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Historical Event on 2/24/1995

A full Bench comprising Chief Justice M.M. Pareed Pillai, TV Ramakrishna and P. Shanmugam of the Kerala High Court quashed the words ""incestuous adultery"", ""adultery coupled with cruelty"" and ""adultery coupled with desertion"" contained in Section 10 of Indian (Christian) Divorce Act.

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10/9/1970Production of Uranium 233 started at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Bombay.
6/12/1997Jain hawala case dropped against former ministers Kamal Nath, B.D. Dhakne, Chand Ram and Bhuta Singh.
10/23/1999A Boeing 707 carrying Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and his entourage lands safely at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai following a suspected tyre burst.
6/19/1995India and US officially launch Indo-US Commercial Alliance during US Trade Secretary's visit.
4/29/1848Raja Ravi Verma, famous classic, prolific painter and great Indian Artist, was born in Kilimanoor, Kerala.
1/1/1989The 4th annual SAARC summit concludes in Islamabad.
12/1/1993Nirubhai Desai, freedom fighter, veteran journalist and socialist, passed away.