Hindu Marriage Act
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MP High Court ruled that inconvenience to appear in court isn't valid grounds to waive the 6-month cooling-off period in mutual divorce cases.
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Judiciary
Woman's father can't claim right to seek return of stridhan: SC [Read Judgment]
SC: Woman's father can't seek return of her stridhan; court quashes belated criminal case, emphasizing only a woman can claim her stridhan under Hindu law.
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Judiciary
Husband cannot wash his hands of responsibility to maintain wife and child: Karnataka HC [Read Order]
Karnataka HC upholds orders for interim maintenance, emphasizing a husband's duty to support his wife and child despite financial difficulties.
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Judiciary
Wife’s failure to care for In-Laws does not amount to cruelty when husband lives separately: Allahabad HC [Read Order]
Allahabad HC rules that a wife's failure to care for in-laws is not cruelty when the husband lives separately, dismissing a divorce appeal by the husband.
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Judiciary
Continuous long separation constitutes mental cruelty: Delhi HC grants divorce to couple separated for over 12 years [Read Judgment]
Delhi High Court grants divorce after 12 years of separation, ruling that prolonged separation constitutes mental cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act.
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Bombay HC waives cooling off period in mutual divorce case, cites mental agony [Read Judgment]
Bombay HC waives six-month cooling-off period in mutual divorce case, citing mental agony faced by couples, and grants immediate divorce decree.
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Supreme Court grants divorce on grounds of desertion, overturns High Court ruling [Read Judgment]
Supreme Court grants divorce on grounds of desertion, overturns High Court ruling, stating the marriage had irretrievably broken down over 16 years
![Mere registration in absence of ceremony won't be valid marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act: SC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2024/05/lj_8817_41b73481-93f3-4100-b1c4-28b866136cab.webp)
Mere registration in absence of ceremony won't be valid marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act: SC [Read Order]
Hindu marriages require ceremonies, not just registration, for validity under Hindu Marriage Act, SC rules.
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SC allows man to undergo potency test as wife claims marriage not consummated more than 7 years of alliance [Read Judgment]
Supreme Court permits potency test for husband in divorce case where wife alleges marriage unconsummated after 7+ years.
Is 'kanyadaan' essential to get married?
'Kanyadaan' isn't necessary for solemnisation of a marriage under Hindu Marriage Act, here's what Allahabad High Court has said.
![Removal of uterus due to ovarian cancer not cruelty warranting dissolution of marriage: Madras High Court [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2024/01/lj_8453_26f1845e-e336-49aa-ad6b-e8c6b558de97.jpg)
Removal of uterus due to ovarian cancer not cruelty warranting dissolution of marriage: Madras High Court [Read Judgment]
The Madras High Court has clarified that removal of a wifes uterus due to ovarian cancer is not a cruelty, and therefore, not a ground for dissolution of marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act.
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Social torture classifies as cruelty for purposes of divorce, Patna HC holds [Read Judgment]
Granting divorce to a husband who claimed that the wife had made false allegations before his employer about domestic violence and of him and his mother soliciting prostitution, the Patna High Court h...
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Supreme Court orders for re-circulation of 2021 judgment on guidelines for maintenance [Read Judgment]
Discover the Supreme Court's directive for the re-circulation of its 2021 judgement on maintenance guidelines, emphasizing adherence to asset disclosure affidavits in family law cases, and the impact ...
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Epilepsy neither incurable nor Psychopathic disorder, Bombay High Court rejects plea for divorce [Read Judgment]
Discover the Bombay High Court's ruling that epilepsy is neither incurable nor a psychopathic disorder as grounds for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act. Get insights into the court's decision and i...
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Subjectivity in cruelty, holistic approach in divorce law must: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]
Explore the Supreme Court's perspective on subjectivity in cruelty and the holistic approach to divorce law under the Hindu Marriage Act. Learn how societal context and socio-economic factors play a c...
