The Madhya Pradesh High Court held that a divorce decree does not by itself bar a spouse from seeking permanent alimony under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act and granted the wife liberty to approach the matrimonial court.
Read Full ArticleThe Tripura High Court held that a divorced daughter can claim family pension even if the divorce decree was granted after her father’s death, directing payment from the date of divorce.
Delhi Family Court grants divorce on ground of cruelty, holding that false complaints and reckless allegations against a spouse can amount to mental cruelty.
Supreme Court quashes a domestic violence complaint, holding a wife who voluntarily waived maintenance claims in a settlement cannot revive them through subsequent DV proceedings.
Madras High Court holds that the right to marry is a human right and suggests amending Section 15 HMA to require a timely stay before a divorce decree can indefinitely block remarriage.
The Allahabad High Court urged families to treat dowry harassment complaints as genuine cries for help, not routine marital disputes, while upholding convictions in a dowry death case and modifying th...
The Supreme Court dissolved the marriage of J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Payal Abdullah under Article 142 after the parties reached an amicable settlement through mediation.
The Jharkhand High Court ruled that permanent alimony must balance the wife's financial security with the husband's paying capacity, holding that no fixed mathematical formula can determine its quantu...
Jharkhand HC upholds refusal of divorce, holding husband's unproven un-chastity allegations against wife amount to cruelty by him, and that he failed to prove cruelty or desertion by her.
Karnataka High Court rules that a spouse cannot seek divorce merely by claiming loss of interest, reiterating that a Hindu marriage is a sacrament, not a contract.
Telangana High Court ruled that secretly recording a spouse's calls violates the right to privacy under Article 21 and is inadmissible in matrimonial disputes.
The Supreme Court ruled that Article 21 privacy rights are not absolute and cannot block a spouse's access to call records and hotel details required to prove adultery in divorce cases.
Kerala HC dismisses a Christian woman's plea to read wife's-residence jurisdiction into the Divorce Act's Section 3(3), but urges Parliament to amend it in line with the HMA and SMA.
Madras High Court holds a husband's doubt over his child's paternity and demand for a DNA test amounts to mental cruelty, while affirming the wife's divorce decree.
Karnataka High Court held that maintenance cannot be granted to a wife earning more than her husband, ruling it is payable only if she cannot maintain herself.
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