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Wife Cannot Be Denied Maintenance Merely Because She Filed Restitution Petition After Husband Moved For Divorce: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
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Wife Cannot Be Denied Maintenance Merely Because She Filed Restitution Petition After Husband Moved For Divorce: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Bombay HC says wife cannot be denied maintenance merely for filing restitution plea after husband sought divorce; education alone no ground to refuse support.

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

TCS POSH Panel Member Denied Bail in Nashik Harassment Case [Read Order] Business
TCS POSH Panel Member Denied Bail in Nashik Harassment Case [Read Order]

Nashik court denied bail to a TCS POSH panel member in a workplace harassment case, citing alleged inaction on repeated complaints.

Sabarimala Reference Day 10: Senior Advocate Jaising Tells Supreme Court, “Constitution Is a Living Document; Legislature Cannot Always Be Relied Upon for Reform” Judiciary
Sabarimala Reference Day 10: Senior Advocate Jaising Tells Supreme Court, “Constitution Is a Living Document; Legislature Cannot Always Be Relied Upon for Reform”

Sabarimala Reference Day 10 Senior Advocate Jaising Tells Supreme Court Constitution Is a Living Document Legislature Cannot Always Be Relied Upon for Reform”

“Husband’s Obligation to Maintain Wife Does Not Extinguish Upon His Death”: Allahabad HC Affirms Widowed Daughter-in-Law’s Right to Seek Maintenance from Father-in-Law [Read Judgment] Judiciary
“Husband’s Obligation to Maintain Wife Does Not Extinguish Upon His Death”: Allahabad HC Affirms Widowed Daughter-in-Law’s Right to Seek Maintenance from Father-in-Law [Read Judgment]

Allahabad HC rules widowed daughter-in-law can seek maintenance from father-in-law; husband’s obligation does not end with death.

Petition Moved Before NCW Against Misuse of Grok AI to Create Non-Consensual Obscene Imagery of Women on Social Media Platform X [Read NCW Complaint]

A petition before the NCW seeks suo motu action against misuse of Grok AI on X to create and circulate non-consensual obscene images of women.

Unnao Rape Case Verdict: Justice vs Technicalities | Sr. Adv. Mahalakshmi Pavani Speaks

In a case that deeply unsettled the nation’s collective conscience, the Delhi High Court’s decision to suspend the life sentence of Kuldeep Singh Sengar—on what was framed as a “technical” i...

Protest Erupts Outside Delhi HC Over Bail Granted to Kuldeep Sengar in Unnao Rape Case

Protests erupt outside Delhi High Court after bail to Kuldeep Sengar in the Unnao rape case, with activists and survivor’s mother opposing sentence suspension.

Allahabad HC Condemns Police for Taking Woman Into ‘Possession’ Despite Stay; Orders Immediate Release [Read Order]

Allahabad High Court slammed Muzaffarnagar Police for violating a stay order, declaring the detenue a major and ordering her immediate release.

Muslim Husband Cannot Cite Second Marriage or Son’s Support to Avoid Maintenance: Kerala HC [Read Order]

The Kerala High Court ruled that a Muslim husband cannot avoid maintaining his first wife by citing a second marriage or support provided by their adult son.

Loans, Insurance and GPF Deductions Cannot Reduce Maintenance Liability; Husband’s Gross Income To Be Considered: Kerala HC [Read Order]

Kerala High Court rules that husbands cannot reduce maintenance by citing loans or savings; gross income must be considered under Section 125 CrPC.

Grandfather Cannot Seek Maintenance From Remarried Mother When Child’s Father Is Alive and Capable: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madras HC rejects grandfather’s plea seeking maintenance from a remarried mother, holding the natural guardian father is alive, capable and responsible for the child.

Moral Policing Contributes To Social Ostracization, Violates Women’s Right To Dignity Under Article 21: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madras High Court holds moral policing illegal, saying it violates women’s dignity and liberty under Article 21, and fuels social ostracization.

Woman Cannot Claim Maintenance After Securing Rape Conviction Against Live-In Partner: Jammu & Kashmir HC [Read Order]

J&K High Court held that a woman who secured a rape conviction against her live-in partner cannot claim maintenance under Section 125 CrPC.

Wife Got Pregnant By Someone Else During Marriage? Law Still Calls You the Father: SC

SC: Husband presumed father of child born in marriage; DNA test only if ‘non-access’ proven, protecting dignity & privacy under Evidence Act.

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