Does filing Domestic Violence and Section 85 BNS cases in another district automatically justify transfer of a divorce case? Bombay High Court says No. holding that mere pendency of related cases at Nanded was not enough to justify transfer of the divorce proceedings. MAHARASHTRA: The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, through Justice Abhay J. Mantri,…
Can the Senior Citizens Act be used to settle matrimonial disputes between spouses? The Karnataka High Court clarified that the Act is a welfare legislation meant to protect senior citizens and cannot be converted into a forum for deciding husband-wife disputes. BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court, in an important judgment delivered by Justice Lalitha Kanneganti,…
Does a child’s willingness to accompany one parent make that parent’s custody legal? The MP High Court held that even if the child willingly went with the father, continued custody cannot be treated as lawful in the absence of a valid court order. JABALPUR: The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur, comprising Justice Pranay Verma…
She was called the “second wife” and given only half the pension. But can the government keep the remaining money when no other legal claimant exists? The Punjab and Haryana High Court answered this question and protected the family’s rightful entitlement. CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court, led by Justice Namit Kumar, has ruled…
Can an entire family be put on trial over a broken marriage? Madras High Court says No, quashes 498A proceedings against in-laws, saying vague allegations of cruelty cannot sustain criminal trial MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, through Justice L. Victoria Gowri, has drawn an important line in Section 498A cruelty prosecutions…
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