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Retired Army Man’s Pension Becomes ATM? Allahabad High Court Raises Maintenance Despite Limited Earnings
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29 Jun 2026
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Divorce Petitions Cannot Be Treated Like Routine Civil Cases; Reconciliation Must Come Before Filing of Replies: J&K And Ladakh High Court
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Wife Earning 1 Lakh & Husband 60K; Still He Pays 20K Maintenance Per Month: Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Maintenance Order In DV Case
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…
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Retired Army Man’s Pension Becomes ATM? Allahabad High Court Raises Maintenance Despite Limited Earnings
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…
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Divorce Petitions Cannot Be Treated Like Routine Civil Cases; Reconciliation Must Come Before Filing of Replies: J&K And Ladakh High Court
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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POCSO Act | Man Acquitted After 5 Years Of Jail In False Rape Case: Kanpur Court Orders Probe Against IO For Framing An Innocent Person
A wrong arrest, no identification parade and five years in jail—does our criminal justice system have enough safeguards to protect innocent men from such failures? UTTAR PRADESH: Kanpur Special POCSO Act Court, through Judicial Official Pawan Kumar Rai, acquitted a man after finding that he was wrongly implicated in a rape and POCSO case due…
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“No Purpose Will Be Served In Sailing The Dead Wood”: Jharkhand High Court Upholds Husband’s Divorce On Cruelty And Desertion, Enhances Wife’s Alimony To ₹40 Lakh
The Jharkhand High Court upheld the husband’s divorce on the grounds of cruelty and desertion, but still enhanced the wife’s permanent alimony to ₹40 lakh. Can a husband be forced to pay ₹40 lakh alimony even after the wife’s cruelty and desertion are proved? RANCHI: The Jharkhand High Court, through Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and…
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Woman Gets Life Imprisonment For Stabbing And Killing 18-Month-Old Daughter With Knife, Older Daughters Testify: Thane Court
A Thane mother has been sentenced to life imprisonment after her two daughters testified that she attacked their 18-month-old sister with a kitchen knife. But why did the father, who first tried to get medical help, still get four years in jail? MAHARASHTRA: A Thane court has sentenced a 28-year-old woman to life imprisonment for…
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Wife’s Remark That She Can Have Thousands Of Husbands Like Him Is An Indirect Attack On Husband’s Worth, Amounting To Grave And Sudden Provocation: MP High Court
The MP High Court reduces the husband’s life sentence to 7 years RI with ₹1,000 fine, but the case leaves one sharp question: if the roles were reversed, would a wife face the same strict punishment? JABALPUR:The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur, through Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh, partly allowed the…
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Delayed Marriage In A Consensual Relationship Is Not Rape: Jharkhand HC Sets Man’s Conviction After 7 Years Jail
Can a man be convicted for rape only because marriage was delayed after a consensual relationship? Jharkhand High Court set aside a rape conviction after finding that both adults were in a consensual relationship and later married with children. RANCHI: The Jharkhand High Court has acquitted a man who was convicted in a rape case…
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Wife’s Frequent Late-Night Calls Are Not Enough To Doubt Her Character And Seek CDRs: Delhi Court Rejects Husband’s Plea To Preserve Spouse’s Call Records
A Delhi court refused to preserve a wife’s call records, saying late-night calls alone cannot be used to question her character. But the ruling also raises a bigger question: when evidence disappears with time, how does a husband prove his defence? NEW DELHI: A Delhi Court has refused a husband’s request to preserve his wife’s…
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