Divorce
![Wife’s failure to care for In-Laws does not amount to cruelty when husband lives separately: Allahabad HC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2024/08/lj_5356_Wife_cruelty.webp)
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.
Read Full Article![Continuous long separation constitutes mental cruelty: Delhi HC grants divorce to couple separated for over 12 years [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2024/08/lj_2796_Separation_Divorce.webp)
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Continuous long separation constitutes mental cruelty: Delhi HC grants divorce to couple separated for over 12 years [Read Judgment]
Delhi High Court grants divorce after 12 years of separation, ruling that prolonged separation constitutes mental cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act.
![Bombay HC waives cooling off period in mutual divorce case, cites mental agony [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2024/08/lj_9099_bombay.webp)
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Bombay HC waives cooling off period in mutual divorce case, cites mental agony [Read Judgment]
Bombay HC waives six-month cooling-off period in mutual divorce case, citing mental agony faced by couples, and grants immediate divorce decree.
![Kerala HC grants divorce to woman trapped in loveless marriage for over a decade [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2024/08/lj_1879_kerala.webp)
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Kerala HC grants divorce to woman trapped in loveless marriage for over a decade [Read Judgment]
Kerala High Court grants divorce to a woman in a decade-long loveless marriage, highlighting the evolving concept of matrimonial cruelty.
Judiciary
SC stays Delhi HC order of granting divorce to famous chef Kunal Kapur
SC stays Delhi HC's order granting divorce to chef Kunal Kapur, citing need for mediation between parties before a final decision.
![Supreme Court grants divorce on grounds of desertion, overturns High Court ruling [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2024/07/lj_9998_WhatsApp_Image_2024-07-13_at_1.50.25_PM.webp)
Supreme Court grants divorce on grounds of desertion, overturns High Court ruling [Read Judgment]
Supreme Court grants divorce on grounds of desertion, overturns High Court ruling, stating the marriage had irretrievably broken down over 16 years
Divorced Muslim woman can seek maintenance under Sec 125 CrPC: SC
Divorced Muslim women can seek maintenance under Section 125 CrPC, as ruled by the Supreme Court, overriding the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986.
Man sues Apple for 5 million, blaming company for divorce after wife discovers deleted messages with sex workers
A UK man sues Apple for 5M, claiming their unclear policy on deleted messages led to his divorce after his wife found texts to sex workers on another device.
![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)
Comments on wife's cooking not cruelty u/s Section 498A IPC: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
The High Court said that comments regarding wife's cooking by in-laws will not come under S. 498 A [cruelty] of IPC.
![Orissa HC rules in favour of BJDs Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty in divorce plea [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2024/01/lj_2524_Anubhav_Mohanty.jpg)
Orissa HC rules in favour of BJDs Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty in divorce plea [Read Judgment]
The Orissa High Court recently ruled in favor of BJDs Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty, granting a decree of divorce due to mental cruelty. This decision came after examining the lack of physical intimacy...
![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)
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 wifes uterus due to ovarian cancer is not a cruelty, and therefore, not a ground for dissolution of marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act.
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)
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 spouses 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...
