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Another high-profile marriage dispute reaches court as a model files a dowry harassment complaint against former India and IPL cricketer Amit Mishra. What really happened inside the marriage, and why has this become the third legal case between the couple? UTTAR PRADESH: A fresh legal dispute has surfaced involving former India and IPL cricketer Amit…
Can a husband be forced to pay maintenance even if he claims his wife is in an adulterous relationship? The Allahabad High Court has now opened the door for WhatsApp chats to be considered in such disputes. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court has allowed a husband to place WhatsApp chats on record to oppose his…
The Delhi High Court held that a homemaker cannot be termed idle merely for being educated and awarded ₹90,000 per month as interim maintenance. It clarified that earning potential is not equal to actual income. Why is earning capacity strictly examined for husbands, but rarely applied with the same standard to wives in maintenance cases?…
The Allahabad High Court refused to cancel maintenance granted to an employed wife, citing “substantial disparity” in income between spouses. The Court ruled that mere employment is not enough to relieve a husband of his statutory liability. Earning Wife Yet Husband Needs To Pay Maintenance: Justice Madan Pal Singh of the Allahabad High Court dismissed…
Family Courts have refused to provide year-wise divorce and alimony statistics under the RTI Act, citing technical grounds. Legal experts say the rejection contradicts the RTI Act, 2005 and binding Supreme Court precedents on judicial transparency. NEW DELHI: India speaks endlessly about transparency.But when hard data is sought about divorce litigation, Family Courts suddenly say: […]
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