Practical legal writing on 498A, matrimonial disputes, criminal allegations, maintenance, custody and Indian court procedure.
A husband died by suicide after his wife left the matrimonial home, filed an FIR and initiated maintenance proceedings, while his suicide note blamed her family. But can even an allegedly false matrimonial FIR make the wife’s family guilty of abetment when there was no instigation or intentional aid?
The Calcutta High Court quashed a wife’s criminal case under Section 498A IPC and other laws, ruling that expecting an educated, earning wife to contribute to household expenses or pay EMIs is not cruelty. Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta held that vague and unspecific allegations cannot justify prosecution. WEST BENGAL: The Calcutta High Court, in Dr….
The Supreme Court has overturned the Himachal Pradesh High Court’s ruling that gave tribal daughters inheritance rights under the Hindu Succession Act, stating that no Central Government notification exists for such application. The Court emphasized that law cannot be stretched beyond Parliament’s limits, even for gender equality. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has…
India speaks proudly of women’s empowerment but ignores the men who suffer in silence. With rising false accusations, biased family courts, and laws that presume men guilty, the balance of justice has tilted dangerously. True equality will only return when compassion, not gender, decides who deserves protection. INTRODUCTION: The Untold Story of Indian Men’s inequality […]
Bombay High Court Rejects Wife’s Plea: The Bombay High Court has ruled that when both husband and wife file separate divorce petitions in different courts, the second petition must be transferred to the court where the first one was filed, holding that Section 21-A of the Hindu Marriage Act prevails over the general transfer powers…
Delhi High Court ruled that permanent alimony can’t be granted just to equalise wealth when both spouses are financially independent. The bench dismissed a senior officer’s plea seeking ₹50 lakh, holding that Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act protects only a genuinely dependent spouse. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has clearly ruled that…
India’s gender laws were designed to protect women — but today, countless innocent men are being destroyed by false cases, biased arrests, and one-sided justice. This is the untold story of how equality lost its meaning when the law stopped being blind to gender. Introduction: The Forgotten Half of Justice India is often celebrated as […]
The Delhi High Court ruled that a wife has the right to live in her matrimonial home even if her husband is later disowned by his parents. The court clarified that such a house remains a “shared household” under the Domestic Violence Act. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has once again upheld the protection…
Project 39A’s Annual Death Penalty Report 2023 exposes India’s hidden gender bias: all 561 death-row prisoners are men. Trial courts rush, investigations collapse, and the law expands the noose. Why does equality end where the gallows begin? Justice or Gender Bias? Why Only Men Hang in India’s Death Cells Equality before law should mean equality […]
The Delhi High Court ruled that permanent alimony cannot be granted to a financially independent spouse. emphasizing that no alimony should be awarded when a spouse is self-sufficient. The Court stressed that alimony is meant for genuine financial need, not enrichment or equality between capable individuals. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has made a…
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