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.
Read Full ArticleSupreme Court rules that a daughter-in-law widowed after her father-in-law’s death can claim maintenance from his estate under Hindu law.
Mutual divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act is valid when marriage is performed with Hindu rites, the Madras High Court rules, even if the wife was Muslim by birth.
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