Voluntary Partition Deed Can Give Property Rights to Daughters Even Before 1956 & Hindu Succession Act: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has ruled that even before the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, a daughter could legally get property…
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Patna High Court Clears Husband in Abetment of Suicide Case: Mere Allegations Not Enough Under Section 306 IPC
The Patna High Court ruled that without a clear act of instigation or intentional aid, a husband cannot be convicted…
Delhi High Court Says Wife Income Cannot Be Assumed at Interim Maintenance Stage, Enhances Maintenance Amount
Delhi High Court held that a wife cannot be presumed to be earning without proof while deciding interim maintenance. The…
HP High Court: Family Court Can Decide Stridhan & Property Disputes Even After Divorce Decree | Big Relief For Husbands Facing Multiple Cases
Himachal Pradesh High Court ruled that Family Courts retain jurisdiction to decide stridhan and matrimonial property disputes even after divorce,…
Minor Daughter Rape Case | Right To Earn Livelihood Cannot Be Crushed. Accusation Is Not Conviction: Allahabad HC Suspend POCSO Conviction of Govt Servant
The Allahabad High Court has suspended the conviction and sentence of a government servant convicted under the POCSO Act, holding…
Include Father’s Name In Child’s Records, Marital Dispute Can’t Undermine His Parental Rights: Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs School
The MP High Court ruled that marital disputes cannot erase a biological father’s identity from a child’s school records. Schools…
Gross Misuse of Law Against Men: Delhi High Court Exposes Police Practice of Adding “Haath Mara” in All Women Assault FIRs
The Delhi High Court has strongly criticised police for routinely inserting the words “haath mara” in women’s assault FIRs without…
498A IPC | Father-In-Law Not Stopping Husband’s Affair, In-Law Advising Wife To Adjust To Domestic Violence Not Cruelty: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has ruled that a father-in-law refusing to intervene in a marital dispute and a brother-in-law advising…
Gujarat High Court Ends Forced Waiting in Dead Marriages: Cooling Period U/S 13B of HMA Can’t Be Used As Legal Punishment
The Gujarat High Court has clarified that the six-month cooling-off period under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act is…
Husband’s Foreign Salary Not An ATM. It Does Not Entitle Wife To Claim Maintenance: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a husband’s foreign income cannot be simply converted into Indian currency to fix…