Allahabad High Court Clarifies Standards for Proving Cruelty in Divorce Cases
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that courts can only uphold allegations of cruelty based on proven facts and evidence. The court stated that courts are not required to imagine ideal family or relations to determine the infliction of cruelty. Unless proven facts
Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Divorce Decree, Holds Consent Must Continue to Subsist During the Entire Proceedings
In a recent ruling, the Allahabad High Court has set aside a divorce decree, thus making it amply clear that the marital consent should extend throughout the litigation period. The court castigated the Family Court for disregarding the wife's withdrawal of consent during
Punjab And Haryana High Court Expands MTP Act for Divorcing Women
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that even women awaiting divorce can have abortions, even beyond the usual time limit. This decision challenges the traditional rules and shifts further control to women over their bodies.
Husband’s Expectation for Wife to do household Chores is not Cruelty: Delhi High Court
Issue: The Delhi High Court was asked to rule on whether a husband’s expectation that his wife perform household chores is cruelty and is cause for divorce, as well as whether the wife’s demands for separate living quarters and her fabrication of criminal
Wife is entitled to divorce on grounds of cruelty if subjected to sexual perversion without consent: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that a wife is entitled to divorce if subjected to sexual perversions against her will amounting to physical as well as mental cruelty. The division bench of justices Amit Rawal and CS Sudha observed “Perceptions of people
Karnataka High Court: Treating wife like cash cow without any emotional attachment to her is cruelty.
Written By- Pretika Tiwari [Leena Monteiro vs Alwyn D’Cruz] The bench comprising of Justices Alok Aradhe and J M Khazi observed that, in the present case, even though the wife had invested over rupees sixty lakh in her husband’s failing business projects, she
Wife Making Serious Unproved Allegations Of Criminal Conduct Against Husband Constitutes ‘Cruelty’: Delhi High Court
Written By – Aishwarya The Division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh thus upheld the divorce decree granted to the husband by a Family Court and dismissed the wife’s appeal under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act. The Family
Wife Entitled To Maintenance Even If She Unilaterally Divorces Her Husband If She Is Unable to Maintain Herself: Calcutta High Court
Written By – Arshita Anand On 1st July, 2021, the Calcutta High Court ruled that a divorced wife is entitled to maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) even if the divorce had been unilaterally initiated by her. In
