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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…
Calling Husband ‘Bastard’ & Abusing His Mother Is Mental Cruelty: Delhi High Court Slams Wife & Upholds Divorce NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has upheld a Family Court order granting divorce to a husband, ruling that when a wife calls her husband a “bastard” and insults his mother with obscene remarks, it amounts to…
In a landmark judgment, the court held that no parent has an exclusive right over a child and that alienating a father from his son amounts to mental cruelty — a crucial precedent for shared parenting in India. NEW DELHI: On June 6, 2023, the Patiala House Family Court in New Delhi, presided over by…
Cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal took a cheeky dig at his ex-wife Dhanashree Verma after sharing a Delhi High Court ruling that said “financially independent wives cannot demand alimony.” His cryptic post, captioned “Maa Kasam Khao Nahi Paltoge iss decision seh,” quickly went viral. NEW DELHI: Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal stirred social media after posting, and later…
The Orissa High Court has granted actor-politician Anubhav Mohanty a divorce holding that a wife’s unilateral refusal to consummate the marriage without any valid reason constitutes mental cruelty CUTTACK: In Anubhav Mohanty v. Varsha Priyadarshini, the Orissa High Court dissolved the marriage of the famous couple, ruling that the wife’s repeated refusal of physical intimacy…
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