Mother Cannot Be Forced to Choose Between Child and Career Amid Pending Custody Disputes: Delhi High Court Cites Article 21
The Delhi High Court held that a mother’s right to higher education and personal development under Article 21 cannot be…
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Throwing Baby Into Canal | “No Mother Would Hurt Her Child”: Orissa High Court Orders 75% Back Wages After Woman’s Acquittal
The Orissa High Court ruled that a Mother falsely accused of killing her child cannot be financially punished after acquittal….
Supreme Court Quashes False Rape Case Against Advocate: Difficult To Believe A Married Woman Lawyer Was Induced Into Sex With False Promise of Marriage
The Supreme Court has ruled that a promise of marriage made to a woman who is already married has no…
Supreme Court Says Ex-Husband Must Pay Maintenance Even If Ex-Wife Is Highly Educated or Supported by Parents After Divorce
The Supreme Court has ruled that a husband’s responsibility to maintain his ex-wife does not end just because she is…
Consent Cannot Create a Marriage the Law Never Recognized: Telangana High Court Says Hindu Marriage Act Cannot Be Forced When Husband/Wife Not Governed By The Act
The Telangana High Court held that a marriage registered under the Hindu Marriage Act is legally void if one party…
Illegal and Unconstitutional: Wife Files Writ Petition In Supreme Court To Stop Husband’s Divorce Proceedings In USA Court
An Indian woman has approached the Supreme Court seeking to block divorce proceedings started by her husband in the United…
Husband’s High Salary/Income Doesn’t Automatically Mean High Maintenance For Wife: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court refused to increase a wife’s maintenance merely because the husband earns over ₹1.5 lakh per month….
Arrest Warrants and Simultaneous Recovery for Maintenance Are Illegal and Inhumane: Allahabad High Court Says You Can’t Treat a Husband Like a Criminal
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that Family Courts cannot issue recovery and arrest warrants together for maintenance arrears. Treating…
Bar Association Has No Power To Run POSH Inquiries: Kerala High Court Quashes Illegal Sexual Harassment Inquiry Against 76-Year-Old Lawyer
The Kerala High Court has ruled that Bar Associations are not “employers” under the POSH Act and cannot conduct sexual…
Consensual Relationship Is Not a Crime. Stop Abuse of Rape Laws: Punjab & Haryana High Court Slams Woman And Quashes False Case on Promise of Marriage
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a rape FIR filed on the pretext of marriage, holding that a…