Bombay HC says wife cannot be denied maintenance merely for filing restitution plea after husband sought divorce; education alone no ground to refuse support.
Read Full ArticleRajasthan HC upheld the eviction of a son and daughter-in-law under the Senior Citizens Act, stressing protection and dignity of elderly parents.
Senior Advocate Mahalakshmi Pavani critically examines Indian matrimonial law, judicial paternalism, and gender bias, calling for gender-neutral domestic violence laws and equal constitutional protection for men and women alike.
Allahabad High Court denied interim maintenance to a doctor-wife earning ₹31 lakh annually, holding voluntary unemployment cannot burden husband.
Supreme Court holds consent in divorce settlement cannot be withdrawn after compliance, quashes DV case, and dissolves marriage under Article 142.
Kerala High Court holds that a Hindu wife can claim maintenance from her husband’s immovable property, laying down a three-stage framework of rights.
Supreme Court rules that a daughter-in-law widowed after her father-in-law’s death can claim maintenance from his estate under Hindu law.
Karnataka High Court orders interim adoption of Calcutta HC child access and custody guidelines with Parenting Plan 2025 pending formal rule-making.
Allahabad High Court upholds registered adoption deed, quashes appellate and revisional orders, reiterates statutory presumption under Section 16 HAMA.
Supreme Court remands divorce case, holding that courts must determine which spouse caused the marital breakdown before declaring the marriage irretrievably broken.
Supreme Court grants divorce citing irretrievable breakdown after 15 years of separation; orders ₹1 crore alimony, says no purpose in prolonging dead marriage.
Prolonged cohabitation presumes valid marriage unless disproved by strong evidence; woman’s silence seen as deliberate evasion, appeal dismissed: SC
SC enhances alimony to ₹50 lakh for M Tech wife, stressing balance between doctor husband’s capacity to pay and wife’s needs.
SC: Husband presumed father of child born in marriage; DNA test only if ‘non-access’ proven, protecting dignity & privacy under Evidence Act.
SC to woman demanding ₹12 Cr alimony, Mumbai flat & BMW: “You’re an MBA, why don’t you earn?” | Bench urges her to work, calls demands extravagant.
Supreme Court criticised SBI and banks for being lenient with big defaulters while subjecting small borrowers to borderline harassment.
21 May, 2026 11:51 AM
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