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Historical Event on 5/8/1997

Mumbai High Court holds that Christian women can seek divorce on the sole ground of being subjected to cruelty and need not prove infedidelity on the part of their husbands or desertion.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/1963World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways.
5/9/1993S. Mulgaokar, 82, journalist, passed away.
6/10/1984Top army commander killed in Bihar; Sikh troops desert unit.
5/13/1956Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan campaign in Tiruvellore.
12/22/1939When Britain declared war against the Germans it appealed for help from all political parties. Congress put up some conditions which in other words were the immediate transfer of power. The Viceroy promised to give due consideration to the suggestions of each party and that the dominion status would be given after the war. Congress in order to pressurize the Govt. boycotted all ministries and started a civil disobedience movement and eventually resigned. Jinnah declared 22nd Dec 1939 as ""Day of Deliveranc
8/18/1969Humayun Kabir, great politician, died.
2/24/1946Mrs. Kashibai and Mrs. Babbai Lakshman, freedom fighters, were shot dead by the police.
10/24/1994Justice Ahmad Mushabber Ahmadi sworn in as Chief Justice of India.
4/25/1998The Government announces a new salary structure for university and college teachers, consequent to the implementation of the Fifth Pay Commission recommendations.
12/12/1991Violence in Karnataka over the centre's notification on Cauvery.