Wife Entitled to Get 25% of Husband’s Earnings as Maintenance: Allahabad High Court Dismisses Labourer’s Appeal
Allahabad High Court has held that wife’s maintenance can go up to 25% of husband’s income and upheld an increase…
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Hindu Wife Can Claim Maintenance Against Property Sold by Husband: Kerala High Court Full Bench Puts Buyers at Risk
The Kerala High Court Full Bench has ruled that a Hindu wife can enforce maintenance rights against her husband’s immovable…
Supreme Court Cites Manusmriti, Allows Widowed Daughter-in-Law to Claim Maintenance from Father-in-Law’s Property Even After His Death
The Supreme Court has ruled that a widowed daughter-in-law can seek maintenance from her father-in-law’s estate even if she became…
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…
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…
Child Maintenance | Working Mothers Can’t Be Forced To Exhaust Themselves. Fathers Can’t Evade Responsibility: Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court ruled that a working mother seeking child maintenance is not misusing the law. And held that a…
Mumbai Court Twist: 2nd Husband Takes Wife’s 1st Husband’s Side, Woman Loses 17-Year-Old Domestic Violence Case
In a rare twist, a woman’s second husband testified in favour of her first husband in a Mumbai court. The…
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…
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