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.
Read Full ArticleThe 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.
Supreme Court rules that persistent denial of sexual relations and 15 years of separation can amount to mental cruelty, justifying divorce.
Madras High Court grants divorce, holding that secretly arranging daughter’s marriage without informing the father amounts to mental cruelty.
Madras HC grants divorce, holds wife’s post-petition DV complaint amounts to fresh cruelty; condonation cannot bar relief.
Telangana High Court sets aside DNA test order in matrimonial dispute, holding a child cannot be used as a pawn to prove adultery against the mother.
MP High Court holds Section 65B certificate is not mandatory in Family Court cases, allowing electronic evidence to be admitted under Section 14 of the Family Courts Act.
SC quashes 2016 dowry harassment FIR against Indian-origin Australian man, citing questionable conduct of ex-wife and need for non-mechanical approach.
Delhi court denies maintenance to woman under Section 125 CrPC, ruling that a wife proven to be living in adultery is disqualified from claiming support.
SC affirms child’s right to affection of both parents, granting father video call access to son living in Ireland every alternate Sunday.
The Supreme Court invoked Article 142 to dissolve a failed marriage and quash 17 pending cases between the couple, urging them to move forward peacefully.
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