Partition Violence — Landmark Events

Landmark Events

Molina Bibi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh

1952

This case established legal precedents for property rights of partition refugees and the validity of the Evacuee Property Act 1950. The Supreme Court ruled that evacuee property…

Shanno Devi vs. Mangal Singh

1958

This landmark case dealt with the legal status of women who were abducted during partition and later recovered. The court established that marriages contracted under duress during…