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Maintenance Case | Husband’s Case Transfer Plea Based On Alone Widowed Mother & Injury Rejected: Karnataka High Court Says Wife’s Convenience Comes First

Can a husband seek transfer of a maintenance case because he must care for his widowed mother and travel from another city? The Karnataka High Court’s answer may surprise many and…

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Father Entitled To Take Child's Custody By Force Because He Is The Natural Guardian? Madras High Court Answers

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Wife Allegedly Had Extramarital Affair, Deserted 15 Years Ago: Telangana HC Rejects Husband’s Divorce Plea, Says Cruelty Not Proved

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Husband Telling Wife “Do Whatever You Want” In Anger Is Not Abetment To Suicide: Bombay High Court Grants Him Bail

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84-Year-Old Father-In-Law Must Pay ₹17,000 Monthly Maintenance Despite Old Age And Illness: Jharkhand High Court

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Wife Drags NRI Husband Into Criminal Case In India Over Alleged USA Incidents: Telangana HC Quashes FIR, Cites Supreme Court Warning On 498A Misuse.

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Father Entitled To Take Child's Custody By Force Because He Is The Natural Guardian? Madras High Court Answers

A father claimed custody of his young son as his natural guardian, but the Madras High Court ordered him to return the child to the mother. Why was his legal claim rejected, and…

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Wife Allegedly Had Extramarital Affair, Deserted 15 Years Ago: Telangana HC Rejects Husband’s Divorce Plea, Says Cruelty Not Proved

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Husband Telling Wife “Do Whatever You Want” In Anger Is Not Abetment To Suicide: Bombay High Court Grants Him Bail

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84-Year-Old Father-In-Law Must Pay ₹17,000 Monthly Maintenance Despite Old Age And Illness: Jharkhand High Court

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Wife Drags NRI Husband Into Criminal Case In India Over Alleged USA Incidents: Telangana HC Quashes FIR, Cites Supreme Court Warning On 498A Misuse.

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Maintenance Case | Husband’s Case Transfer Plea Based On Alone Widowed Mother & Injury Rejected: Karnataka High Court Says Wife’s Convenience Comes First

Can a husband seek transfer of a maintenance case because he must care for his widowed mother and travel from another city? The Karnataka High Court’s answer may surprise many and…

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498A Is Not A Passport Ban: AP High Court Slams Mechanical LOCs, Says Personal Liberty & Working Man’s Right To Earn Cannot Be Sacrificed Without Exceptional Grounds

Can a man lose his foreign job just because a matrimonial case is registered against him? The Andhra Pradesh High Court answers this critical question and exposes how mechanical…

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Feb 19, 2026 28

No Reliable Proof That Girl Was Minor, No Evidence of Lack of Consent: Chhattisgarh High Court Sets Aside Rape Conviction of Man After 21 Years

With no conclusive proof that the girl was a minor and no medical evidence of force, the Chhattisgarh High Court overturned a rape conviction that stood for 21 years.How many…

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Feb 18, 2026 42

Kerala High Court Orders Coolie Husband To Return Gold, Cash & Pay Maintenance Over Wife’s Oral Testimony: Common Knowledge That Bride’s Gold Is Entrusted With Husband After Marriage

Calling it “common knowledge” that a bride’s gold is usually entrusted to the husband after marriage, the Kerala High Court refused to interfere with the order directing return of…

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Feb 18, 2026 37

Delhi High Court: Woman Can’t Criminalise a Broken Alliance. Consent Cannot Be Withdrawn After 11 Year Consensual Physical Relationship

After nearly 11 years of an open, adult relationship, criminal charges were invoked when the relationship collapsed. The Delhi High Court has now drawn a sharp line – criminal law…

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Feb 18, 2026 36

Decade-Long Desertion by Wife | Acquitted in 498A Case, Yet Divorce Denied: Karnataka High Court Terms Husband’s Extra Marital Affair Allegation as “Mental Cruelty”

Karnataka High Court refused divorce to a husband deserted for over a decade and acquitted in a 498A case. Despite the wife’s absence, his extra marital affair allegation was…

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Karnataka High Court Clarifies Indian Succession Act: Mother Has No Share If Son Dies Intestate Leaving Wife & Children

The Karnataka High Court held that under Sections 32 and 33 of the Indian Succession Act, a mother does not inherit when the deceased is survived by his widow and children.…

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5 Years of Consensual Relationship Branded as Rape: Calcutta High Court Quashes Proceedings Against Man, Holds False Promise to Marry Must Exist From the Beginning

Calcutta High Court quashed rape proceedings arising from a 5-year consensual relationship between a man and a woman, holding that there was no false promise to marry from the…

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Feb 17, 2026 35

False 498A & 304B Case | No Dowry Harassment Alleged In Dying Declaration: MP High Court Protects Husband & His Family From Presumption-Based Conviction

Can a dowry death false 498A case stand when the woman herself makes no dowry allegation before death? The MP High Court’s latest ruling raises serious questions about automatic…

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Maintenance Case | Husband’s Case Transfer Plea Based On Alone Widowed Mother & Injury Rejected: Karnataka High Court Says Wife’s Convenience Comes First

498A Is Not A Passport Ban: AP High Court Slams Mechanical LOCs, Says Personal Liberty & Working Man’s Right To Earn Cannot Be Sacrificed Without Exceptional Grounds

No Reliable Proof That Girl Was Minor, No Evidence of Lack of Consent: Chhattisgarh High Court Sets Aside Rape Conviction of Man After 21 Years

Kerala High Court Orders Coolie Husband To Return Gold, Cash & Pay Maintenance Over Wife’s Oral Testimony: Common Knowledge That Bride’s Gold Is Entrusted With Husband After Marriage

Delhi High Court: Woman Can’t Criminalise a Broken Alliance. Consent Cannot Be Withdrawn After 11 Year Consensual Physical Relationship

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Father Entitled To Take Child's Custody By Force Because He Is The Natural Guardian? Madras High Court Answers

Wife Allegedly Had Extramarital Affair, Deserted 15 Years Ago: Telangana HC Rejects Husband’s Divorce Plea, Says Cruelty Not Proved

Husband Telling Wife “Do Whatever You Want” In Anger Is Not Abetment To Suicide: Bombay High Court Grants Him Bail

84-Year-Old Father-In-Law Must Pay ₹17,000 Monthly Maintenance Despite Old Age And Illness: Jharkhand High Court

Wife Drags NRI Husband Into Criminal Case In India Over Alleged USA Incidents: Telangana HC Quashes FIR, Cites Supreme Court Warning On 498A Misuse.

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Father Entitled To Take Child's Custody By Force Because He Is The Natural Guardian? Madras High Court Answers

Wife Allegedly Had Extramarital Affair, Deserted 15 Years Ago: Telangana HC Rejects Husband’s Divorce Plea, Says Cruelty Not Proved

Husband Telling Wife “Do Whatever You Want” In Anger Is Not Abetment To Suicide: Bombay High Court Grants Him Bail

84-Year-Old Father-In-Law Must Pay ₹17,000 Monthly Maintenance Despite Old Age And Illness: Jharkhand High Court

Wife Drags NRI Husband Into Criminal Case In India Over Alleged USA Incidents: Telangana HC Quashes FIR, Cites Supreme Court Warning On 498A Misuse.

Maintenance Case | Husband’s Case Transfer Plea Based On Alone Widowed Mother & Injury Rejected: Karnataka High Court Says Wife’s Convenience Comes First

498A Is Not A Passport Ban: AP High Court Slams Mechanical LOCs, Says Personal Liberty & Working Man’s Right To Earn Cannot Be Sacrificed Without Exceptional Grounds

No Reliable Proof That Girl Was Minor, No Evidence of Lack of Consent: Chhattisgarh High Court Sets Aside Rape Conviction of Man After 21 Years

Kerala High Court Orders Coolie Husband To Return Gold, Cash & Pay Maintenance Over Wife’s Oral Testimony: Common Knowledge That Bride’s Gold Is Entrusted With Husband After Marriage

Delhi High Court: Woman Can’t Criminalise a Broken Alliance. Consent Cannot Be Withdrawn After 11 Year Consensual Physical Relationship

Decade-Long Desertion by Wife | Acquitted in 498A Case, Yet Divorce Denied: Karnataka High Court Terms Husband’s Extra Marital Affair Allegation as “Mental Cruelty”

Karnataka High Court Clarifies Indian Succession Act: Mother Has No Share If Son Dies Intestate Leaving Wife & Children

5 Years of Consensual Relationship Branded as Rape: Calcutta High Court Quashes Proceedings Against Man, Holds False Promise to Marry Must Exist From the Beginning

False 498A & 304B Case | No Dowry Harassment Alleged In Dying Declaration: MP High Court Protects Husband & His Family From Presumption-Based Conviction