Divorce
![Comments on wife's cooking not cruelty u/s Section 498A IPC: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2024/01/lj_9606_Comments_on_wifes_cooking.jpg)
The High Court said that comments regarding wife's cooking by in-laws will not come under S. 498 A [cruelty] of IPC.
Read Full Article![Orissa HC rules in favour of BJD’s Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty in divorce plea [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2024/01/lj_2524_Anubhav_Mohanty.jpg)
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Orissa HC rules in favour of BJD’s Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty in divorce plea [Read Judgment]
The Orissa High Court recently ruled in favor of BJD’s Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty, granting a decree of divorce due to mental cruelty. This decision came after examining the lack of physical intimacy with his wife Varsha Priyadarshini, and the high court's findings differed from the family court's earlier conclusions. The case involved detailed considerations of both parties' statements and evidence.
![Removal of uterus due to ovarian cancer not cruelty warranting dissolution of marriage: Madras High Court [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2024/01/lj_8453_26f1845e-e336-49aa-ad6b-e8c6b558de97.jpg)
Judiciary
Removal of uterus due to ovarian cancer not cruelty warranting dissolution of marriage: Madras High Court [Read Judgment]
The Madras High Court has clarified that removal of a wife’s 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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Subjecting wife to sexual perversions against her will, consent amounts to mental and physical cruelty: Kerala HC
Subjecting a wife to sexual perversions against her will and consent amounts to mental as well as physical cruelty, the Kerala High Court held recently.
![Failure to prove allegation that mother-in-law is mentally ill will not amount to mental cruelty: Calcutta High Court [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2024/01/lj_8935_95c07866-2f51-49ce-bd64-d780a1dd4663.jpg)
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Failure to prove allegation that mother-in-law is mentally ill will not amount to mental cruelty: Calcutta High Court [Read Judgment]
The Calcutta High Court recently reiterated that an allegation of mental illness of a spouse’s mother per se would not constitute an act of mental cruelty.
Top 25 Supreme Court judgments of 2023
As 2024 begins, we at Lawstreet Journal bring to you the top 25 Supreme Court verdicts from 2023. Read more here.
No relief for Omar Abdullah in long-drawn divorce case with Payal Nath
The Delhi High Court has dismissed National Conference leader and former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's plea seeking divorce from his estranged wife Payal (Nath) Abdullah, saying there...
![Welfare Of Child Is Of Paramount Importance Says Bombay High Court While Denying Custody Of 3-Year-Old Child To Father With “Anger Issues”[Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2023/12/lj_5792_Bombay_High_Court_on_Child_Custody.jpg)
Welfare Of Child Is Of Paramount Importance Says Bombay High Court While Denying Custody Of 3-Year-Old Child To Father With “Anger Issues”[Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court recently dismissed a habeas corpus writ petition filed by a 41-year-old UK citizen who was seeking the custody of his 3-year-old daughter taking into account the petitioner's ang...
![50-50 child expenses, compulsory pre-nups, no-fault divorce, no long drawn legal battles: Future of marital disputes? [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2023/11/lj_2607_Future_of_marital_disputes.jpg)
50-50 child expenses, compulsory pre-nups, no-fault divorce, no long drawn legal battles: Future of marital disputes? [Read Judgment]
Delhi Court grants a 12-year-old couple with one daughter a no-fault divorce, 50-50 expenses for child, suggests compulsory pre-nuptials.
![SC directs sale of ancestral properties to pay Rs 1.25 crore maintenance to woman, whose husband abandoned her & fled to Australia [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2023/10/lj_6369_815d29ae-3114-4643-8d69-e9cc82a9e242.jpg)
SC directs sale of ancestral properties to pay Rs 1.25 crore maintenance to woman, whose husband abandoned her & fled to Australia [Read Judgment]
Supreme Court directs sale of ancestral properties to pay Rs 1.25 crore in maintenance to a woman whose husband abandoned her and fled to Australia. Read about the legal battle and court's decision in...
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Having initiated divorce, Muslim woman cannot claim maintenance: Kerala High Court [Read Order]
Kerala High Court ruling: Muslim women who initiate divorce through 'Khula' may not be eligible for maintenance under Section 125 of CrPC. Explore the legal implications and restrictions in this judgm...
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Subjectivity in cruelty, holistic approach in divorce law must: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]
Explore the Supreme Court's perspective on subjectivity in cruelty and the holistic approach to divorce law under the Hindu Marriage Act. Learn how societal context and socio-economic factors play a c...
Cross Border Marriages And Misuse Of Territorial Jurisdiction
The implications of an invalid divorce may appear many years later and even may arise after the death of the person who got the invalid divorce from a foreign court. With the changing times, the laws ...
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