Some years back, I was sucked into the labyrinth of Indian Matrimonial laws and a false 498a in particular. To be fair, before it hit me, it was difficult for me to fathom the wide spread misuse of dowry laws and specially 498a in India.
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The Supreme Court has ended a marriage that had broken down long ago. The couple had been living separately for almost 15 years. Using its special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Court dissolved the marriage and ordered the husband to pay ₹1.25 crores as permanent alimony to the wife and their son, […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: Hon’ble Shri Justice Vishal Dhagat & Hon’ble Shri Justice Ramkumar Choubey Jitendra Jani Vs. Smt. Bhumi Jani On 12 August 2025 Law Point: Small fights and normal problems in marriage are not cruelty for divorce under Section 13(1)(i-a). JUDGEMENT 1. The learned counsel for the appellant was heard and the […]
The Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected the divorce plea of a husband who alleged cruelty by his wife. The Court held that small quarrels, fights, and disagreements between husband and wife are normal parts of married life and cannot be treated as “cruelty” under the Hindu Marriage Act. Facts of the Case Marriage & Children: […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: B.r. Gavai J., K. Vinod Chandran J. and N. V. Anjaria J. Anurag Vijaykumar Goel vs State of Maharashtra & Anr. On 05 August 2025 Law Point: SC under Article 142 dissolved irretrievable marriage, quashed vague 498A, enforced fair property settlement. JUDGEMENT 1. Matrimonial acrimony has left the parties fighting […]
In a recent judgment on 22 July 2025, the Hon’ble Supreme Court ended a long and painful legal fight between a husband and wife, Shivangi Bansal (an IPS officer) and Sahib Bansal. The Court dissolved their marriage, quashed all pending criminal and civil cases filed by both sides, granted custody of the daughter to the […]
The Orissa High Court upheld a divorce granted to a husband who faced repeated humiliation from his wife over his physical disability. The court concluded that such comments constituted mental cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act. Brief Facts of the Case The couple got married on 1st June 2016. The husband, who is physically disabled, […]
The laws in India related to Divorce were not codified for most religions till not a long time ago. Hindu Males were allowed unlimited polygamy till 1955 and till 1939 a Muslim Woman could not seek divorce from her husband basis their personal laws. Amongst the talks of Uniform Civil Code in the background, which […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE Mehinder Singh Sullar Rakesh Kumar Vs. Shashi Bala On 19 February 2014 Law Point: Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 9 Rule 13 — Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13 — Setting aside ex parte decree of divorce — Production of entire evidence of petitioner-husband is […]
Bombay High Court JUSTICE B.H. Marlapalle Rajashree @ Vanita Rajesh Dixit Vs. Rajesh Nagesh Dixit On 01 April 2005 Law Point: Alteration in allowance : Provision of Section 24, Hindu Marriage Act cannot be given restricted meaning : Subsequent change in employment of husband : Family Court rightly entertained application as change of circumstances in […]