Some years back, I was sucked into the labyrinth of Indian Matrimonial laws and a false 498a in particular. To be fair, before it hit me, it was difficult for me to fathom the wide spread misuse of dowry laws and specially 498a in India.
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Living abroad does not automatically protect an NRI husband from maintenance claims in India.But can Indian courts pass orders without proper jurisdiction and financial proof? Read the full legal position. NEW DELHI: When an NRI marriage collapses, the first shock is emotional.The second is legal.The third is financial — and often international. The most common […]
Rajasthan High Court Bench: Hon’ble Justice Farjand Ali Divik Ostwal vs Ambika Jain & Connected Petition On February 3, 2026 Neutral Citation: 2026:RJ-JD:5657 Case Numbers: S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 684/2025 & S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 845/2025 (Connected) Judgement By way of filing the instant revision petition, the petitionerhusband assails the judgment dated 06.05.2025 […]
Supreme Court Of India Bench: Hon’ble Justices B.V. Nagarathna & Ujjal Bhuyan CaseTitle: Anamika Jain Versus Dr. Atul Jain. On January 28, 2026 Case Number: Civil Appeal of 2026 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 5220 of 2024) The present appeal has been filed by the appellant – wife, aggrieved by the judgment dated 29.08.2018 […]
Rajsthan High Court Bench: Hon’ble Justice Farjand Ali Ritu Khatri vs Navneet Khanna On January 20, 2026 Case Number: S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 1083/2024 Neutral Citation: 2026:RJ-JD:2380 Judgement By way of filing the instant revision petition, the petitioner assails the impugned order dated 22.07.2024 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Family Court No. 1, […]
Central Information Commission Naveen Manocha vs. PIO, Income Tax Officer, Ward 2(1), Chandigarh On December 26, 2025 File Number: CIC/CCITC/A/2024/623845 Judgement The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 27.03.2024 (online) seeking the following information: “Pls Provide the generic details of the net taxable income/gross income of My wife Priyanka D/o Atam Parkash Kataria, for the […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: Hon’ble Justice Amit Mahajan, J Mrs. D J vs Mr. S J On December 23, 2025 Neutral Citation: 2025:DHC:11985 Case Number: CRL.REV.P. 768/2023 Judgement The present revision petitions have been filed assailing the Order dated 18.05.2023 (hereinafter ‘impugned order’), passed by the learned Family Court in MT No. 330/2022 vide […]
Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: Hon’ble Madan Pal Singh, J. Madhu Alias Aruna Bhajpai vs. State of U.P. On December 8, 2025 Law Point: Judgement Heard Sri Prabhankar Srivastava, learned counsel holding brief of Sri Rajeev Sawhney, learned counsel for the revisionist, Ms. Sasmita Srivastava, learned counsel for opposite party no. 2, learned A.G.A. for […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: Hon’ble Dr. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma Sahiba Sodhi vs. The State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr. On 09 December 2025 Law Point: Judgement The present criminal revision petition has been preferred by the petitioner-wife against the order dated 05.04.2024 [hereafter „impugned order‟], passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, SFTC […]
Delhi High Court Justice Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma, J xxxxx vs xxxxx on 01 July, 2025 Law Point: Only mandatory deductions allowed; voluntary EMIs can’t reduce maintenance; delay harms dependent’s dignity, sustenance JUDGEMENT 1. By way of this revision petition, the petitioner-husband has challenged the order dated 01.08.2024 [hereafter „impugned order‟] passed by the learned […]