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Marriage Based on Incorrect Horoscope Due to False Birth Details, Telangana HC Grants Divorce [Read Judgment]
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Marriage Based on Incorrect Horoscope Due to False Birth Details, Telangana HC Grants Divorce [Read Judgment]

Telangana HC granted divorce after a husband concealed his real age on a matrimonial site, leading to a horoscope match based on incorrect details.

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શું શારીરિક સંબંધનો સતત ઇનકાર માનસિક ક્રૂરતા બની શકે? સુપ્રીમ કોર્ટનો જવાબ [ચુકાદો વાંચો] Judiciary
શું શારીરિક સંબંધનો સતત ઇનકાર માનસિક ક્રૂરતા બની શકે? સુપ્રીમ કોર્ટનો જવાબ [ચુકાદો વાંચો]

સુપ્રીમ કોર્ટે ઠરાવ્યું કે શારીરિક સંબંધનો સતત ઇનકાર અને 15 વર્ષનો વિયોગ માનસિક ક્રૂરતા સમાન બની શકે છે, જે છૂટાછેડાને વાજબી ઠેરવે છે.

Can Persistent Denial of Sexual Relations Constitute Mental Cruelty? Supreme Court Answers [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Can Persistent Denial of Sexual Relations Constitute Mental Cruelty? Supreme Court Answers [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court rules that persistent denial of sexual relations and 15 years of separation can amount to mental cruelty, justifying divorce.

‘शादी बराबरी की साझेदारी है, पत्नी नौकरानी नहीं’: बॉम्बे हाई कोर्ट Judiciary
‘शादी बराबरी की साझेदारी है, पत्नी नौकरानी नहीं’: बॉम्बे हाई कोर्ट

बॉम्बे हाई कोर्ट ने तलाक के आदेश को रद्द करते हुए कहा कि पत्नी नौकरानी नहीं होती, और पत्नी को ₹20,000 प्रतिमाह भरण-पोषण व आवास सहायता देने का निर्देश दिया।

‘Marriage Is A Partnership Of Equals, Wives Are Not Deemed Maids’: Bombay HC Judiciary
‘Marriage Is A Partnership Of Equals, Wives Are Not Deemed Maids’: Bombay HC

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 HC Grants Divorce, Says Adultery Can Be Proved Circumstantially [Read Judgment]

Madras High Court grants divorce to CRPF constable, holding that adultery can be proved through circumstantial evidence.

Rajasthan HC Grants Divorce, Calls ‘Atta-Satta’ a Form of “Gender Coercion and Familial Extortion” [Read Judgment]

Rajasthan High Court grants divorce, condemns atta-satta custom as “gender coercion and familial extortion disguised as custom.”

Qualified Wife Choosing to Remain Idle Not Entitled to Maintenance: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

Allahabad High Court denied interim maintenance to a doctor-wife earning ₹31 lakh annually, holding voluntary unemployment cannot burden husband.

Consent Once Given Cannot Be Withdrawn in Full and Final Settlement Divorce: Supreme Court Quashes Domestic Violence Proceedings, Dissolves Marriage Under Article 142 [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court holds consent in divorce settlement cannot be withdrawn after compliance, quashes DV case, and dissolves marriage under Article 142.

Wife’s Domestic Violence Complaint Filed After Divorce Petition Amounts to Fresh Cruelty; Condonation Cannot Bar Relief: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

Madras HC grants divorce, holds wife’s post-petition DV complaint amounts to fresh cruelty; condonation cannot bar relief.

SC: US Divorce on Irretrievable Breakdown Not Enforceable in India [Read Order]

Supreme Court holds US divorce on irretrievable breakdown not enforceable in India; grants divorce under Article 142 after 18-year separation.

Ordinary Matrimonial Discord Cannot Be Dressed as Criminal Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

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 Return ₹5.72 Crore in Cross-Border Matrimonial Dispute

Patiala House Court orders Shikhar Dhawan’s ex-wife Aesha Mukerji to refund ₹5.72 crore, holding Australian property settlement unenforceable in India.

“Those Who Don’t Believe in Gurus Are Rascals”: Madras HC Judge Sparks Row

Madras HC Justice G.R. Swaminathan’s remarks on non-believers spark nationwide debate as impeachment motion and judicial conduct concerns resurface.

Kerala HC Full Bench Holds Hindu Wife Entitled to Maintenance from Husband’s Immovable Property [Read Order]

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.


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