The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that a daughter cannot claim her father property if he died before 1956 under the Mitakshara Hindu law, while a son is alive. The court clarified that only in the…
Precedent analyses on Section 498A IPC, Section 125 CrPC & BNSS safeguards
How Does A Hindu Widow Become Absolute Owner Of Her Share In Husband’s Property Even Without Partition? The Supreme Court has clarified that a widow’s limited property right can become absolute owners…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that a daughter cannot claim her father property if he died before 1956 under the Mitakshara Hindu law, while a son is alive. The court clarified that only in the…
The Madhya Pradesh High Court stated that a husband must help his wife complete her higher studies and empower herself. The court granted ₹15,000 monthly maintenance to a wife pursuing MD in Homeopath…
The Madras High Court refused a wife’s plea for maintenance, saying her bedridden and financially weak husband cannot be forced to pay. The Court stressed that Section 125 CrPC is meant for support, n…
Justice Surya Kant of the Supreme Court of India called it an “uncomfortable truth” that marriage has historically been misused to subjugate women. Speaking on family law trends, he said legal and soc…
The Allahabad High Court ruled that sex with a wife above 16 years old before 2017 does not amount to rape. The court cancelled a 2007 conviction, referring to the Supreme Court’s 2017 Independent Tho…
The Delhi High Court ruled that a parent cannot claim Delhi as a child’s “ordinary residence” after forcibly bringing the child from abroad. The Court ordered the mother to return the U.S.-born minor…
The Madras High Court ruled that a father’s visitation rights must not interfere with his child’s education or emotional well-being. The Court modified the visitation order to ensure the 8-year-old’s…
The Kerala High Court has given bail to a 26-year-old man accused of assaulting and smothering his 19-year-old girlfriend. The Court said medical reports did not show any signs of sexual assault and f…
The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted divorce to a husband falsely accused of infidelity, ruling that anger cannot justify false allegations. The Court held that such baseless claims amount to cruelty…
