Practical legal writing on 498A, matrimonial disputes, criminal allegations, maintenance, custody and Indian court procedure.
Facing an interim maintenance application? Learn how a husband should draft his reply under BNSS, HMA and DV Act using income proof, disclosures and Supreme Court law.
Can a child decide whether to live with mother or father in India? Know the real law, child preference age, custody cases, father’s rights and Supreme Court rulings. NEW DELHI: In India, there is no fixed age at which a child gets an absolute legal right to choose whether to live with the mother or […]
Can repeated complaints and false claims against a husband destroy a marriage legally? Karnataka High Court answers this—what it held may change how cruelty is understood. BENGALURU: The High Court of Karnataka, in a judgment delivered by Justice Jayant Banerji and Justice Rajesh Rai K, dismissed a wife’s appeal and upheld the divorce granted to…
Can a person claim ₹50 lakh for being falsely accused and detained In Rape Case? Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court steps in—but what really happened behind this serious allegation? SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu has issued a notice in a petition seeking compensation of ₹50 lakh over…
Can an MD Gynecologist wife, who previously earned over ₹31 lakh annually, remain jobless and still claim maintenance under Section 24 HMA? Allahabad High Court says No, holds that voluntary unemployment does not create a right to maintenance and upholds rejection of her claim. PRAYAGRAJ: The High Court of Allahabad, while hearing a matrimonial dispute…
Learn the early warning signs of false 498A, BNS Section 85/86 and Domestic Violence cases in India, with Supreme Court case laws, legal strategy and evidence tips. NEW DELHI: False cases do not begin in court. They begin much earlier — in threats, recordings, planned allegations, selective messages, financial pressure, and sudden involvement of relatives. […]
The Gujarat High Court upheld maintenance enhancement from ₹15,000 to ₹50,000, holding that unproven financial loss cannot excuse support for a wife undergoing cancer treatment. Are financially distressed husbands becoming invisible in maintenance litigation? AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court at Ahmedabad, in a judgment dated 24/04/2026 by Honourable Mr. Justice Hasmukh D. Suthar, dismissed a…
Can bail be granted in a husband’s murder case because of arrest paperwork mistakes? Shillong court’s latest order in the Raja Raghuvanshi case has triggered fresh legal debate. SHILLONG: In a controversial order dated 27 April 2026, Smt. D.R. Kharbteng, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Judicial), Shillong, granted bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, accused in the brutal honeymoon…
They travelled to Bali, Egypt and hill stations together, then why was FIR filed months later? Punjab & Haryana High Court has now quashed the rape case, making key observations on consent and failed promise to marry. CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a rape case against a man and held that…
Does an unregistered marriage mean no remedy under the Special Marriage Act? Karnataka High Court said no, holding that non-registration does not take away divorce rights and a petition under the Special Marriage Act can continue if the marital relationship otherwise existed. BENGALURU: Justice Dr. K. Manmadha Rao of the Karnataka High Court delivered an…
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