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 refuses to reduce maintenance for wife and minor daughter, observing that marriage is not a license to control, command or dominate a wife's freedom.
Jharkhand High Court has held that parties cannot unilaterally withdraw from a court-annexed mediation settlement after signing it and accepting benefits under its terms.
The Madras High Court has clarified that removal of a wifes uterus due to ovarian cancer is not a cruelty, and therefore, not a ground for dissolution of marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act.
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