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…
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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…
Kerala High Court: Wife Can Claim Maintenance Even If She Is Capable of Working; Capability to Earn Is Not a Bar
The Kerala High Court ruled that a wife can seek maintenance even if she is skilled or capable of working,…
Judge Biased Towards Wife? “He Made Laws That Don’t Even Exist”: Delhi High Court Directs Re-Training For Family Court Judge
The Delhi High Court has set aside a divorce decree after finding that a Family Court judge relied on a…
Maintenance Battle | Husband Must Earn Even by Physical Labour to Maintain Wife: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court upheld the Family Court’s order directing a husband to pay ₹2,500 monthly maintenance to his wife,…
Landmark Ruling | Living Separately For Long Doesn’t Mean Marriage Is Dead: Supreme Court Slams Mechanical Divorces & Sets Aside HC Judgment
The Supreme Court has ruled that courts cannot blindly assume a marriage is “irretrievably broken” just because the couple living…
