Mizoram's 'misogynistic' marriage, divorce law faces challenge in SC

Mizo woman challenges marriage law in SC, calls it ‘misogynistic and pro-Mizo men’NEW DELHI: Entrepreneur and Congress functionary Meriam L Hrangchal Monday challenged the constitutional validity of Mizo Marriage, Divorce and Inheritance of Property Act, 2014, which was enacted by Congress govt headed by Lal Thanhawla, terming it "misogynistic and pro-Mizo men".Hrangchal, daughter of former deputy CM Lalhmingthanga, told a bench headed by CJI Surya Kant that the law, which codified customary law, applied to any person belonging to a Mizo tribe and extended to marriages where the male member belonged to a Mizo tribe.The 2014 Act denies Mizo women, who marry outside the Mizo community, access to a comprehensive community-specific statutory framework governing marriage, property and inheritan