Madras High Court holds that the right to marry is a human right and suggests amending Section 15 HMA to require a timely stay before a divorce decree can indefinitely block remarriage.
Read Full ArticleSupreme Court restores ₹60,000 monthly interim maintenance for two minor daughters, holding that the mother's income alone cannot justify reducing the father's contribution.
Patna High Court holds that a woman's name as a spouse in voter records cannot establish a valid Hindu marriage without proof of solemnisation through requisite rites under Section 7 HMA.
Delhi High Court reduces interim maintenance from ₹30,000 to ₹25,000, holding courts must balance spouses' rights, liabilities, independent income and earning capacity.
Jharkhand High Court has held that parties cannot unilaterally withdraw from a court-annexed mediation settlement after signing it and accepting benefits under its terms.
The Supreme Court held that interim maintenance under Section 125 CrPC may be denied if the husband prima facie establishes the wife's adulterous relationship under Section 125(4).
The Jharkhand High Court ruled that permanent alimony must balance the wife's financial security with the husband's paying capacity, holding that no fixed mathematical formula can determine its quantu...
Jharkhand HC upholds refusal of divorce, holding husband's unproven un-chastity allegations against wife amount to cruelty by him, and that he failed to prove cruelty or desertion by her.
The Supreme Court quashed a POCSO FIR against a woman accused of molesting her nephew, holding that the complaint appeared to be a counterblast to an earlier FIR filed by the child's father.
Karnataka High Court rules that a spouse cannot seek divorce merely by claiming loss of interest, reiterating that a Hindu marriage is a sacrament, not a contract.
Supreme Court expresses concern over wives writing to husbands' employers during matrimonial disputes, says it affects maintenance claims.
Madras 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.
Karnataka High Court held that maintenance cannot be granted to a wife earning more than her husband, ruling it is payable only if she cannot maintain herself.
Supreme Court issues contempt notice to AIIMS Acting Director over non-compliance with its DNA paternity test order in a matrimonial dispute.
Supreme Court rules that persistent denial of sexual relations and 15 years of separation can amount to mental cruelty, justifying divorce.
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