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Second Marriage Without Legal Divorce Is Blunder, But Dismissal From Service Is Civil Death: Bombay High Court Orders Reinstatement Of Railway Employee
High Court Apr 24, 2026 0

Second Marriage Without Legal Divorce Is Blunder, But Dismissal From Service Is Civil Death: Bombay High Court Orders Reinstatement Of Railway Employee

Can punishment truly be called justice if it leaves a man unable to feed himself? Bombay High Court held that punishment must be proportionate and should not push an employee into poverty and helplessness. Mumbai: The Bombay High Court, in an important judgment by Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Hiten Venegavkar, gave major relief to…

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Father Must Bear Greater Financial Responsibility Despite Working Mother: Bombay High Court Doubles Child’s Maintenance Amount
High Court Apr 18, 2026 0

Father Must Bear Greater Financial Responsibility Despite Working Mother: Bombay High Court Doubles Child’s Maintenance Amount

The Bombay High Court recognised the unpaid caregiving and day-to-day efforts of the mother while increasing the father’s financial liability in child’s maintenance case. Would the Court equally recognise the unpaid caregiving of the father if he had custody of the child? MAHARASHTRA: Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke of the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, dealt with…

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Husband Faces 498A Trial For Stopping Wife From Entering Kitchen: Bombay High Court Terms It As Mental Cruelty
High Court Apr 10, 2026 0

Husband Faces 498A Trial For Stopping Wife From Entering Kitchen: Bombay High Court Terms It As Mental Cruelty

The Bombay High Court found allegations vague against mother-in-law yet allowed trial against the husband. Does this mean that allegations alone are enough to sustain criminal cases against husbands? Husband Faces 498A Trial: In a recent decision, the Bombay High Court examined a matrimonial dispute where the husband had challenged a cruelty case filed by…

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Marital Conflict ≠ Abetment to Suicide | FIR Against Wife Quashed: Bombay High Court Holds Without Direct Intention, Section 306 IPC Cannot Be Invoked
High Court Apr 1, 2026 0

Marital Conflict ≠ Abetment to Suicide | FIR Against Wife Quashed: Bombay High Court Holds Without Direct Intention, Section 306 IPC Cannot Be Invoked

Bombay High Court has ruled that even allegations of abuse, threats, and marital disputes are not enough without clear intent to establish abetment to suicide. Why are serious allegations like abuse and threats not enough to hold the wife liable after a husband’s suicide? Marital Conflict ≠ Abetment to Suicide: In a recent judgment, the…

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