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Latest Supreme Court maintenance judgements 2026 explained for husbands. Know BNSS Section 144, alimony, wife’s income, EMIs, settlements, and legal defence. NEW DELHI: Maintenance cases in India are no longer simple “husband pays, wife claims” matters. The latest Supreme Court maintenance judgements of 2026 show one thing clearly: maintenance depends on income, capacity, liabilities, conduct, […]
Can husband be ordered to pay maintenance without exact income proof? MP High Court said maintenance is a social welfare remedy, not a strict income-proof battle. Wife need not prove every rupee of husband’s income. MADHYA PRADESH: Justice Gajendra Singh of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside a Family Court order in a…
Can a husband stop paying maintenance because settlement talks are going on? Delhi High Court said No. and held that settlement talks cannot be used as an excuse to disobey a Family Court order directing maintenance payment. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court, through Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan, dismissed a contempt…
Can a matrimonial case be shifted only for the wife’s convenience when the husband is raising two minor children? Supreme Court said the husband’s hardship and children’s care cannot be ignored. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has set aside the Gujarat High Court order which had transferred a matrimonial case from Ahmedabad to Vadodara on…
Can a mother-in-law be convicted under 498A only for scolding her daughter-in-law over a domestic issue? Jharkhand High Court says ordinary household scolding cannot become cruelty unless legal ingredients are proved. RANCHI: The Jharkhand High Court has set aside the conviction of a mother-in-law in a Section 498A IPC case after finding that the prosecution…
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