Wife Hides Income, Loses Maintenance Claim: Punjab & Haryana High Court Sends Strong Message Under Section 125 CrPC
The Punjab & Haryana High Court denied maintenance to a wife who concealed her job, income, and assets while seeking…
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Allahabad High Court Allows Lawyer Wife’s Education Expenses As Interim Maintenance, Draws Adverse Inference Against Farmer Husband For Non-Disclosure Of Income
The Allahabad High Court upheld interim maintenance for a wife’s education expenses and held that courts can presume income concealment…
Allahabad High Court Reopens Maintenance Case Against Husband, Rejects Loan Deductions, Orders Fresh Decision Ignoring Wife’s High Qualification
The Allahabad High Court set aside a Family Court order denying maintenance to a wife and awarding a very low…
Father’s Visitation Right Cut Despite No Proven Guilt Citing Child Welfare: Delhi HC Admits Innocent Acts Are Painted Wrongly Against Men
The Delhi High Court dismissed a father’s appeal against reduction of his visitation rights, holding that interim access can be…
Delhi High Court Says Wife Income Cannot Be Assumed at Interim Maintenance Stage, Enhances Maintenance Amount
Delhi High Court held that a wife cannot be presumed to be earning without proof while deciding interim maintenance. The…
Husband’s Foreign Salary Not An ATM. It Does Not Entitle Wife To Claim Maintenance: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a husband’s foreign income cannot be simply converted into Indian currency to fix…
Dowry Case Or Long Separation Alone Not Enough For Divorce: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court ruled that long separation and pending dowry cases alone do not prove cruelty or desertion. The…
When Courts Take Years, Men Pay the Price: Allahabad HC Rules Interim Maintenance Payable from Date of Application
By making interim maintenance payable from the application date, the Allahabad High Court has effectively converted years of court delay…
Family Court Has No Power To Issue Lookout Circulars And Turn Civil Dues Into Criminal Traps For Enforcing Maintenance Orders: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that Family Courts have no authority to issue Lookout Circulars to enforce maintenance orders…
In-Laws Cannot Cancel Hindu Marriage. Marriage Is Between Two Adults, Not Their Parents: Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court ruled that only husband or wife can seek annulment of marriage under Hindu law. In-laws have no…