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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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Orissa High Court

Husband cannot use Legal Shortcut to Bring Back Wife and Child

The Orissa High Court dismissed a husband’s petition where he claimed that his wife and child were being wrongfully kept by her brother. The Court said there was no illegal custody and the wife was staying with her parents by her own choice. The Court also added that this kind of petition was a wrong […]

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Emotional Disputes Can’t Be Solved Through Habeas Corpus

Court: High Court Of Orissa At Cuttack Bench: Hon’ble The Chief Justice and Hon’ble Mr. justice Murahari Sri Raman XXXXX vs State of Odisha and others on 10 July, 2025 Law Point: Habeas corpus cannot be misused in matrimonial disputes; personal liberty and autonomy must be respected Judgement 1. This matter is taken up through […]

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High Court Calls Out Insults Toward physical disability Husband

Court: Orissa High Court Bench: Justice B.P. Routray And Justice Chittaranjan Dash xxxxxx Vs. xxxxxx On 10 July 2023 Law Point: Derogatory remarks on spouse’s disability amount to mental cruelty, valid ground for divorce under law JUDGEMENT 1. Heard Mr. M.B. Das, learned counsel for the Appellant-Wife and Mr. H. Mohapatra, learned counsel for the […]

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 Cruelty Isn’t One-Sided: High Court Calls Out Insults Toward Disabled Husband

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, […]

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Orissa High Court Rejects Man’s Plea to Reduce Maintenance: Is the System Fair?

Summary The Orissa High Court refused to reduce the ₹15,000 per month maintenance that Bhupendra Singh Notey was ordered to pay his estranged wife and daughter. He argued he was unemployed and couldn’t afford it, but the court ruled that he was capable of earning and must continue payments. The judgment highlights how men often […]

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Bhupendra Singh Notey vs Gagandeep Kaur

Court: Orissa High Court Bench: Justice G. Satapathy Bhupendra Singh Notey vs Gagandeep Kaur on 30 January, 2025 Law Point: The Orissa High Court criticized educated men who stay jobless to avoid maintenance and rejected the husband’s plea in this case. JUDGEMENT 1. This writ petition by the petitioner-husband is directed against the impugned order dated […]

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