The Allahabad High Court set aside a Family Court order denying maintenance to a wife and awarding a very low amount to a minor son. The Court held that salary deductions and assumptions about earning capacity cannot be used to escape legal responsibility. Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court has reopened a dispute under Section 125ā¦
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that forced unnatural sex by a husband is cruelty under Section 498A IPC but cannot be treated as rape because of the marital exception under Section 375 IPC. The Court quashed rape and unnatural offence charges while allowing other charges to continue. JABALPUR: The Madhya Pradesh High Court deliveredā¦
The Delhi High Court set aside a 50% pension cut imposed on a government servant for declaring his live-in partner as wife, holding that transparency cannot be branded as āgross misconduct.ā The Court ordered full pension and gratuity with 6% interest, exposing how disciplinary rules are often misused to punish personal life choices without fraudā¦
The Supreme Court has acknowledged misuse of the POCSO Act and urged the Centre to introduce a āRomeo-Julietā clause to protect āgenuine adolescent relationshipsā. The Court also restrained courts from issuing blanket directions like mandatory medical age tests at the bail stage. New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has delivered an important judgment inā¦
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. Vembuās lawyer has strongly contested the order, calling it invalid and based on misleading allegations. NEW DELHI: A high-profile legal development has emerged fromā¦
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