Category-wise legal articles and resources.
The Delhi High Court directed a husband earning approx. ₹10 lakhs per month to pay ₹2 lakhs per month as pendente lite maintenance to his wife and daughter. The Court held that merely having qualifications or a past job record is not a ground to deny maintenance when the wife has been primarily engaged in […]
In a recent judgment on 22 July 2025, the Hon’ble Supreme Court ended a long and painful legal fight between a husband and wife, Shivangi Bansal (an IPS officer) and Sahib Bansal. The Court dissolved their marriage, quashed all pending criminal and civil cases filed by both sides, granted custody of the daughter to the […]
The Orissa High Court upheld a divorce granted to a husband who faced repeated humiliation from his wife over his physical disability. The court concluded that such comments constituted mental cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act. Brief Facts of the Case The couple got married on 1st June 2016. The husband, who is physically disabled, […]
The laws in India related to Divorce were not codified for most religions till not a long time ago. Hindu Males were allowed unlimited polygamy till 1955 and till 1939 a Muslim Woman could not seek divorce from her husband basis their personal laws. Amongst the talks of Uniform Civil Code in the background, which […]
Introduction Under the Hindu laws, cruelty is a ground of divorce for a wife or a husband, either of them can seek a divorce on this ground. Under Section 13(1)(iA) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (Act), a petition can be filed by either the husband or the wife for seeking divorce on the ground of […]
Every case is different. Book a consultation with Shonee Kapoor for specific, practical guidance.
