No alimony for adultery: Chhattisgarh HC tells woman to mind the clauseThe Chhattisgarh High Court denied a woman's maintenance request from her former husband, citing her proven adulterous conduct as grounds f...
19 May, 2025, 02.51 PM IST
Wife watching porn, masturbation not cruelty to husband, says HC rejecting divorce pleaThe Madras high court ruled that a woman's private act of masturbation and watching porn does not constitute cruelty towards her husband. T...
20 Mar, 2025, 10.04 AM IST
In deepfake era, photos claiming adultery by spouse to be proved by evidence: Delhi HCThe Delhi High Court emphasised the need for concrete evidence in cases of alleged adultery, particularly in light of deepfake technology, ...
08 Jun, 2024, 07.52 PM IST
Armed forces can take action against their officers for adulterous acts: SCThe Tuesday order by the bench, also comprising justices Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy, and C T Ravikumar came after Additio...
31 Jan, 2023, 04.35 PM IST
- Armed forces must have mechanism for disciplinary proceedings against officers for adultery: Supreme Court
"In uniformed services, discipline is of paramount importance. This is conduct that can shake up the life of officers. Everybody is ultimat...
29 Sep, 2022, 05.15 PM IST
SC notice on Centre's plea seeking verdict decriminalizing adultery be not made applicable on forcesIt has been said when jawans and officers are posted in forward inhospitable areas, their families are taken care of at base camp by other ...
13 Jan, 2021, 08.14 PM IST
Individual cannot be bereft of constitutional morality: Former CJI Dipak MisraMishra also questioned how anyone can indulge in moral policing when there is a rule of law and a robust and independent judiciary
05 Oct, 2018, 07.17 PM IST
Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on plea challenging adultery law on ThursdayThe Centre had favoured retention of penal law on adultery, saying that it is a public wrong which causes mental and physical injury to the...
26 Sep, 2018, 10.02 PM IST
SC disagrees with government that adultery law is needed to save marriagesThe bench also questioned the law on various counts including that an extra-marital affair becomes non-punishable if the woman's husband st...
08 Aug, 2018, 08.56 PM IST
What public good law on adultery serves, asks SC"What is the sanctity of marriage here. If the consent of husband is taken then there is no adultery," the bench said.
08 Aug, 2018, 05.03 PM IST
Supreme Court says IPC provision on adultery violates Right to Equality"Definitely the matrimonial sanctity aspect is there, but the way the provisions are enacted or made run counter to Article 14 (Right to Eq...
02 Aug, 2018, 04.30 PM IST
PILs mount pressure on SC to telecast live very important casesIn her petition, Jaising gave a long list of her personal achievements and mentioned that she was the 'editor-in-chief' of a digital magazi...
19 Jan, 2018, 11.09 AM IST
Constitution benches of SC to hear eight matters, including Aadhaar, from January 17All these matters were earlier referred to larger benches for adjudication on important legal issues by separate benches of the apex court.
13 Jan, 2018, 10.56 PM IST
Plea against penal law on adultery referred to Constitution benchThe case pertained to a PIL filed by Joseph Shine, an Indian who is living in Italy. Petitioner contests existing norms on the grounds that...
05 Jan, 2018, 10.58 PM IST
- Woman can't be punished for adultery: SC
The Supreme Court today said a woman in an illicit relationship cannot be punished for adultery despite being an abettor in the crime thoug...
02 Dec, 2011, 10.00 PM IST
- Pre-marital sex, live-in not crimes, rules apex court
SC dismissed 23 cases against actor Kkushboo, saying pre-marital sex is not a crime.
30 Apr, 2010, 02.42 AM IST
- No divorce for "irretrievable breakdown" of marriage: SC
Irretrievable breakdown of marriage doesn't account for divorce, says SC.
08 Mar, 2009, 02.43 PM IST