Chhattisgarh High Court holds that allegations of a wife calling her husband “black complexioned” or “fatty” cannot by themselves establish mental cruelty or justify divorce without cogent evidence.
Read Full ArticleKarnataka High Court quashes proceedings against a woman accused of being a married man’s paramour, holding that she cannot be treated as his “relative” for Section 85 BNS.
Jharkhand High Court holds that a wife’s wish that her husband live as a ‘gharjamai’ and her visits to her parental home, without compulsion, do not constitute cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act.
Karnataka High Court holds that the cumulative effect of prolonged matrimonial discord, failed reconciliation and separation can establish mental cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act.
Madras High Court holds that the right to marry is a human right and suggests amending Section 15 HMA to require a timely stay before a divorce decree can indefinitely block remarriage.
The Calcutta High Court held that an irretrievable breakdown of marriage amounts to cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act and granted divorce after finding the parties had lived apart for nearly two de...
Karnataka High Court upheld ₹20,000 monthly interim maintenance to a wife and child, holding that a husband who maintains a Mercedes Benz cannot claim the amount is excessive, while also dismissing ...
Telangana High Court ruled that secretly recording a spouse's calls violates the right to privacy under Article 21 and is inadmissible in matrimonial disputes.
Supreme Court quashes 498A cruelty FIR against husband, holding vague allegations reflect normal marital wear and tear and don’t justify criminal trial.
MP High Court grants divorce, holding that false allegations of immoral conduct against a spouse cause mental agony and amount to cruelty in marriage.
Andhra Pradesh HC rules taunting for not conceiving isn’t cruelty under IPC 498A; quashes case against sisters-in-law living separately.
SC clarifies that dowry demand isn’t essential to prove cruelty under Section 498A IPC, reinstating criminal proceedings in a key matrimonial dispute case.
Allahabad HC rules that a wife's failure to care for in-laws is not cruelty when the husband lives separately, dismissing a divorce appeal by the husband.
Bombay HC upholds FIR in domestic violence case, noting peculiar and sadistic ill-treatment via video call by sisters-in-law.
Kerala High Court grants divorce to a woman in a decade-long loveless marriage, highlighting the evolving concept of matrimonial cruelty.
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![Sisters-in-Law compelling to show on video call that house was clean a peculiar and sadistic form of ill treatment: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2024/08/lj_3486_abuse.webp)
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