Practical legal writing on 498A, matrimonial disputes, criminal allegations, maintenance, custody and Indian court procedure.
A husband was found dead with a snake on his bed, but was a snakebite really the cause of his death? The Meerut Court has convicted his wife and her lover after medical evidence exposed a different cause of death.
The Supreme Court transferred a husband’s restitution case from Madhya Pradesh to Rajasthan solely on the wife’s convenience. This order once again highlights how Indian matrimonial law routinely ignores the hardship, cost, and legal disadvantage faced by husbands. New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has allowed a transfer petition filed by the wife, thereby…
झूठे चाइल्ड एलियनेशन के मामले एक ऐसी गंभीर मानसिक प्रताड़ना को उजागर करते हैं, जिसमें बच्चे को झूठ और सुनियोजित षड्यंत्रों के ज़रिये उसके ही पिता से दूर कर दिया जाता है। भारतीय कानून इसे रोक सकता है — लेकिन यह तभी संभव है, जब पिता शुरुआत से ही समझदारी से कदम उठाएँ, हर तथ्य […]
The Delhi High Court has strongly criticised police for routinely inserting the words “haath mara” in women’s assault FIRs without complainant approval. The Court called it a gross misuse of law and ordered police accountability to stop fabricated allegations. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has made strong and uncomfortable observations against routine police practices…
The Bombay High Court has ruled that a father-in-law refusing to intervene in a marital dispute and a brother-in-law advising a wife to tolerate her husband’s conduct do not amount to cruelty under Section 498A IPC. The Court quashed the FIR, warning against misuse of criminal law to harass relatives in matrimonial disputes. MUMBAI: The…
False child alienation is a silent form of psychological abuse where children are turned against loving fathers using lies and legal manipulation. Indian law can stop it—but only if fathers act early, document ruthlessly, and enforce their rights without emotion. NEW DELHI: False child alienation is one of the cruellest and most invisible forms of […]
The Gujarat High Court has clarified that the six-month cooling-off period under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act is not compulsory in all cases. The Court held that forcing such waiting where reunion is impossible only increases mental suffering. Gujarat High Court Ends Forced Waiting in Dead Marriages: The Gujarat High Court has set…
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a husband’s foreign income cannot be simply converted into Indian currency to fix maintenance. The Court stressed that cost of living abroad and real circumstances must be considered before deciding maintenance. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has clearly held that a Husband Foreign Salary earned in foreign…
भारतीय अदालतें मानती हैं कि शिक्षित और सक्षम पत्नी काम कर सकती है, फिर भी व्यवहार में भरण-पोषण का बोझ पति पर ही डाला जाता है। कानून में मान्यता और ज़मीनी हकीकत के बीच यही अंतर पुरुषों की सबसे बड़ी कानूनी पीड़ा बन चुका है। नई दिल्ली: भारत में मेंटेनेंस के कानूनों का उद्देश्य वैवाहिक […]
The Jharkhand High Court ruled that long separation and pending dowry cases alone do not prove cruelty or desertion. The husband’s divorce appeal was dismissed for lack of evidence. RANCHI: The Jharkhand High Court has made it clear that a long period of separation between husband and wife, or the mere existence of a dowry…
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