Practical legal writing on 498A, matrimonial disputes, criminal allegations, maintenance, custody and Indian court procedure.
Can Wife Force Husband To Leave His Dependent Widowed Mother? The Calcutta High Court has now upheld the husband’s divorce after examining years of matrimonial disputes and repeated allegations against him and his family.
Allahabad High Court has held that wife’s maintenance can go up to 25% of husband’s income and upheld an increase despite the husband claiming financial hardship. The ruling quietly exposes how repeated revisions and income assumptions can heavily impact economically weak men. Wife Entitled for Maintenance: In a judgment that raises serious concerns for financially…
The Kerala High Court Full Bench has ruled that a Hindu wife can enforce maintenance rights against her husband’s immovable property even after sale, if proceedings were initiated earlier or the buyer had notice. The judgment exposes how property transfers cannot be used as a shield to defeat maintenance claims, reshaping risks for purchasers and…
The Supreme Court has ruled that a widowed daughter-in-law can seek maintenance from her father-in-law’s estate even if she became a widow after his death. The judgment clarifies Hindu maintenance law while placing financial responsibility on heirs who inherit property. NEW DELHI: In a judgment affecting Hindu family property and maintenance laws, the Supreme Court…
The Patna High Court has ruled that a failed consensual relationship cannot be converted into a rape case merely because marriage did not happen. Quashing the prosecution, the Court reaffirmed that criminal law cannot be misused to punish men for relationship breakdowns. Patna: The Patna High Court has quashed a rape case registered under Section…
The Jharkhand High Court upheld divorce in favour of a husband after finding that the wife concealed her real age and her life imprisonment conviction in a murder case before marriage. The Court ruled that marriage cannot survive when trust is destroyed by suppression of serious facts. RANCHI: The Jharkhand High Court has clearly held…
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that general and non-specific allegations of dowry harassment are not enough to prove cruelty or abetment of suicide under Sections 498A and 306 IPC. Setting aside the conviction, the Court held that criminal trials in matrimonial disputes require clear acts, particulars, and proof of mens rea, else they…
The Chhattisgarh High Court confirmed divorce after finding that forcing a husband to leave his parents and humiliating him amounted to mental cruelty. Despite the wife being a salaried government teacher, the husband was directed to pay ₹5 lakh as permanent alimony. BILASPUR: The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld a 2019 Family Court order granting…
A Delhi Mahila Court has ordered framing of charges under Section 498A IPC while discharging all accused from Section 406 IPC due to lack of evidence. The order once again shows how criminal trials move forward even when financial allegations remain unproven. New Delhi: In a matrimonial criminal case filed by Delhi woman, against her…
The Gujarat High Court upheld the father’s custody of a child below five years after the mother had voluntarily handed over custody during divorce. The Court ruled that child welfare and stability override automatic legal presumptions. Emotional bonding and settled upbringing were given priority over technical claims Ahmedabad: In an important decision reinforcing stability in…
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