Man Can’t Be Forced To Pay Maintenance If DNA Test Shows He’s Not Child’s Father: Supreme Court
A landmark Supreme Court ruling has shaken family law debates by holding that no man can be compelled to pay…
Husband’s Ex-Parte Divorce Decree From Foreign Court Amounts To Cruelty: Rajasthan High Court Grants Divorce To Wife, Says Dead Marriage Cannot Be Forced to Continue
Can a husband be pushed into years of legal uncertainty even after obtaining a foreign divorce decree, only to face…
Girl Admits She Made False Rape Allegations So The Parents Would Get Them Married: Goa POCSO Court Acquits 19-Year-Old Boy After Victim’s Confession And Lack Of Evidence
A serious POCSO case in Goa ended in acquittal when the girl admitted she ran away with the boy voluntarily…
DNA Test Not A Shortcut To Prove Adultery In Divorce Case: Uttarakhand High Court Upholds Child’s Legitimacy, Refuses Husband’s Plea Without Proof Of Non-Access
Uttarakhand High Court held says, the husband must first rebut the statutory presumption of legitimacy through strong evidence before DNA…
POCSO Conviction Sustained Despite No Documentary Age Proof: Kerala High Court Holds Oral Testimony Of Victim And Mother Sufficient To Prove Girl’s Minority If Not Disputed In Cross-Examination
Is documentary proof always necessary to establish minority in POCSO cases? The Kerala High Court ruling indicates oral evidence is…
If You Cannot Maintain Your Wife And Children, Don’t Get Married: Allahabad High Court Upholds Interim Maintenance Despite Husband’s Claim Of Wife Living With Another Man
Can a husband escape legal responsibility after marriage by citing low income, liabilities, and allegations of his wife’s affair? The…
Father Taking Children By Force Does Not Automatically Become Illegal Custody: Allahabad High Court Rejects Mother’s Habeas Corpus Petition, Says No Court Order Was Violated
Allahabad High Court dismissed a mother’s habeas corpus plea for custody, holding no unlawful detention as no court order was…
Father’s Duty To Maintain Child Is Absolute Despite Mother’s Employment: Uttarakhand High Court Upholds Interim Maintenance, Says Loans And Family Liabilities Are Secondary
Despite earning mother, existing debts and dependent family members, the Uttarakhand High Court upheld the father’s obligation to pay maintenance….
Mere Demand Of Radio Not Dowry Harassment: Allahabad High Court Acquits Husband In 1982 Abetment To Suicide Case, Finds No Evidence Of Cruelty Or Instigation
Innocent husband convictedfor more than 4 decades, acquitted later when the Allahabad High Court found no proof of dowry harassment…
Husband Acquitted In Wife’s Murder Case: Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Death Sentence, Says Trial Court “Misconstrued” Facts, Chain Of Circumstantial Evidence Broken
Can a man face death penalty on doubtful facts and contradictions? Calcutta High Court says No— Inconsistent evidence and a…
