Husband Must Pay ₹3.5 Lakh/Month: Bombay High Court Raises Wife Maintenance By 7 Times
The Bombay High Court raised monthly maintenance for a divorced wife from ₹50,000 to ₹3.5 lakh after finding the husband…
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Delhi High Court: Wife Owning Her Own Flat Can’t Claim Monthly Rent as Maintenance From Husband Under DV Act
The Delhi High Court ruled that once a wife buys her own flat, she cannot keep receiving rent allowance as…
Delhi High Court: Woman’s Past And Blemished Character Cannot Be Used To Prove Consent In Rape Case. Even A Willing Companion Can Be A Victim
The Delhi High Court quashed a 2018 rape FIR, ruling that a woman’s “blemished character” cannot be used to imply…
Bombay High Court Acquits Husband: “Mere Statement That Daughter Was Unhappy Or Wept Is Not Proof Of Cruelty or Abetment To Suicide”
The Bombay High Court ruled that just saying a woman was unhappy or used to cry is not enough to…
Widow Can’t Abandon In-Laws After Getting Job on Compassionate Grounds: Rajasthan High Court Orders ₹20,000 Monthly Deduction from Salary
Rajasthan High Court ruled that a widow who secured a compassionate job after her husband’s death must support her in-laws….
Supreme Court Overrules MP High Court: Petitions to Quash Domestic Violence Cases Maintainable from the Very Beginning, at any stage
The Court clarifies that petitions under Section 528 BNSS (formerly Section 482 CrPC) to quash DV Act cases need not…
Bombay HC Acquits Husband: “Unhappy Marriage ≠ Cruelty. 498A Cannot Be Filed Just Because Expectations of the Wife weren’t Met.”
(Bombay HC Acquits Husband): Courts cannot jail husbands under 498A or abetment to suicide just because a marriage was “unhappy”….
Kerala High Court Says Adult Daughter Not Entitled To Claim Maintenance From Her Father: “Major Ho, Toh Khud Sambhalo”
Kerela Court sets aside maintenance to Adult Daughter (27-year-old daughter), says support is not automatic, relief granted to 65-year-old father….
Delhi HC Stops Russian Mother from Fleeing with Child, Grants Custody to Indian Dad: “Courts Need to Protect Fathers’ Rights”
The Delhi High Court grants custody of a 4-year-old to her Indian father after observing a real risk that the…
498A is Not a Weapon to Settle Scores. Casual Taunts ≠ Cruelty. Not Every Relative is an Accused: Delhi High Court Quashes False Case
Delhi High Court quashed 498A /406 charges against the husband’s maternal aunt and cousin, ruling that vague allegations and routine…