Category-wise legal articles and resources.
January 2026 saw multiple courts refusing or reducing maintenance where facts were suppressed, criminal conduct was involved, or legal requirements were not satisfied. These rulings reinforce that maintenance is not automatic and must be based on legality, honesty and real financial assessment. Courts Denied Maintenance to Wife: Maintenance under Indian law has never been an…
A Delhi court reduced an inflated maintenance demand after finding that the wife concealed facts and misrepresented her residence. The husband, defended by Tripaksha Litigation, was granted relief from unfair financial pressure. NEW DELHI: In aninterim maintenance order highlighting the importance of truth and transparency in matrimonial litigation, a Delhi court reduced a wife’s maintenance…
The Allahabad High Court upheld interim maintenance for a wife’s education expenses and held that courts can presume income concealment if a husband fails to disclose financial details. The ruling shows how procedural presumptions can legally burden husbands even when income is disputed. Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court has upheld an order granting interim maintenance…
The Delhi High Court ruled that keeping one child with the husband does not cancel his duty to maintain the wife and the other child. Maintenance depends on alleged need and presumed earning capacity, not shared custody realities. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court said that a husband cannot escape his legal duty to maintain…
A California court has directed Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu to furnish a USD 1.7 billion bond in his ongoing divorce case amid a dispute over asset transfers and community property rights. Vembu’s lawyer has strongly contested the order, calling it invalid and based on misleading allegations. NEW DELHI: A high-profile legal development has emerged from…
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