The Allahabad High Court refused to quash criminal proceedings against a husband accused of submitting a forged bank statement during a long-running maintenance case. The CourtâŚ
Precedent analyses on Section 498A IPC, Section 125 CrPC & BNSS safeguards
A woman filed a rape case over an alleged false promise of marriage just one day after cancelling a live-in agreement. Why did the Gujarat High Court uphold the man's acquittalâŚ
The Allahabad High Court refused to quash criminal proceedings against a husband accused of submitting a forged bank statement during a long-running maintenance case. The CourtâŚ
The Orissa High Court has ruled that a father cannot be refused custody of his minor child merely because he could not produce the childâs birth certificate. The Court stressedâŚ
The Delhi High Court upheld a Family Court decree granting divorce after finding that the marriage was never consummated and the wife had wilfully refused physical intimacy. TheâŚ
Delhi High Court has ruled that a daughter can independently claim her share in HUF property even if her father earlier signed a family settlement. The Court said a minor daughterâŚ
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a womanâs right to a shared household under the Domestic Violence Act is a protective rightânot a right to permanently stay in her in-lawsââŚ
The Madhya Pradesh High Court confirmed a divorce decree based on photographs showing the wifeâs adultery, ruling that a Section 65B certificate is not compulsory in matrimonialâŚ
The Patna High Court has held that a husband cannot avoid paying maintenance by merely alleging that his wife deserted him. Such allegations must first be proved in matrimonialâŚ
The Supreme Court upheld the divorce of a judicial officer and his wife and increased her permanent alimony from âš30 lakh to âš50 lakh. The Court said a wife is entitled to aâŚ
The Supreme Court dissolved a marriage from 1980 after the couple lived apart for nearly 30 years. The Court used Article 142, noting the wifeâs absence from all proceedings andâŚ
