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Wife Cannot Seek Higher Maintenance Directly Before High Court In Revision Proceedings: Allahabad HC Dismisses Enhancement Plea, Says Remedy Lies Under Section 146 BNSS
High Court May 25, 2026 0

Wife Cannot Seek Higher Maintenance Directly Before High Court In Revision Proceedings: Allahabad HC Dismisses Enhancement Plea, Says Remedy Lies Under Section 146 BNSS

Can revisional jurisdiction be used for fresh financial examination against husbands? The Allahabad High Court observed that revisional jurisdiction is limited to examining legality and procedural correctness, not for conducting fresh evidentiary exercises. PRAYAGRAJ: Justice Achal Sachdev of the Allahabad High Court dismissed a criminal revision filed by a wife seeking enhancement of maintenance beyond…

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Wife Getting Government Job Is Sufficient Change In Circumstances To Limit Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC: Allahabad High Court Rejects Revision Petition
High Court May 23, 2026 0

Wife Getting Government Job Is Sufficient Change In Circumstances To Limit Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC: Allahabad High Court Rejects Revision Petition

Does A Husband’s Maintenance Liability Continue Forever Despite Wife Becoming Financially Independent? The Allahabad High Court negated this perception and upheld the Family Court order granting maintenance only till the date the wife joined government service as a teacher in Bihar. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court, in an important judgment delivered by Justice Achal Sachdev,…

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Direct Proof Of Sexual Intercourse Can Never Be Easily Produced. But Court Can’t Ignore Wife’s Close Proximity With Another Man: Madras High Court Allows Divorce In Adultery Case Filed By CRPF Husband
High Court May 19, 2026 0

Direct Proof Of Sexual Intercourse Can Never Be Easily Produced. But Court Can’t Ignore Wife’s Close Proximity With Another Man: Madras High Court Allows Divorce In Adultery Case Filed By CRPF Husband

Madras High Court granted divorce after observing that the wife’s repeated public proximity with another man caused humiliation and mental agony to the husband. While a husband sacrifices family life for the nation’s duty, who protects him from betrayal inside marriage? CHENNAI: The Madras High Court, in a judgment delivered by Justice C.V. Karthikeyan and…

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Staying In Marriage Due To Fear, Children Or Society Cannot Automatically Defeat Cruelty Claims: Rajasthan High Court
High Court May 19, 2026 0

Staying In Marriage Due To Fear, Children Or Society Cannot Automatically Defeat Cruelty Claims: Rajasthan High Court

Can Living Together For Years Still Amount To Mental Cruelty In Marriage? Rajasthan High Court Gives Important Observation JODHPUR: The Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur, comprising Justice Arun Monga and Justice Sunil Beniwal, allowed a wife’s divorce appeal and set aside a Family Court judgment which had earlier refused to dissolve the marriage. The case…

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