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Adultery Case | Wife’s Call Detail Records (CDRs) And Tower Location Data Can Be Preserved As Evidence: Gurugram Court Steps In To Protect Husband’s Rights
Latest News Jul 29, 2026

Adultery Case | Wife’s Call Detail Records (CDRs) And Tower Location Data Can Be Preserved As Evidence: Gurugram Court Steps In To Protect Husband’s Rights

Can a Family Court direct telecom companies to preserve a wife’s call records and tower location on the husband’s allegation of adultery? The Court answered while protecting electronic evidence from being permanently deleted. GURUGRAM: The Family Court at Gurugram has directed telecom service providers to preserve call detail records, tower locations and connected electronic data…
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MP/MLA Courts Cannot Hear Matrimonial Disputes Merely Because One Party Is A Legislator: Supreme Court Questions Jurisdiction
Latest News Jul 23, 2026

MP/MLA Courts Cannot Hear Matrimonial Disputes Merely Because One Party Is A Legislator: Supreme Court Questions Jurisdiction

Can a private matrimonial dispute be treated like a criminal case against a politician merely because one spouse is a legislator? The Supreme Court has raised this important question while transferring the case back to the Mahila Court where it was originally filed. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has expressed a prima facie view that…

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Wife Refused To Live With Husband And Demanded â‚ą2 Crore For Divorce: Chattisgarh High Court Calls It Mental Cruelty
High Court Jul 22, 2026

Wife Refused To Live With Husband And Demanded â‚ą2 Crore For Divorce: Chattisgarh High Court Calls It Mental Cruelty

Can a Wife refuse cohabitation, demand ₹2 crore for divorce and still challenge a divorce decree?The Chattisgarh High Court examined whether such conduct amounts to mental cruelty. CHATTISGARSH: The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld a divorce granted to a husband after finding that his wife’s continued refusal to resume cohabitation, prolonged separation and demand for…

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25% of Husband’s Salary for Wife Maintenance Is NOT a Law: Allahabad HC Clarifies Big Legal Misconception
High Court Jul 15, 2026

25% of Husband’s Salary for Wife Maintenance Is NOT a Law: Allahabad HC Clarifies Big Legal Misconception

For years, the 25% income formula was treated like a fixed rule in maintenance cases — but the High Court has now clarified the reality. The judgment gives courts wider discretion and could change how future maintenance disputes are decided. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court has held that the oft-quoted 25% of a husband’s salary…

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Husband Cannot Be Forced To Return Wife’s Gold Without Proof Of Entrustment, Social Customs Are Not Evidence: Kerala High Court
High Court Jul 15, 2026

Husband Cannot Be Forced To Return Wife’s Gold Without Proof Of Entrustment, Social Customs Are Not Evidence: Kerala High Court

Can a husband or in-laws be held responsible for a wife’s gold claims only because society assumes she handed over her jewellery after marriage? Kerala High Court says courts must rely on proof, not assumptions, while deciding matrimonial gold disputes. KOCHI: The Kerala High Court has ruled that courts cannot presume that a bride automatically…

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MP/MLA Courts Cannot Hear Matrimonial Disputes Merely Because One Party Is A Legislator: Supreme Court Questions Jurisdiction
Latest News Jul 23, 2026 0

MP/MLA Courts Cannot Hear Matrimonial Disputes Merely Because One Party Is A Legislator: Supreme Court Questions Jurisdiction

Can a private matrimonial dispute be treated like a criminal case against a politician merely because one spouse is a legislator? The Supreme Court has raised this important question while transferring the case back to the Mahila Court where it was originally filed. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has expressed a prima facie view that…

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Wife Refused To Live With Husband And Demanded â‚ą2 Crore For Divorce: Chattisgarh High Court Calls It Mental Cruelty
High Court Jul 22, 2026 0

Wife Refused To Live With Husband And Demanded â‚ą2 Crore For Divorce: Chattisgarh High Court Calls It Mental Cruelty

Can a Wife refuse cohabitation, demand ₹2 crore for divorce and still challenge a divorce decree?The Chattisgarh High Court examined whether such conduct amounts to mental cruelty. CHATTISGARSH: The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld a divorce granted to a husband after finding that his wife’s continued refusal to resume cohabitation, prolonged separation and demand for…

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25% of Husband’s Salary for Wife Maintenance Is NOT a Law: Allahabad HC Clarifies Big Legal Misconception
High Court Jul 15, 2026 0

25% of Husband’s Salary for Wife Maintenance Is NOT a Law: Allahabad HC Clarifies Big Legal Misconception

For years, the 25% income formula was treated like a fixed rule in maintenance cases — but the High Court has now clarified the reality. The judgment gives courts wider discretion and could change how future maintenance disputes are decided. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court has held that the oft-quoted 25% of a husband’s salary…

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Husband Cannot Be Forced To Return Wife’s Gold Without Proof Of Entrustment, Social Customs Are Not Evidence: Kerala High Court
High Court Jul 15, 2026 0

Husband Cannot Be Forced To Return Wife’s Gold Without Proof Of Entrustment, Social Customs Are Not Evidence: Kerala High Court

Can a husband or in-laws be held responsible for a wife’s gold claims only because society assumes she handed over her jewellery after marriage? Kerala High Court says courts must rely on proof, not assumptions, while deciding matrimonial gold disputes. KOCHI: The Kerala High Court has ruled that courts cannot presume that a bride automatically…

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