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…
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Working Wife Can’t Claim Interim Maintenance: Bombay High Court Slams Misuse of Section 24 HMA
The Bombay High Court ruled that a financially independent working wife cannot claim interim maintenance under Section 24 of the…
Wife Concealed Absence Of Menstruation For 10 Years: Chhattisgarh High Court Confirm Divorce, Says Hiding Truth From Husband Is Cruelty
The Chhattisgarh High Court upheld a divorce, holding that concealment of a serious medical condition before marriage amounts to mental…
Divorce Granted After 13 Years Of Litigation Faced By Husband Over Fights Triggered By Wife’s No Onion-Garlic Diet: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court upheld a divorce where the couple’s marriage broke down due to regular fight over the wife’s…
Wife Caught Sending Nude Photos To Another Man | “Such Conduct Not Expected In Indian Society”: MP High Court Upholds Divorce For Adultery
The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld a husband’s divorce after finding strong evidence that the wife was in an illicit…
Marriage Void Without Sacred Fire, Pheras & Saptapadi: MP High Court Shuts Down Fake Arya Samaj Shaadi Used To Trap An Elderly Man
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that an Fake Arya Samaj marriage certificate cannot prove a valid Hindu marriage…
Wife’s Refusal of Intimacy Is Mental Cruelty: Delhi High Court Upholds Divorce Over Non-Consummation Of Marriage
The Delhi High Court upheld a Family Court decree granting divorce after finding that the marriage was never consummated and…
Delhi High Court: Woman’s Right to Shared Household Is Not a License to Occupy In-Laws’ Home Forever
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a woman’s right to a shared household under the Domestic Violence Act is…
Patna High Court: Husband Cannot Deny Maintenance To Wife, Citing Desertion Unless Allegation Is Judicially Established
The Patna High Court has held that a husband cannot avoid paying maintenance by merely alleging that his wife deserted…
Supreme Court Says Wife Must Live With Same Standard as During Marriage; Judicial Officer Ordered To Pay ₹50 Lakh Alimony
The Supreme Court upheld the divorce of a judicial officer and his wife and increased her permanent alimony from ₹30…