Supreme Court restores Rs 1.75 lakh monthly maintenance, emphasizing a wife’s right to maintain pre-divorce living standards in landmark judgment.
Read Full ArticleComparative analysis of Hindu and Muslim matrimonial laws, exploring differences in marriage and divorce provisions under personal laws for both religions.
Delhi High Court upholds maintenance order for wife under Domestic Violence Act, rejecting husband's appeal and claims of reduced income.
MP High Court ruled that inconvenience to appear in court isn't valid grounds to waive the 6-month cooling-off period in mutual divorce cases.
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.
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 six-month cooling-off period in mutual divorce case, citing mental agony faced by couples, and grants immediate divorce decree.
Kerala High Court grants divorce to a woman in a decade-long loveless marriage, highlighting the evolving concept of matrimonial cruelty.
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, stating the marriage had irretrievably broken down over 16 years
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.
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.
The High Court said that comments regarding wife's cooking by in-laws will not come under S. 498 A [cruelty] of IPC.
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...
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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