Child Custody Matters Cannot Be Decided On Legal Provisions & Technicalities. It Requires Human Touch: Tripura High Court
The Tripura High Court ruled that child custody cases cannot be decided only on strict legal rules. The Court stressed…
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Mere Touching Is Not Outraging Modesty Of A Woman: Gauhati High Court Quashes Section 354 IPC Case Against IIT Professor, Flags Misuse of Criminal Process
The Gauhati High Court ruled that simple physical contact, without criminal force or assault, does not attract Section 354 IPC….
Consenting Adults Don’t Need Parents Or Society’s Approval For Choosing Life Partners: Delhi HC Exposes How Men & Women Are Still Forced to Seek ‘Permission’
The Delhi High Court reaffirmed that marriage between consenting adults is a constitutional right, not a family-controlled privilege. Parental threats…
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…
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….