Mutual divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act is valid when marriage is performed with Hindu rites, the Madras High Court rules, even if the wife was Muslim by birth.
Read Full ArticleGujarat High Court hears a divorce appeal where the husband alleges mental cruelty, claiming his wife’s obsession with stray dogs made marital life insupportable.
Supreme Court grants divorce citing irretrievable breakdown after 15 years of separation; orders ₹1 crore alimony, says no purpose in prolonging dead marriage.
MP High Court dissolves marriage, holding wife’s false alcoholism allegations against husband amounted to mental cruelty and justified divorce.
Delhi HC upholds divorce on cruelty grounds, denies alimony to IRTS officer wife, ruling that alimony is for need-based justice, not enrichment.
MP High Court grants divorce, holding that false allegations of immoral conduct against a spouse cause mental agony and amount to cruelty in marriage.
SC says funding daughter’s marriage is a father’s duty; directs man to pay ₹10 lakh while upholding divorce after long separation.
SC dissolves marriage invoking Article 142 after dispute over 1951 Rolls Royce; man agrees to pay ₹2.25 cr in mediated settlement.
Delhi HC rules husband’s increased income and rising living costs justify higher maintenance for wife, enhancing it from ₹10,000 to ₹14,000.
Adult woman has right to live with married man, rules MP High Court; says personal autonomy outweighs moral concerns.
SC enhances alimony to ₹50 lakh for M Tech wife, stressing balance between doctor husband’s capacity to pay and wife’s needs.
MP HC hails woman as ‘ideal Indian wife’ for living with in-laws 19 years after husband’s desertion, dismisses his divorce plea.
Orissa High Court upholds divorce as wife’s derogatory remarks over husband’s disability amount to mental cruelty.
SC grants divorce citing irretrievable breakdown; rejects husband’s plea over wife’s govt job, stigma for daughter, and absence of valid legal grounds.
SC rules Sharia courts have no legal recognition; orders maintenance for woman denied relief by family court in CrPC Section 125 case.
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