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Centre Permits IRS Officer’s Gender Change

The Union Finance Ministry has approved the request of M Anusuya, a senior IRS officer based in Hyderabad. This comes after she decided to change her name to M Anukathir Surya and her gender from female to male. This marks the first instance of such a change in the history of the Indian civil service. Anusuya is currently the joint commissioner in the office of the chief commissioner of the Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal in Hyderabad.

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Divorced Muslim Women Are Entitled To Alimony: Supreme Court

Zaina Afzal Kutty

The Supreme Court ruled that a divorced Muslim woman is entitled to maintenance from her ex-husband under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). Justices BV Nagarathna and Augustine George Masih rejected a petition in the Shah Bano case, stating that the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986 does not override secular law.

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