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Despite getting Rs 20 lakh alimony in divorce settlement, wife continues criminal cases against husband, in-laws; HC quashes case as abuse of processA woman received Rs 20 lakh in permanent alimony as part of a divorce settlement. Despite agreeing to withdraw all cases, she continued cri...
Quote of the day by Clint Eastwood: 'They say marriages are made in Heaven. But so is thunder and...' Life lessons on relationships, human nature and love by popular American film actorQuote of the day by Clint Eastwood shares a line about marriage, thunder, and lightning. The quote explores relationships, love, and human ...
Why some divorce grounds apply only to wives: Supreme Court rejects a man's plea challenging the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging a provision of the Hindu Marriage Act that allows on...
Quote of the day by Marilyn Monroe: "I restore myself when I'm alone. A career is born in public—talent in privacy "- Life lessons on success, growth and the power of solitude by Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Some Like It Hot actressMarilyn Monroe’s quote, “I restore myself when I'm alone. A career is born in public—talent in privacy,” highlights the discipline behind s...
Centre fixes OCI card application fee at USD 275, scraps six-month stay ruleThe Indian government has revised OCI card application fees, setting the new OCI card fee at USD 275. Several changes to the application pr...
Absence of marriage registration will not invalidate marriage: HCAllahabad High Court says marriage registration absence does not invalidate marriage. Court order came on August 26. Justice Manish Nigam s...
Marriage between two Hindus sacrosanct, can't be dissolved within a year: Allahabad HCThe Allahabad High Court ruled that marriages between Hindus cannot be dissolved within a year unless there's exceptional hardship or depra...
One works at day and other at night, where is time for marriage: SC asks techie couple seeking divorceA bench of Justices K M Joseph and B V Nagarathna said, "Where is the time for marriage. Both of you are software engineers posted in Benga...
Delhi HC backs Uniform Civil Code, urges Centre to take necessary stepsThe court observed that the youth of India belonging to various communities, tribes, castes or religions who solemnise their marriages ough...
Divorce: Costs, documents needed and steps involvedWhether you are opting for a mutual consent divorce or contesting it, here are the details you should know.
UP family court orders wife to pay Rs 1,000 monthly maintenance allowance to husbandA family court in UP has ordered a woman, who is a government pensioner, to pay a monthly maintenance allowance to her husband, following a...
Money & Relationships: What are woman’s rights in a live-in arrangement?It is important for a woman to know her financial rights whether in a marriage or in a live-in relationship to avoid the shorter end of the...
Should a woman opt for lump sum or periodical alimony payments?Alimony would be given after the legal separation, either as a lump sum or a periodic fixed payment. A regular fixed payout may stop or get...
Parliament passes law removing leprosy as ground for divorceThe Rajya Sabha on the last day of the Budget session passed the Bill without debate after consensus on the issue.
Women should get equal share in property acquired after marriage upon divorce: Law panelInstead of a full-fledged report on a uniform civil code, the law panel preferred a consultation paper as it had little time at hand to bri...
Bill in Lok Sabha to remove leprosy as a ground for divorceIntroduced by Minister of State for Law P P Chaudhary, the provision of leprosy as a ground for divorce was part of the laws because when t...
No plans to give incentives for inter-religious marriages: Government"As of now, there is no plan to extend the scheme (Dr Ambedkar Scheme for Social Integration) to inter-religion marriages," Vijay Sampla sa...
Hindu and Muslim Marriage laws not in consonance with PCMA: Supreme CourtThe top court said it is obvious that while making amendments to various laws, some laws are "forgotten" and consequential amendments are n...
Sarv khap demands ban on same gotra marriagesThe meeting was held in Shamli town in which participants also criticised Union Law Minister D V Sadanand Gowda for his statement on khaps.
- Hindu-Christian marriage invalid under Hindu Act: SC
Marriage between a Hindu and a Christian is invalid under the Hindu Marriage Act, as the Act provides for only Hindu couples to enter into ...