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Can a father escape paying maintenance because he has no job? Or does the law assume he must earn and pay—no matter the ground reality? NAINITAL: The Uttarakhand High Court said claiming unemployment is not enough to avoid paying maintenance to minor children under Section 125 CrPC. The Court said that if a person is…
Is living with in-laws or helping family now a criminal offence under 498A IPC? Delhi High Court clarifies the line between real cruelty and routine marital disputes—read what it said. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has clarified that asking a wife to help in taking care of family members or to live with in-laws…
Laws Meant for Protection Are Destroying Innocent Men. An FIR is filed and a man’s life collapses before any evidence is tested. This is not about rare misuse; it’s a growing legal reality every husband must understand before it’s too late. NEW DELHI: Walk into any criminal court dealing with matrimonial disputes, and a pattern becomes immediately visible. A man often accompanied by ageing parents is not […]
Think you can pull your spouse’s income details through RTI to win a maintenance case? The High Court just shut that door & brings “gender-neutral” rules.But the new court route raises a bigger question: who really controls financial narratives in such disputes? BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court, in a significant ruling by Justice Suraj Govindaraj,…
Can a marriage be created merely by signing a stamp paper agreement? The Calcutta High Court held that without essential Hindu ceremonies like sacred fire and Saptapadi, such a “contractual marriage” has no legal validity, and therefore cannot sustain criminal charges of bigamy or cruelty. Stamp Paper Marriage Invalid: Justice Uday Kumar of the Calcutta…
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