Category-wise legal articles and resources.
Can the same allegations be repeated in a fresh criminal case after an earlier domestic violence matter is stayed? The Karnataka High Court has paused the cruelty FIR against the husband after noticing that both complaints were substantially similar. BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Friday, July 17, stayed the investigation and further inquiry in…
Can a husband stop paying maintenance because settlement talks are going on? Delhi High Court said No. and held that settlement talks cannot be used as an excuse to disobey a Family Court order directing maintenance payment. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court, through Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan, dismissed a contempt…
Can a matrimonial case be shifted only for the wife’s convenience when the husband is raising two minor children? Supreme Court said the husband’s hardship and children’s care cannot be ignored. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has set aside the Gujarat High Court order which had transferred a matrimonial case from Ahmedabad to Vadodara on…
Can a spouse accused of adultery hide behind the right to privacy when call records and hotel details may expose the truth? The Supreme Court has now made it clear that privacy is important, but it cannot become a shield against evidence in a divorce case. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has held that the…
Can one incident of domestic quarrel become cruelty under 498A? Jharkhand High Court says No. One small household fight or one abusive exchange cannot automatically be treated as cruelty under Section 498A IPC unless serious harassment and dowry demand are clearly proved. RANCHI: The Jharkhand High Court, through Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, set aside the…
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