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CHILDLESSNESS DIVORCE CASE
Wife underwent treatment but couple had no children for 19 years; Madras HC rejects divorce plea over childlessnessHusband wanted divorce, citing that they have no children in 19 years of marriage despite her undergoing treatment; Madras HC says childles...
‘Impotent’ man, ‘barren woman’ remarks sparked marital fight: Why Allahabad HC refused to treat the exchange as cruelty under Section 498AAllahabad HC says lackof children despite 3-year-long marriage sparked heated exchange of words like impotent, barren woman, but this does ...
Family pension rules for widows: Centre explains who gets pension when deceased pensioner had two wivesThe Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare has re-issued rules for settling claims. If a deceased government servant had two wives, ...
Man gets divorce after 43 years of marriage, cites wife’s constant suspicion and character assassination as mental crueltyA Jaipur family court granted a 67-year-old retired government officer a divorce after 43 years of marriage, citing mental cruelty due to h...
Major family pension reforms: Women-friendly rules for divorced daughter pension to childless widows pension, and moreThe government has introduced various initiatives to support women's financial independence and gender equality. These include reforms for ...
Family trusts face new limits: Cousins & non-relatives no longer eligible as 'beneficiaries'The recent tribunal ruling mandates that family trusts cannot add non-relatives as beneficiaries without facing tax implications. The decis...
Supreme Court seeks govt’s reply on uniform succession lawThe Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the Union government’s stand on the need for a gender and religion-neutral uniform law conferring suc...
Ban on surrogacy for foreigners: How govt's recent decision will push a booming industry into black marketThe speedy passing of the long-pending Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill might put to rest a lot of the questions surround...
Why Hindu inheritance law still suffers from gender bias?Besides the lag in the implementation of the 2005 amendment, the Hindu inheritance law is in need of further changes for it to be rid of th...
Unmarried politicians: Can Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi achieve anything from virtues of singlehood?The real Indian difference though on this issue could be that politicians here don’t just shrug off their unmarried status, but assert it a...
- India to tighten laws on rent-a-womb surrogacy
India has finalised a draft law to regulate one of its most successful but ethically problematic "outsourcing" industries - providing surro...
- Loopholes in personal law
There are a large number of legal issues that concern a sizeable part of the global Indian community.