Punjab & Haryana HC Overturns Family Court Order, Says Past Employment No Ground to Deny Maintenance

Punjab & Haryana HC Overturns Family Court Order, Says Past Employment No Ground to Deny Maintenance

Nov 19, 2024

Punjab & Haryana High Court rules that past employment cannot justify denying maintenance to a wife, emphasizing courts must consider present financial circumstances over historical employment status.

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Chhattisgarh HC Has Ruled That The Conduct Of A Wife In Insulting Her Husband’s Religion & Gods Amount to Mental Cruelty

Chhattisgarh HC Has Ruled That The Conduct Of A Wife In Insulting Her Husband’s Religion & Gods Amount to Mental Cruelty

Nov 5, 2024

Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that a wife's insulting her husband's religion, beliefs, and gods constitutes mental cruelty.

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Allahabad HC Stated That Court Must Decide The Allegation Of Adultery Against Wife Before Granting Maintenance Under Section 125Crpc

Allahabad HC Stated That Court Must Decide The Allegation Of Adultery Against Wife Before Granting Maintenance Under Section 125Crpc

Nov 5, 2024

the courtroom need to first address this issue beneath Section 125 (5(4)) CrPC earlier than granting meantime protection.

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Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Divorce Decree, Holds Consent Must Continue to Subsist During the Entire Proceedings

Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Divorce Decree, Holds Consent Must Continue to Subsist During the Entire Proceedings

Sep 17, 2024

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

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Karnataka HC Upholds Ex-Wife’s Right to Claim Property in Family Court, Redefines Scope of Marital Disputes

Karnataka HC Upholds Ex-Wife’s Right to Claim Property in Family Court, Redefines Scope of Marital Disputes

Aug 5, 2024

In a recently-passed judgment, which may revolutionise the trial of post-divorce property claim, the Karnataka High Court observed that a divorced wife can approach a family court for a share in the property inherited by her former husband. On the same note, this

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Kerala High Court Asserts Family Court Jurisdiction for Void Marriages

Kerala High Court Asserts Family Court Jurisdiction for Void Marriages

Jan 18, 2024

Issue:  The Kerala High Court made the important decision on Thursday that anyone with grievances about a void marriage may take their cases to family courts. An appeal against a family court order directing a man to provide his wife more than ₹3

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Putative father has Rights to visit his minor child: Delhi High Court

Putative father has Rights to visit his minor child: Delhi High Court

Mar 24, 2022

Written by Shaurya Mahajan Today, the Delhi High Court in the case of Kinri Dhir v Veer Singh held that a putative father is entitled to visitation rights of a minor child and that while granting such rights, the well-being of a child is of

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