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Divorce Granted After 13 Years Of Litigation Faced By Husband Over Fights Triggered By Wife’s No Onion-Garlic Diet: Gujarat High Court
High Court Dec 12, 2025

Divorce Granted After 13 Years Of Litigation Faced By Husband Over Fights Triggered By Wife’s No Onion-Garlic Diet: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court upheld a divorce where the couple’s marriage broke down due to regular fight over the wife’s strict religious diet without onion and garlic. Both sides’ appeals for increasing and reducing maintenance were rejected, and the Family Court’s maintenance order was fully confirmed. Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court upheld the divorce granted…
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Delhi High Court: Woman’s Right to Shared Household Is Not a License to Occupy In-Laws’ Home Forever
Latest News Dec 9, 2025

Delhi High Court: Woman’s Right to Shared Household Is Not a License to Occupy In-Laws’ Home Forever

The Delhi High Court has ruled that a woman’s right to a shared household under the Domestic Violence Act is a protective right—not a right to permanently stay in her in-laws’ home when it harms senior citizens. The Court upheld an order directing the woman to shift to a fully-funded alternate accommodation. NEW DELHI: In…

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Patna High Court: Husband Cannot Deny Maintenance To Wife, Citing Desertion Unless Allegation Is Judicially Established
Latest News Dec 8, 2025

Patna High Court: Husband Cannot Deny Maintenance To Wife, Citing Desertion Unless Allegation Is Judicially Established

The Patna High Court has held that a husband cannot avoid paying maintenance by merely alleging that his wife deserted him. Such allegations must first be proved in matrimonial court before they can affect maintenance rights. BIHAR: The Patna High Court has once again made it clear that a wife’s legal right to maintenance under…

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Supreme Court Says Wife Must Live With Same Standard as During Marriage; Judicial Officer Ordered To Pay ₹50 Lakh Alimony
Latest News Dec 8, 2025

Supreme Court Says Wife Must Live With Same Standard as During Marriage; Judicial Officer Ordered To Pay ₹50 Lakh Alimony

The Supreme Court upheld the divorce of a judicial officer and his wife and increased her permanent alimony from ₹30 lakh to ₹50 lakh. The Court said a wife is entitled to a lifestyle similar to what she enjoyed during the marriage. Wife Must Live Same Standard as During Marriage: The Supreme Court of India…

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Wife Left Husband For 30 Years. Yet She Gets Alimony: Supreme Court Finally Frees Man Trapped in a Dead Marriage | Divorce Granted Under Article 142
Latest News Dec 6, 2025

Wife Left Husband For 30 Years. Yet She Gets Alimony: Supreme Court Finally Frees Man Trapped in a Dead Marriage | Divorce Granted Under Article 142

The Supreme Court dissolved a marriage from 1980 after the couple lived apart for nearly 30 years. The Court used Article 142, noting the wife’s absence from all proceedings and allowing her six months to seek alimony. Supreme Court Finally Frees Man Trapped in a Dead Marriage: The Supreme Court of India finally ended a…

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Delhi High Court: Woman’s Right to Shared Household Is Not a License to Occupy In-Laws’ Home Forever
Latest News Dec 9, 2025 0

Delhi High Court: Woman’s Right to Shared Household Is Not a License to Occupy In-Laws’ Home Forever

The Delhi High Court has ruled that a woman’s right to a shared household under the Domestic Violence Act is a protective right—not a right to permanently stay in her in-laws’ home when it harms senior citizens. The Court upheld an order directing the woman to shift to a fully-funded alternate accommodation. NEW DELHI: In…

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Patna High Court: Husband Cannot Deny Maintenance To Wife, Citing Desertion Unless Allegation Is Judicially Established
Latest News Dec 8, 2025 0

Patna High Court: Husband Cannot Deny Maintenance To Wife, Citing Desertion Unless Allegation Is Judicially Established

The Patna High Court has held that a husband cannot avoid paying maintenance by merely alleging that his wife deserted him. Such allegations must first be proved in matrimonial court before they can affect maintenance rights. BIHAR: The Patna High Court has once again made it clear that a wife’s legal right to maintenance under…

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Supreme Court Says Wife Must Live With Same Standard as During Marriage; Judicial Officer Ordered To Pay ₹50 Lakh Alimony
Latest News Dec 8, 2025 0

Supreme Court Says Wife Must Live With Same Standard as During Marriage; Judicial Officer Ordered To Pay ₹50 Lakh Alimony

The Supreme Court upheld the divorce of a judicial officer and his wife and increased her permanent alimony from ₹30 lakh to ₹50 lakh. The Court said a wife is entitled to a lifestyle similar to what she enjoyed during the marriage. Wife Must Live Same Standard as During Marriage: The Supreme Court of India…

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Wife Left Husband For 30 Years. Yet She Gets Alimony: Supreme Court Finally Frees Man Trapped in a Dead Marriage | Divorce Granted Under Article 142
Latest News Dec 6, 2025 0

Wife Left Husband For 30 Years. Yet She Gets Alimony: Supreme Court Finally Frees Man Trapped in a Dead Marriage | Divorce Granted Under Article 142

The Supreme Court dissolved a marriage from 1980 after the couple lived apart for nearly 30 years. The Court used Article 142, noting the wife’s absence from all proceedings and allowing her six months to seek alimony. Supreme Court Finally Frees Man Trapped in a Dead Marriage: The Supreme Court of India finally ended a…

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