Bombay High Court holds that the Senior Citizens Act cannot be used to defeat a daughter-in-law’s residence rights under the Domestic Violence Act.
Read Full ArticleSupreme Court This Week: Key rulings on dowry cases, bail, maintenance, reservation, insurance fraud and industrial disputes.
Gujarat High Court quashes Domestic Violence Act proceedings against sisters-in-law, holding that vague allegations without specific roles cannot sustain criminal proceedings.
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.
The Supreme Court held Section 498A IPC extends to live-in partners in a 'relationship in the nature of marriage', coupled with intent to marry, ruling exclusion of such women violates Article 14.
Karnataka High Court holds a Muslim father's duty to maintain minor children under Mohammedan law and Section 125 CrPC continues despite the mother's income.
Madras High Court directs two women police officers to pay Rs.1 lakh each to a dowry complainant, holding police cannot convert cognizable offences into private settlements.
Supreme Court observed that matrimonial disputes cannot be heard by Special MP/MLA Courts merely because one party is a legislator, while transferring a domestic violence case back to the Mahila Court...
The Karnataka High Court held that the Senior Citizens Act allows elderly parents to evict daughters-in-law, ruling that the dignity and property rights of the aged take precedence over residency clai...
Karnataka HC quashes cruelty case against a Luxembourg-based sister-in-law, holding that phone calls to her in-laws don't attract Section 498A IPC.
Jharkhand High Court sets aside a mother-in-law's Section 498A conviction, holding a single scolding incident over a jaggery pot dispute doesn't prove cruelty.
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.
Marius Borg Høiby, son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been sentenced to four years in prison by Oslo District Court after being convicted of two counts of rape and domestic violence, con...
Telangana HC granted divorce after a husband concealed his real age on a matrimonial site, leading to a horoscope match based on incorrect details.
Supreme Court quashes a POCSO case, warns against misuse of criminal law in matrimonial disputes, and condemns false complaints involving children.
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