Wife’s Refusal of Intimacy Is Mental Cruelty: Delhi High Court Upholds Divorce Over Non-Consummation Of Marriage
The Delhi High Court upheld a Family Court decree granting divorce after finding that the marriage was never consummated and…
Delhi High Court: Daughter’s Property Share Cannot Be Denied Even If Father Signed a Settlement Years Ago
Delhi High Court has ruled that a daughter can independently claim her share in HUF property even if her father…
Delhi High Court: Woman’s Right to Shared Household Is Not a License to Occupy In-Laws’ Home Forever
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a woman’s right to a shared household under the Domestic Violence Act is…
MP High Court: Divorce Upheld on Wife’s Adultery Based on Photos Even Without Section 65B Certificate – Evidence Act Not Mandatory in Matrimonial Cases
The Madhya Pradesh High Court confirmed a divorce decree based on photographs showing the wife’s adultery, ruling that a Section…
Patna High Court: Husband Cannot Deny Maintenance To Wife, Citing Desertion Unless Allegation Is Judicially Established
The Patna High Court has held that a husband cannot avoid paying maintenance by merely alleging that his wife deserted…
Supreme Court Says Wife Must Live With Same Standard as During Marriage; Judicial Officer Ordered To Pay ₹50 Lakh Alimony
The Supreme Court upheld the divorce of a judicial officer and his wife and increased her permanent alimony from ₹30…
Wife Left Husband For 30 Years. Yet She Gets Alimony: Supreme Court Finally Frees Man Trapped in a Dead Marriage | Divorce Granted Under Article 142
The Supreme Court dissolved a marriage from 1980 after the couple lived apart for nearly 30 years. The Court used…
Kerala High Court: Even a Highly-Qualified Wife Can Claim Maintenance From Husband
The Kerala High Court has ruled that a Highly Qualified wife cannot be denied maintenance just because she could earn….
Law Becoming A Weapon. Man Dragged Without Due Process: Madras High Court Saves Husband From Unlawful Arrest In Maintenance Case
Madras High Court quashed a Non-Bailable Warrant issued against a husband in a maintenance case, saying the Magistrate skipped the…
Kerala High Court Says Independent Witnesses Not Needed in 498A Cases, Raising Fresh Concerns for Men Facing Unverified Allegations
Kerala High Court ruled that 498A cruelty cases do not become weak even if there are no independent witnesses. The…