Category-wise legal articles and resources.
Can a husband be convicted under Section 498A when serious allegations appear for the first time during trial and remain unsupported by medical or independent evidence? A Pune court examined major contradictions, missing witnesses and improved statements before acquitting the husband of all charges. MAHARASHTRA: A Pune court has acquitted a husband of charges under…
Can a wife file a cruelty complaint from her parental home even when the matrimonial home is in another district? The Calcutta High Court held that the parental-home court may have jurisdiction where the alleged mental cruelty. KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court, through Justice Uday Kumar, refused to quash criminal proceedings against a husband and…
Karnataka High Court delivered an important reminder that maintenance law cannot become financial punishment for husbands when the wife is already earning enough. How long will husbands be treated as default paymasters? BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court, through Hon’ble Dr. Justice Chillakur Sumalatha, has set aside an interim maintenance order passed against a husband in…
Can a retired Army man avoid proper maintenance by saying he has only pension income? Allahabad High Court said wife and two minor children cannot be left with symbolic maintenance when the husband has a legal duty to support them. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court has allowed a criminal revision filed by a wife and…
Can divorce petitions be treated like routine civil cases? Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court says No, holding that matrimonial disputes require a sensitive approach, and courts must first attempt reconciliation or mediation before pushing the parties into allegations, replies and objections. JAMMU: The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, through Justice Rahul…
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