Category-wise legal articles and resources.
Can a woman demand alimony from a second husband when her first marriage is still subsisting? Bombay High Court said Rs. 25 lakh demand from a second husband, while the first marriage was still valid, cannot simply be called alimony but blackmail and extortion. MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court, through Justice Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale, refused…
Can a live-in relationship be called bigamy under law? Karnataka High Court gives a clear answer that may surprise many. What happens when allegations are made without proof of marriage? Read how the court protected legal boundaries. BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case filed by a wife against her 73-year-old husband,…
Can a marriage be created merely by signing a stamp paper agreement? The Calcutta High Court held that without essential Hindu ceremonies like sacred fire and Saptapadi, such a “contractual marriage” has no legal validity, and therefore cannot sustain criminal charges of bigamy or cruelty. Stamp Paper Marriage Invalid: Justice Uday Kumar of the Calcutta…
A Delhi court found prima facie evidence that a husband was deceived into marriage by falsely claiming the wife was divorced, even though her first marriage was still subsisting.The order shows how evidence and Section 202 CrPC can protect men from matrimonial fraud at the very first stage. NEW DELHI: In a strong reminder that…
The Madhya Pradesh High Court held that refusing divorce in a completely broken marriage only increases suffering for both spouses. The Court dissolved a 23-year-old marriage, stressing that irretrievable breakdown itself amounts to cruelty. JABALPUR: The Madhya Pradesh High Court said that when a marriage has completely broken down and there is no chance of…
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