Supreme Court Says Ex-Husband Must Pay Maintenance Even If Ex-Wife Is Highly Educated or Supported by Parents After Divorce
The Supreme Court has ruled that a husband’s responsibility to maintain his ex-wife does not end just because she is…
A Consensual Relationship Between Matured Teens Cannot Be Criminalised: Rajasthan High Court Protects Innocent Boy From Harsh Prosecution Under POCSO And Kidnapping Laws.
The Rajasthan High Court protected a 19-year-old boy from prosecution, holding that a consensual relationship with a near-major 17-year-old girl…
Consent Cannot Create a Marriage the Law Never Recognized: Telangana High Court Says Hindu Marriage Act Cannot Be Forced When Husband/Wife Not Governed By The Act
The Telangana High Court held that a marriage registered under the Hindu Marriage Act is legally void if one party…
False Dowry Death Case | Life Sentence Without Proof. Child Witness Testimony Unreliable: Calcutta High Court Acquits In-Laws
Calcutta High Court overturned life imprisonment in an alleged dowry death case, exposing unreliable child testimony and investigative lapses. 14…
Illegal and Unconstitutional: Wife Files Writ Petition In Supreme Court To Stop Husband’s Divorce Proceedings In USA Court
An Indian woman has approached the Supreme Court seeking to block divorce proceedings started by her husband in the United…
Husband and Wife’s Consent Dilutes the Convenience Test in Matrimonial Transfers: Allahabad High Court Reasserts the Limits of Section 24 CPC
The Allahabad High Court held that when matrimonial case transfer is not opposed by husband and wife, the detailed “convenience…
Husband’s High Salary/Income Doesn’t Automatically Mean High Maintenance For Wife: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court refused to increase a wife’s maintenance merely because the husband earns over ₹1.5 lakh per month….
Wife’s Death Within 7 Years of Marriage Is Not Enough to Prove Dowry Death: MP High Court Frees Husband and In-Laws
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that a husband and his family cannot be presumed guilty under dowry death laws…
Rape Law Cannot Be Used After Failed Relationships Just To Force Marriage: Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Case Against Army Officer
The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that a failed consensual relationship cannot be turned into a criminal rape case…
Arrest Warrants and Simultaneous Recovery for Maintenance Are Illegal and Inhumane: Allahabad High Court Says You Can’t Treat a Husband Like a Criminal
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that Family Courts cannot issue recovery and arrest warrants together for maintenance arrears. Treating…
