Kerala High Court: Circumstantial Evidence Enough to Prove a Wife’s Adultery and Deny Maintenance
The Kerala High Court has made it clear that a man doesn’t need direct proof to show his wife is…
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Kerala High Court: Wife Can Claim Maintenance Even If She Is Capable of Working; Capability to Earn Is Not a Bar
The Kerala High Court ruled that a wife can seek maintenance even if she is skilled or capable of working,…
Judge Biased Towards Wife? “He Made Laws That Don’t Even Exist”: Delhi High Court Directs Re-Training For Family Court Judge
The Delhi High Court has set aside a divorce decree after finding that a Family Court judge relied on a…
Wife’s Second Marriage Void. Customary Hindu Divorce Valid Only With Strong Proof: Delhi High Court Slams Woman For Fake Divorce
The Delhi High Court ruled that a Hindu marriage can be dissolved through custom only when the person proves the…
Honour Killing | “Misplaced Blame on Live-In Partner”: Gujarat High Court Stops Probe Against Man
The Gujarat High Court has temporarily stopped the investigation ordered against a man who himself was the complainant in an…
False 498A & Dowry-Death Case | “Stopping Daughter-In-Law From Joining Temple Visit Is Not Cruelty”: Gujarat HC Upholds Acquittal After 26 Years
Gujarat High Court ruled that refusing a daughter-in-law permission to accompany her in-laws to a temple is not “cruelty” under…
Landmark Ruling | 498A (Cruelty Charges) Applies Even in Live-In Relationships and Void Marriages: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that Section 498A IPC (cruelty) can apply even when the marriage is void, voidable,…
Kerala High Court Slams Muslim Husband for Dodging Maintenance to 1st Wife: “If You Can’t Do Justice to 2 Wives, Marry Only 1”
The Kerala High Court ruled that a Muslim man cannot deny maintenance to his first wife by saying he must…
False 498A Case | “No Clear Proof, No Conviction”: Calcutta High Court Acquits In-Laws After Hostile Neighbours & Contradictory Testimony
The Calcutta High Court Acquits a mother-in-law and brother-in-law in a False 498A case after finding contradictions in the family’s…
Forcing a Wife to Testify Against Her Husband Is ‘An Instrument of Harassment’: Allahabad HC Quashes POCSO Case Lodged by Father In Law
The Allahabad High Court has quashed kidnapping and POCSO charges against a Farrukhabad man after the alleged victim – now…