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Sikkimese women can’t be denied tax exemption merely for marrying non-Sikkimese men after April 2008; SC strikes down Proviso to Section 10(26AAA) of Income Tax Act
Noting that there is no disqualification for a Sikkim man, who marries a non-Sikkimese after 01.04.2008, the Supreme Court observed that the discrimination is based on gender.
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