The Supreme Court strongly criticised a mother for deceiving both Indian and UK courts, granting temporary custody of her 6-year-old son to his father. The Court said the mother’s actions went against the child’s welfare and “took both judicial systems for a ride.” NEW DELHI: In a major child custody ruling, the Supreme Court of…
The Supreme Court quashed a false dowry and cruelty FIR against a husband’s brother, calling the allegations vague and malicious. Justice Nagarathna warned that misuse of Section 498A IPC to target innocent in-laws must be “nipped in the bud.” NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has made an important ruling in a case related…
In a landmark win for fathers’ rights, the Supreme Court ruled that no mother can cut a father off from his child even across continents restoring a man’s emotional right to parenthood through bi-weekly video calls as digital visitation. Casualty Child NEW DELHI: In a powerful reaffirmation of Parental Conflict, the Supreme Court of India…
Section 497’s fall was celebrated as liberty, but the aftermath tells a story of chaos, commerce, and crumbling trust. What happens when the law decides that betrayal is no longer a crime? When the Supreme Court struck down Section 497 of the IPC in Joseph Shine v. Union of India (2018), it called it “archaic”…
Two decades later, India’s landmark Domestic Violence law faces a tough question: is it still a shield for victims, or has it become a sword misused against families? The promise of protection now battles the reality of delays, misuse, and broken homes. When the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDVA) came into…
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