Long Live-In Relationship = Marriage: Bombay High Court Allows DV Trial Against Man, Grants Relief to Family
A live-in relationship with long cohabitation and birth of a child was held sufficient to attract DV Act proceedings against…
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498A FIR Against Husband Quashed by J&K & Ladakh High Court: “Selective Cruelty Claims and Misuse of Criminal Law By 1st Wife”
The J&K & Ladakh High Court has quashed a 498A and Dowry Act FIR, holding that cruelty allegations cannot be…
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…
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…
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…
Delhi High Court: Husband Cannot Use Wife’s Inherited Property or Family Wealth to Deny Interim Maintenance
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a wife’s inherited property or family gifts cannot be treated as her income…
BREAKING | Karnataka High Court Adopts Calcutta HC Child Access & Uniform Custody Guidelines 2025: Big Relief for Parents and Children
Karnataka High Court has adopted the Calcutta High Court’s Child Access and Custody Guidelines 2025 as an interim measure. The…
Wife Hiding Income Not Entitled to Maintenance: Delhi High Court’s Strong Warning Against False Claims Under DV Act
The Delhi High Court upheld that a wife who hides her income cannot claim Maintenance under the Domestic Violence Act….
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…
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