The Kerala High Court ruled that a long-term intimate relationship cannot be treated as rape when the woman continued it voluntarily for years. The Court said the man’s later marriage did not convert their earlier consensual affair into a criminal offence. Consensual Affair With Married Woman: The Kerala High Court has quashed the entire criminal…
In a landmark decision, the Delhi High Court held that a wife can file a civil suit seeking damages from her husband’s lover for “Alienation of Affection.” The Court said, “Decriminalising adultery did not create a license to have relationships outside marriage without consequences.” NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has ruled that a spouse…
Madras High Court refuses ex-husband’s plea for a DNA test to disprove paternity, calling it a delayed and humiliating move against his ex-wife. The Court stressed that DNA tests can’t be used as shortcuts to prove infidelity or adultery. Chennai: In a strong judgment protecting the privacy and dignity of women and children, the Madras…
Section 497’s fall was celebrated as liberty, but the aftermath tells a story of chaos, commerce, and crumbling trust. What happens when the law decides that betrayal is no longer a crime? When the Supreme Court struck down Section 497 of the IPC in Joseph Shine v. Union of India (2018), it called it “archaic”…
The Supreme Court has ended a marriage that had broken down long ago. The couple had been living separately for almost 15 years. Using its special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Court dissolved the marriage and ordered the husband to pay ₹1.25 crores as permanent alimony to the wife and their son, […]
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