Khaps have "no business" interfering in marriages: SC

The Supreme Court on Monday asked khap panchayats not to behave like the conscience keeper of society, pointing out that a marriage between two adults was governed by the law. A bench headed......

'Khap panchayats can't be above the law'

If the government can act against sympathisers of Naxalites, it should act against khap sympathisers too, Supreme Court advocateKamini JaiswaltellsSreelatha MenonThe government is looking at legal......

Of 'spindas', gotras and khap panchayats.

Among the many questions that overhang married life in India, the one that most intrigued me for a while was on a government document. It asked whether my husband and I were "spindas" (sic). Being......