Bombay HC says wife cannot be denied maintenance merely for filing restitution plea after husband sought divorce; education alone no ground to refuse support.
Read Full ArticleRajasthan High Court grants divorce, condemns atta-satta custom as “gender coercion and familial extortion disguised as custom.”
Nashik court denied bail to a TCS POSH panel member in a workplace harassment case, citing alleged inaction on repeated complaints.
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Allahabad HC rules widowed daughter-in-law can seek maintenance from father-in-law; husband’s obligation does not end with death.
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.
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...
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 High Court slammed Muzaffarnagar Police for violating a stay order, declaring the detenue a major and ordering her immediate release.
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.
Kerala High Court rules that husbands cannot reduce maintenance by citing loans or savings; gross income must be considered under Section 125 CrPC.
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.
Madras High Court holds moral policing illegal, saying it violates women’s dignity and liberty under Article 21, and fuels social ostracization.
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.
SC: Husband presumed father of child born in marriage; DNA test only if ‘non-access’ proven, protecting dignity & privacy under Evidence Act.
Supreme Court criticised SBI and banks for being lenient with big defaulters while subjecting small borrowers to borderline harassment.
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![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]](/secure/uploads/2026/01/lj_3902_ncw_new.webp)
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![Loans, Insurance and GPF Deductions Cannot Reduce Maintenance Liability; Husband’s Gross Income To Be Considered: Kerala HC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2025/11/lj_4717_Loans_Insurance_and.webp)
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![Moral Policing Contributes To Social Ostracization, Violates Women’s Right To Dignity Under Article 21: Madras HC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2025/10/lj_7929_Moral_Policing_Contributes_To.webp)
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