Kerala HC dismisses a Christian woman's plea to read wife's-residence jurisdiction into the Divorce Act's Section 3(3), but urges Parliament to amend it in line with the HMA and SMA.
Read Full ArticleMadras High Court holds a husband's doubt over his child's paternity and demand for a DNA test amounts to mental cruelty, while affirming the wife's divorce decree.
Telangana HC granted divorce after a husband concealed his real age on a matrimonial site, leading to a horoscope match based on incorrect details.
સુપ્રીમ કોર્ટે ઠરાવ્યું કે શારીરિક સંબંધનો સતત ઇનકાર અને 15 વર્ષનો વિયોગ માનસિક ક્રૂરતા સમાન બની શકે છે, જે છૂટાછેડાને વાજબી ઠેરવે છે.
Supreme Court rules that persistent denial of sexual relations and 15 years of separation can amount to mental cruelty, justifying divorce.
बॉम्बे हाई कोर्ट ने तलाक के आदेश को रद्द करते हुए कहा कि पत्नी नौकरानी नहीं ह...
Bombay High Court set aside a divorce decree, holding wives are not maids, and awarded the wife Rs 20,000 monthly maintenance and housing support.
Madras High Court grants divorce to CRPF constable, holding that adultery can be proved through circumstantial evidence.
Rajasthan High Court grants divorce, condemns atta-satta custom as “gender coercion and familial extortion disguised as custom.”
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Supreme Court holds consent in divorce settlement cannot be withdrawn after compliance, quashes DV case, and dissolves marriage under Article 142.
Madras HC grants divorce, holds wife’s post-petition DV complaint amounts to fresh cruelty; condonation cannot bar relief.
Supreme Court holds US divorce on irretrievable breakdown not enforceable in India; grants divorce under Article 142 after 18-year separation.
Delhi High Court quashes 498A IPC FIR and DV Act complaint, holding vague allegations and ordinary matrimonial discord cannot amount to criminal cruelty.
Patiala House Court orders Shikhar Dhawan’s ex-wife Aesha Mukerji to refund ₹5.72 crore, holding Australian property settlement unenforceable in India.
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