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.
Delhi High Court quashed a 2005 compulsory retirement order against a CISF officer, holding the sexual harassment allegations were motivated and unjustified. After 25 years, the Court restored his honour and revised his pension without granting back wages. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has finally restored the dignity of a former Central Industrial Security…
भारतीय कानून कस्टडी में माँ-पिता को बराबर मानता है, लेकिन कोर्ट के फैसलों में सामाजिक धारणाएँ हावी रहती हैं। सही कानूनी रणनीति और जानकारी के अभाव में अधिकांश पिता कस्टडी की लड़ाई हार जाते हैं। नई दिल्ली: भारतीय कानून के अनुसार, चाइल्ड कस्टडी प्राप्त करना इस बात पर निर्भर नहीं करता कि कस्टडी पाने वाला […]
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that Family Courts have no authority to issue Lookout Circulars to enforce maintenance orders under Section 125 CrPC. Such action is illegal, violates personal liberty, and amounts to contempt of court. BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court has delivered an important ruling clarifying the limits of power of Family Courts…
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a wife’s inherited property or family gifts cannot be treated as her income to refuse maintenance. The Court upheld ₹50,000 monthly interim maintenance, stressing real income and marital lifestyle, not family background. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has clearly held that a husband cannot rely on his…
The Allahabad High Court held that a consensual relationship between a lecturer and a former student was misconduct but not sexual harassment. The Court ruled that dismissal with disqualification was excessive and sent the matter back for reconsideration of punishment. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court has held that a consensual relationship between a teacher and…
Indian law does not give automatic custody to the mother. A father can legally get child custody if he proves the “Welfare of Child” is safest with him. NEW DELHI: In India, child custody is not decided just because someone is a father or a mother. The only rule followed by Indian courts is the […]
Delhi High Court has ruled that couples need not wait one full year before filing mutual consent divorce. Courts can waive timelines in genuine cases of hardship, dignity, and broken marriages. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has given a very important ruling on divorce by mutual consent under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The…
A Nadiad sessions court sentenced a married woman to five years in jail for abetting the suicide of a young man she was in a relationship with. The court found that she, along with others, mentally harassed and extorted money from the victim, pushing him to take his life. GUJARAT: A sessions court in Kheda…
The Delhi High Court has held that sexual assault by a husband’s family members can amount to cruelty under Section 498A IPC. If such acts are closely linked, rape and cruelty can be tried together in one court. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court said that sexual assault committed on a married woman by her…
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