Practical legal writing on 498A, matrimonial disputes, criminal allegations, maintenance, custody and Indian court procedure.
A wife claimed her CEO husband earned âš4 lakh monthly and sought higher maintenance. But could his companyâs share capital prove his income? The Allahabad High Court rejected her demand to increase the âš15,000 monthly maintenance.
Can A Man Escape Maintenance By Proving His Wife Was Already Married Earlier? Delhi High Court Says No, Holding That Maintenance Cannot Be Denied On Technical Grounds When The Couple Lived Together As Husband And Wife. NEW DELHI: Justice Saurabh Banerjee of the Delhi High Court dismissed a husbandâs challenge against a Family Court orderâŚ
Indian men are not afraid of marriage. They are afraid of one-sided legal risk, false 498A/85 BNS cases, maintenance pressure, arrest fear, custody battles and years of courtroom trauma. NEW DELHI: Marriage was once seen as stability. Today, for many Indian men, it has become a legal risk assessment. This is not because men hate [âŚ]
Can A Short Marriage Automatically Defeat Maintenance Claim? The Karnataka High Court held that mere short duration of marriage cannot justify rejecting interim maintenance without examining the financial capacity of both spouses. BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court, while hearing a matrimonial dispute under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, made important observations on interimâŚ
Can Hearsay Allegations Without Corroboration Send A Husband To Jail In A Dowry Death Case? Calcutta High Court Says No, Criminal Conviction Cannot Be Based On Suspicion Or Emotional Allegations Alone. KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court, through Justice Chaitali Chatterjee Das, set aside the conviction of a husband who had been held guilty under SectionsâŚ
Can a highly qualified wife claim maintenance without disclosing her income? Calcutta High Court says financial transparency is mandatory, even at the ad-interim stage. WEST BENGAL: The Calcutta High Court has ruled that a spouseâs earning capacity cannot be ignored while deciding interim maintenance cases. The Court set aside an order granting âš12,000 monthly maintenanceâŚ
Can speculative claims over ancestral property outweigh the financial independence of the wife and the husbandâs unemployment claim? The Karnataka High Court answered in negative, refused to enhance maintenance, and dismissed the revision petitions. BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court refused to enhance the maintenance amount sought by a wife who was already earning nearly âš1.5âŚ
Can a marriage between an Indian citizen and a foreign national be denied merely because an Embassy NOC was not produced? The Kerala High Court said No, holding that marriage authorities cannot impose arbitrary conditions beyond the requirements of the Special Marriage Act. ERNAKULAM: The Kerala High Court, led by Justice Easwaran S., gave reliefâŚ
Full timeline of Delhi Judge Aman Sharma suicide case, family allegations, FIR under BNS Section 108, legal position on abetment of suicide, and menâs rights perspective. DELHI JUDGE AMAN SHARMA SUICIDE CASE: WHAT REALLY HAPPENED? A 30-year-old Delhi Judicial Services officer, Aman Kumar Sharma, was found dead at his Safdarjung/Green Park residence in Delhi. Police [âŚ]
Does a delayed FIR with contradictory allegations and no independent witnesses justify criminal proceedings against a father during child visitation? The Court said no and quashed the case, calling continuation of the prosecution an abuse of process. KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court, through Justice Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, quashed a criminal case filed against aâŚ
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