Supreme Court upholds life term for man who burned his wife, citing persistent patriarchy and violence against women despite decades of legal reform.
Read Full ArticleAllahabad HC rules widowed daughter-in-law can seek maintenance from father-in-law; husband’s obligation does not end with death.
Madras HC grants divorce, holds wife’s post-petition DV complaint amounts to fresh cruelty; condonation cannot bar relief.
Supreme Court upholds husband’s murder conviction, ruling that minor discrepancies in witness statements cannot discredit a certified dying declaration.
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Delhi High Court quashes 498A IPC FIR and DV Act complaint, holding vague allegations and ordinary matrimonial discord cannot amount to criminal cruelty.
Karnataka High Court orders interim adoption of Calcutta HC child access and custody guidelines with Parenting Plan 2025 pending formal rule-making.
Delhi High Court upheld ₹50,000 monthly interim maintenance under the Domestic Violence Act, rejecting the husband’s nil income claim and affirming the wife’s rights.
Rajasthan High Court rules adults below marriageable age can live together in a live-in relationship and directs police protection for their life and liberty.
MP High Court dissolves marriage, holding wife’s false alcoholism allegations against husband amounted to mental cruelty and justified divorce.
SC says funding daughter’s marriage is a father’s duty; directs man to pay ₹10 lakh while upholding divorce after long separation.
Karnataka HC rules Sec 31 of DV Act applies only to protection orders, not maintenance breaches under Sec 20; sets aside woman’s plea against husband.
Bombay High Court rules that an under-construction flat cannot be deemed a “shared household” under DV Act; denies wife’s plea for installment payments.
Calcutta HC directs cricketer Md. Shami to pay ₹4 lakh monthly as interim maintenance to estranged wife and daughter, citing his high income capacity.
Kerala High Court upholds widow’s right to reside in matrimonial home after husband’s death under Domestic Violence Act, reinforcing women’s housing rights.
Supreme Court stays criminal proceedings against a priest booked under Section 295A IPC for remarks claiming Christianity as the only true religion.
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Telangana High Court grants Pawan Khera one-week transit anticipatory bail in Assam FIR, allowing him time to seek regular bail before jurisdictional court.
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Bombay High Court questions Indians’ traffic rule compliance, enhances compensation to ₹15.15 lakh in TMTC bus accident case involving priest’s death.
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Supreme Court’s 9-judge Bench hears Sabarimala review, examining ERP doctrine, religious freedom, and Articles 25 and 26.
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