Practical legal writing on 498A, matrimonial disputes, criminal allegations, maintenance, custody and Indian court procedure.
How could a husband be kept in a mental health facility for 42 days during a divorce dispute without the certification required by law? The Uttarakhand High Court examined the records and ordered his immediate release.
The Delhi High Court Enhances maintenance for a wife and minor child to ₹1,50,000 per month. Even though the wife was educated and employed as an Assistant Professor, the Court held that her income was insufficient to match the lifestyle she enjoyed during marriage, given the husband’s annual income exceeding ₹1 crore. Brief Facts of […]
The Delhi High Court directed a husband earning approx. ₹10 lakhs per month to pay ₹2 lakhs per month as pendente lite maintenance to his wife and daughter. The Court held that merely having qualifications or a past job record is not a ground to deny maintenance when the wife has been primarily engaged in […]
The Madhya Pradesh High Court dissolved a marriage where the wife had attempted self-immolation, holding that such conduct amounts to mental cruelty against the husband. The Court found the trial court’s reliance on mediation proceedings misplaced and clarified that grave acts threatening life and safety cannot be brushed aside as normal marital discord. Brief Facts […]
The Delhi High Court has clarified that maintenance cannot be treated as a perpetual burden that keeps increasing without valid justification. Both husband’s and wife’s changing circumstances must be equally considered, and mere allegations or expectations of higher income are not enough. Brief Facts of the Case The marriage between the parties was solemnized in […]
The Kerala High Court granted anticipatory bail to a police officer accused of sexual assault under the claim of “false promise of marriage.” The Court held that when the woman was already in a subsisting marriage, such an allegation cannot be sustained in law. Brief Facts of the Case The petitioner, Mahesh V.M., a Sub-Inspector […]
The Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Divorce a marriage of almost 30 years after finding that the wife left the husband and their son without any valid reason and treated him with mental cruelty. The Court set aside the Family Court’s earlier order and held that the marriage had completely broken down. Brief Facts of the […]
The Supreme Court has ended a marriage that had broken down long ago. The couple had been living separately for almost 15 years. Using its special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Court dissolved the marriage and ordered the husband to pay ₹1.25 crores as permanent alimony to the wife and their son, […]
The Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected the divorce plea of a husband who alleged cruelty by his wife. The Court held that small quarrels, fights, and disagreements between husband and wife are normal parts of married life and cannot be treated as “cruelty” under the Hindu Marriage Act. Facts of the Case Marriage & Children: […]
Kerala High Court cancelled criminal proceedings against Anas Mohammed M., a Motor Vehicle Inspector, accused of verbally insulting a woman during her driving test on 14 October 2022. The woman claimed that inside the moving car, he commented on her long nails, hygiene, asked sarcastically if he should trim her nails, said she should be […]
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