Delhi HC upholds divorce on cruelty grounds, denies alimony to IRTS officer wife, ruling that alimony is for need-based justice, not enrichment.
Read Full ArticleSC enhances alimony to ₹50 lakh for M Tech wife, stressing balance between doctor husband’s capacity to pay and wife’s needs.
Supreme Court raises permanent alimony to ₹50,000/month, ensuring fair financial support and stability for divorced wife.
SC slams Bombay HC for terms like ‘illegitimate wife’ & ‘faithful mistress’, calls them misogynistic, violating women’s dignity under Article 21. The SC also settled a critical legal question, ruling that a spouse whose marriage has been declared void under the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), 1955, is entitled to seek permanent alimony and interim maintenance from the other spouse. Sr. Adv. Mahalakshmi Pavani appeared for the woman.
Karnataka HC rules passport details of accused are personal and exempt from disclosure under RTI, allowing access only through court process in cheque-bounce case.
30 October, 2025 01:45 PM
SC mulls pan-India guidelines to curb delays in framing charges; notes cases where charges aren’t framed even after years despite BNSS mandate of 60 days.
30 October, 2025 12:22 PM
Kerala HC clarifies that for continuous breach of contract, limitation under Article 55 starts when breach ceases; once contract ends, breach cannot continue.
30 October, 2025 01:37 PM
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