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After a 15-year legal battle, the couple informed the Supreme Court that they had resumed living together peacefully. The Court accepted the compromise and closed the criminal proceedings. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India, through a Bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Prasanna B. Varale, acquitted a man using article 142 who had…
Can a marriage dispute drag into 61 cases across India for 10 years? The Supreme Court steps in—but what finally forced closure? A massive legal battle between a husband and wife, involving 61 cases, ends suddenly—but the terms raise serious questions. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ended a decade-long matrimonial dispute by granting divorce…
Got a foreign divorce and think it’s valid in India? Supreme Court says not always…What happens when foreign courts grant divorce on grounds not allowed under Indian law? NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court clarified that a divorce granted by a foreign court on grounds not recognised under Indian law cannot be enforced in India. This…
Can a criminal trial continue even after both spouses legally part ways? The Orissa High Court answers this sharply: once a marriage ends by mutual consent, keeping a decade-old 498A case alive serves no purpose. CUTTACK: Justice Savitri Ratho of the Orissa High Court at Cuttack quashed a criminal case filed under Sections 498A/34 IPC…
The Supreme Court has ruled that a husband’s responsibility to maintain his ex-wife does not end just because she is educated or has parental support. The Court enhanced monthly maintenance, citing inflation and the need for dignity after divorce. NEW DELHI: In a ruling on post-divorce maintenance, the Supreme Court of India said that a…
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