SC to woman demanding ₹12 Cr alimony, Mumbai flat & BMW: “You’re an MBA, why don’t you earn?” | Bench urges her to work, calls demands extravagant.
Read Full ArticleCalcutta HC directs cricketer Md. Shami to pay ₹4 lakh monthly as interim maintenance to estranged wife and daughter, citing his high income capacity.
Delhi High Court rules that delayed maintenance violates dignity, stressing it as a legal and moral duty to ensure security for dependent spouses and children.
Kerala High Court rules that a wife’s waiver of maintenance in a private agreement is invalid, reaffirming rights under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005.
SC: Woman can claim maintenance from second husband despite first marriage subsisting, emphasizing social justice under Section 125 CrPC.
Allahabad High Court enhances interim maintenance for a wife, criticizing Rs. 2,500/- as inadequate. Court orders increased payments amid financial discrepancies.
SC: Hindu Women’s maintenance rights rooted in Shastric law, property given in lieu transforms into absolute ownership under Section 14(1) of HSA, 1956.
Comparative analysis of Hindu and Muslim matrimonial laws, exploring differences in marriage and divorce provisions under personal laws for both religions.
Delhi High Court upholds maintenance order for wife under Domestic Violence Act, rejecting husband's appeal and claims of reduced income.
Karnataka HC upholds orders for interim maintenance, emphasizing a husband's duty to support his wife and child despite financial difficulties.
A daughter-in-law cannot claim maintenance from her parents-in-law, the Karnataka High Court held.
While saying that childs right to maintenance is a substantive right, the Kerala High Court said that the amount must reflect all expenses.
Karnataka High Court, in a judgement, emphasised how a homemaker works round the clock and how taking care of children is a whole time job.
The Bombay High Court recently came to the aid of a senior citizen who was illegally ousted from her own home by her son.
The Karnataka High Court recently held that an order granting maintenance does not amount to protection order and violation of the same will not attract section 31 of the Protection of Women from Dome...
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