18 July 2013
Marriage laws will now become more women friendly with the government on 17 July 2013 approving a slew of recommendations of a Group of Ministers (GoM) including providing for sufficient compensation to a woman from her husband's ancestral property in case of divorce.
The cabinet also approved the provision to ensure that women get a share in property acquired during the marriage. The government has accepted the recommendation of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice that women have a share in the property of the husband in the case of a divorce but the quantum of share will be decided by courts on a case by case basis.