The Bombay High Court ruled that a financially independent working wife cannot claim interim maintenance under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act. However, the Court ordered…
Precedent analyses on Section 498A IPC, Section 125 CrPC & BNSS safeguards
A husband was kept in continuous custody through 23 separate orders of 30 days each for unpaid maintenance to his wife and daughter. Can a Family Court repeatedly extend…
The Bombay High Court ruled that a financially independent working wife cannot claim interim maintenance under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act. However, the Court ordered…
The Supreme Court has restored conviction in a dowry death case and issued nationwide directions to fight the dowry system. The Court stressed education, accountability, and…
The Supreme Court has dissolved a marriage after 24 years of separation, holding that prolonged litigation and complete breakdown make the marriage meaningless. The Court said…
The Supreme Court has said dowry remains widespread despite strict laws, which are both ineffective and misused. The Court restored convictions in a 24-year-old dowry death case…
Actress Celina Jaitly has demands Rs 100 crore compensation and Rs 10 lakh per month maintenance from husband Peter Haag in a domestic violence case filed in Mumbai. The court has…
The Chhattisgarh High Court upheld a divorce, holding that concealment of a serious medical condition before marriage amounts to mental cruelty. The wife’s appeal was dismissed,…
A Delhi court held a woman guilty of defamation for making false rape and sexual harassment allegations against her brother-in-law. The court ruled that the complaint was…
The Delhi High Court upheld that a wife who hides her income cannot claim Maintenance under the Domestic Violence Act. However, the Court protected the child’s rights and ordered…
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail in a fake dowry death case after key prosecution witnesses turned hostile, observing that “fake cases of demand of dowry are on the…
