Husband Still Liable to Pay Maintenance To His Wife Even After Serving Jail Time for Default: Allahabad High Court
Went to jail for maintenance dues — but still forced to pay everything again?This Allahabad High Court ruling exposes how…
Tag: Section 12 DV Act
Husband Asking Wife To Help Family Or Stay With In-Laws Not Cruelty Under 498A IPC Or DV Act: Delhi High Court Quashes FIR Against Man & His Family
Is living with in-laws or helping family now a criminal offence under 498A IPC? Delhi High Court clarifies the line…
Karnataka High Court Sets Gender-Neutral Guidelines for Financial Disclosure in Maintenance Cases, Bars RTI for Spouse Income Data
Think you can pull your spouse’s income details through RTI to win a maintenance case? The High Court just shut…
Domestic Violence Act | No Formal Marriage Proof Required; Bombay High Court Refuses Husband’s Plea Against Maintenance Enhancement
Does “Domestic Relationship” Under Section 2(f) Ensure an Efficacious Maintenance Remedy Without Formal Marriage? Bombay High Court held that maintenance…
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…
Celina Jaitly Demands Rs 100 Crore Compensation, Rs 10 Lakh Monthly Maintenance From Husband Peter Haag in Domestic Violence Case | Hearing Adjourned To January 27
Actress Celina Jaitly has demands Rs 100 crore compensation and Rs 10 lakh per month maintenance from husband Peter Haag…
Delhi High Court: Wife Owning Her Own Flat Can’t Claim Monthly Rent as Maintenance From Husband Under DV Act
The Delhi High Court ruled that once a wife buys her own flat, she cannot keep receiving rent allowance as…
Supreme Court Overrules MP High Court: Petitions to Quash Domestic Violence Cases Maintainable from the Very Beginning, at any stage
The Court clarifies that petitions under Section 528 BNSS (formerly Section 482 CrPC) to quash DV Act cases need not…
Delhi High Court Landmark Ruling On Matrimonial Disputes: “Courts In Place Where Wife Takes Shelter After Separation Have Jurisdiction”
The Delhi High Court ruled that a wife can file cases from the place where she takes shelter after Separation…
