Can a husband reduce maintenance liability by showing heavy loan deductions from his salary? Jharkhand High Court answers why loans taken for future asset creation cannot automatically reduce alimony obligations. JHARKHAND: The Jharkhand High Court has held that a husband generally cannot reduce his maintenance or permanent alimony obligation by claiming deductions for loans taken…
Can repeated complaints and false claims against a husband destroy a marriage legally? Karnataka High Court answers this—what it held may change how cruelty is understood. BENGALURU: The High Court of Karnataka, in a judgment delivered by Justice Jayant Banerji and Justice Rajesh Rai K, dismissed a wife’s appeal and upheld the divorce granted to…
Can a husband be pushed into years of legal uncertainty even after obtaining a foreign divorce decree, only to face continued litigation in India? The Rajasthan High Court held that foreign divorce orders are not automatically valid in India and granted divorce to wife after prolonged litigation. In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arun…
Bombay High Court set aside the trial court’s order for medical examination for want of strong evidence. How can a husband establish truth in court when his primary request for psychiatric evaluation is rejected as “no prima facie case”? MUMBAI: Justice S. G. Chapalgaonkar of the Bombay High Court at Aurangabad passed an important order…
A daughter who became divorced years after her father’s death was denied family pension by the Tripura High Court. The ruling clarifies a strict legal position—eligibility is frozen at the time of death, not changed by later events. AGARTALA: In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Datta Purkayastha of the High Court of Tripura…
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