Chhattisgarh HC rules that acquittal under Section 498A IPC alone does not prove cruelty by a wife and dismisses husband’s divorce appeal.
Read Full ArticleThe Supreme Court directed a mother to return her US-citizen daughter to the USA, holding that child welfare prevails over foreign court orders in custody disputes.
The Madras High Court upheld ₹10,000 monthly interim maintenance and directed Tamil Nadu district judges to collect data on matrimonial disputes involving 2020–2022 marriages.
The Delhi High Court dismisses a retired teacher’s plea for interim maintenance under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, holding that retirement corpus cannot be treated as monthly income, though interest generated from it qualifies as income. The Court finds that the wife’s disclosed pension, recurring investment income and financial resources were sufficient to deny her claim.
The Kerala High Court upheld ₹10,000 monthly maintenance, holding that the husband's 70% disability was irrelevant as he had means but concealed his income.
The Kerala High Court held that suppressing a live-in relationship and child while fixing marriage can constitute “deceitful means” under Section 69 BNS and attract the Section 18 SC/ST Act bar.
The Madras High Court held that childlessness cannot be treated as cruelty by a wife, noting her fertility treatment and willingness to preserve the marriage.
Allahabad High Court holds that uncertified Instagram chats cannot establish that a wife is “living in adultery” to deny maintenance, especially without corroborative evidence.
Uttarakhand High Court holds that a husband who knowingly accepted his wife’s son from a previous marriage as part of the matrimonial household cannot later deny maintenance solely because he is not...
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Madras High Court observes that homemaking is gender-neutral and says husbands can also become homemakers, while dissolving a doctor couple’s marriage with a ₹2.5 crore settlement.
Supreme Court quashes POCSO FIR against father after CBI probe found allegations unreliable, restores custody and directs safeguards before coercive action in matrimonial disputes.
Karnataka High Court upholds divorce on cruelty grounds but reduces permanent alimony from ₹2 crore to ₹50 lakh, holding that alimony is meant to ensure reasonable comfort, not equalise wealth.
Delhi Family Court grants divorce on ground of cruelty, holding that false complaints and reckless allegations against a spouse can amount to mental cruelty.
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