged in Pune’s Lohagad Fort murder case, with sources claiming that the prime accused, Siya Goyal, had allegedly entered into a secret marriage with her boyfriend, Chetan Chaudhary, several months before her planned wedding to businessman Ketan Agarwal. According to NDTV sources, Goyal and Chaudhary are believed to have registered their marriage around four months ago, despite Goyal getting engaged to Agarwal in February. Agarwal, a 25-year-old Pune-based r…
Latest Special Marriage Act News & Updates
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has declined to direct authorities to waive or curtail the mandatory 30-day notice period prescribed under the Special Marriage Act (SMA), 1954, holding that courts cannot compel statutory authorities to act contrary to an express legislative mandate merely on account of personal hardship. Dismissing a writ petition filed by a couple seeking relaxation of the statutory waiting period, a single-judge Bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav ruled t…