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Supreme Court Enhances Permanent Alimony to ₹50,000 Per Month in Divorce Case, Ensuring Wife’s Financial Security [Read Judgment]
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Supreme Court Enhances Permanent Alimony to ₹50,000 Per Month in Divorce Case, Ensuring Wife’s Financial Security [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court raises permanent alimony to ₹50,000/month, ensuring fair financial support and stability for divorced wife.

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Allahabad HC Allows Mutual Consent Divorce Within One Year Due to Criminal Cases Between Spouses [Read Order] Judiciary
Allahabad HC Allows Mutual Consent Divorce Within One Year Due to Criminal Cases Between Spouses [Read Order]

Allahabad High Court permits mutual consent divorce within a year of marriage citing criminal cases and exceptional hardship between spouses.

'Wife disowned after govt job; difficult to find match for daughter of divorcee,' SC rejects man's plea; grants divorce [Read Judgment] Judiciary
'Wife disowned after govt job; difficult to find match for daughter of divorcee,' SC rejects man's plea; grants divorce [Read Judgment]

SC grants divorce citing irretrievable breakdown; rejects husband’s plea over wife’s govt job, stigma for daughter, and absence of valid legal grounds.

SC Quashes 498A Charges Against Parents-in-Law, Urges Courts to Scrutinize Delayed Allegations Post-Divorce [Read Order] Judiciary
SC Quashes 498A Charges Against Parents-in-Law, Urges Courts to Scrutinize Delayed Allegations Post-Divorce [Read Order]

Supreme Court quashes 498A case against parents-in-law, urges courts to be cautious in handling matrimonial allegations made after divorce proceedings.

Husband’s Spiritual Obsession and Denial of Sex Amount to Mental Cruelty: Kerala HC Grants Divorce [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Husband’s Spiritual Obsession and Denial of Sex Amount to Mental Cruelty: Kerala HC Grants Divorce [Read Judgment]

Kerala HC upholds divorce, ruling that the husband’s spiritual obsession and denial of conjugal rights amounted to mental cruelty and irretrievable breakdown.

No effort made by either party for restitution if conjugal rights; Orissa HC grants divorce in a decade old marital dispute [Read Judgment]

Orissa HC grants divorce in a decade-old dispute, citing desertion under Hindu Marriage Act as no effort was made for restitution of conjugal rights.

Well-Educated Wife Cannot Stay Unemployed Just to Claim Maintenance from Husband: Delhi High Court [Read Judgment]

Delhi HC rules that well-educated wives with work experience cannot stay unemployed just to claim maintenance, emphasizing financial independence.

Wife Watching Porn And Enjoying Self-Pleasure Not Cruelty, Madras HC Rejects Husband’s Divorce Plea

Madras HC rules that a wife watching porn and enjoying self-pleasure isn’t cruelty, rejecting a husband’s divorce plea citing these as grounds.

Madras High Court directs impleading of alleged adulteres in divorce cases [Read Judgment]

Madras HC rules that alleged adulterers must be impleaded as co-respondents in adultery-based divorce cases under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, ensuring fairness.

Supreme Court invokes Article 142 of Constitution to dissolve marriage, ends 17 legal cases between couple [Read Order]

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.

Calling woman 'illegitimate wife' or 'faithful mistress' misogynistic & against constitutional ethos: SC [Read Judgment]

SC slams Bombay HC for terms like ‘illegitimate wife’ & ‘faithful mistress’, calls them misogynistic, violating women’s dignity under Article 21. The SC also settled a critical legal quest...

SC quashes rape FIR lodged by wife against man [Read Judgment]

SC quashes rape FIR against husband, citing marital rape exception under IPC. Court finds no prima facie case, noting victim married of her own free will.

'Hindu marriage not a commercial ventures,' SC flags misuse of dowry prohibition laws [Read Judgment]

SC highlights misuse of dowry laws, emphasizes Hindu marriage as a sacred institution, not a commercial venture, in landmark judgment on alimony claims.

Comparative Study Of Matrimonial Laws Of Hindu And Muslim

Comparative analysis of Hindu and Muslim matrimonial laws, exploring differences in marriage and divorce provisions under personal laws for both religions.

Inconvenience to appear in court not a ground to waive cooling period in mutual divorce: MP HC [Read Order]

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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