Forced Unnatural Sex By Husband Is Cruelty U/S 498A, Not Rape U/S 375 IPC Due To Marital Exception: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that forced unnatural sex by a husband is cruelty under Section 498A IPC but…
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Live-In Relationship Not A Crime: Delhi High Court Sets Aside Pension Cut Imposed On Govt Servant For Showing Partner As Wife, Slams 50% Cut As Illegal
The Delhi High Court set aside a 50% pension cut imposed on a government servant for declaring his live-in partner…
Calcutta High Court Grants Divorce Under Special Marriage Act, Says Dead Marriage Cannot Be Forced to Survive on Paper
The Calcutta High Court has allowed divorce by holding that long separation, cruelty, and a completely broken marriage cannot be…
Minor Daughter Rape Case | Right To Earn Livelihood Cannot Be Crushed. Accusation Is Not Conviction: Allahabad HC Suspend POCSO Conviction of Govt Servant
The Allahabad High Court has suspended the conviction and sentence of a government servant convicted under the POCSO Act, holding…
Include Father’s Name In Child’s Records, Marital Dispute Can’t Undermine His Parental Rights: Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs School
The MP High Court ruled that marital disputes cannot erase a biological father’s identity from a child’s school records. Schools…
Supreme Court Transfers Husband’s Case to Wife’s City Again: How Indian Men Lose Jurisdictional Fairness in Matrimonial Litigation
The Supreme Court transferred a husband’s restitution case from Madhya Pradesh to Rajasthan solely on the wife’s convenience. This order…
Gujarat High Court Ends Forced Waiting in Dead Marriages: Cooling Period U/S 13B of HMA Can’t Be Used As Legal Punishment
The Gujarat High Court has clarified that the six-month cooling-off period under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act is…
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…
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…
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…