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Actress Celina Jaitly has demands Rs 100 crore compensation and Rs 10 lakh per month maintenance from husband Peter Haag in a domestic violence case filed in Mumbai. The court has asked both parties to submit income affidavits and adjourned the matter to January 27, 2026. Celina Jaitly Demands 100 crore: Actress Celina Jaitly Haag…
The Allahabad High Court denied protection to a woman and her partner who claim safety to be in a live-in relationship, noting that she was still legally married. The Court said it cannot support relationships that may amount to bigamy or crime under Indian law. Claim Safety for Illicit Relationship: The Allahabad High Court refused…
A Bengaluru court adjourned the hearing in the Atul Subhash case to November 2026 because the presiding officer was on leave. The delay has triggered anger online, symbolising the slow crawl of justice in India’s overburdened legal system. KARNATAKA: The presiding officer/judge was on leave on the day of hearing — and the case of…
The Delhi High Court ruled that once a wife buys her own flat, she cannot keep receiving rent allowance as maintenance under the Domestic Violence Act. The court said the “very substratum” of her rent claim ended with her property purchase. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court ruled that a wife who has bought her…
The Court clarifies that petitions under Section 528 BNSS (formerly Section 482 CrPC) to quash DV Act cases need not wait for a final order from the Magistrate. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has held that petitions seeking to quash proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act) are maintainable…
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