Can Family Courts exercise transfer powers because they function like District Courts? Rajasthan High Court says- No, the power of transfer cases under Section 24 CPC lies only…
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…
Can Family Courts exercise transfer powers because they function like District Courts? Rajasthan High Court says- No, the power of transfer cases under Section 24 CPC lies only…
Husband showed repeated harassment and got protection—so why did the High Court remove it for lack of “medical proof”? If men must first prove mental illness clinically before…
Can in-laws living separately for over 10 years be prosecuted under Section 498A IPC based only on vague allegations without any specific role? The Calcutta High Court answered in…
Can a husband escape maintenance liability by claiming low income and denying paternity without proving lack of access? Husband Maintaining Second Family Cannot Deny Maintenance…
Does failure to live together after a restitution of conjugal rights order automatically make the husband guilty? The Andhra Pradesh High Court answers No, holding that the law…
Can two married sisters legally choose to live with each other’s husbands? What happens when a “kidnapping” case turns into a voluntary relationship dispute? Read below the full…
Can a husband be compelled to bear two maintenance liabilities—interim and final—for the same matrimonial cause? The Karnataka High Court held that such parallel imposition is…
If a father loses access to his child overnight due to the mother’s unilateral move abroad, can he rely on habeas corpus for urgent relief? The Delhi High Court ruled that writ…
The Supreme Court found no proof of dowry demand or cruelty and acquitted the father-in-law, holding the evidence unreliable and insufficient. When the final outcome is acquittal…
