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Can a husband obtain divorce after claiming that his wife suffers from an incurable mental illness? The Jharkhand High Court examined whether such allegations, without proper medical evidence, can legally end a marriage. JHARKHAND:The Jharkhand High Court rejected the plea after finding that the allegations were unsupported by proper medical evidence and that the husband…
Can a notarized divorce paper end a Hindu marriage? Madhya Pradesh High Court said No. A Hindu marriage cannot be dissolved merely by signing a notarized divorce paper between the parties, it requires legal dissolution through court. MADHYA PRADESH: The Madhya Pradesh High Court, through Justice G. S. Ahluwalia and Justice Anuradha Shukla, has held…
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…
Can sending kiss emojis to another person become an issue in a divorce case? The J&K and Ladakh High Court allowed the issue to remain part of the proceedings, leaving it to the trial court to examine the evidence and determine its relevance. JAMMU: In a judgment dated June 4, 2026, Justice Rahul Bharti of…
The Jharkhand High Court set aside the Family Court’s shared parenting arrangement and granted the father only visitation rights, leaving him sidelined from his children’s lives during the dispute. Child Custody: The Jharkhand High Court, in a judgment delivered by a Division Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Arun Kumar Rai, examined a matrimonial dispute involving divorce and…
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