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DISSOLUTION OF HINDU MARRIAGE
‘Hindu marriage no longer an indissoluble sacrament but a contractual agreement’: Andhra Pradesh HC waives 6-month waiting period for couple seeking mutual divorce- Despite getting Rs 20 lakh alimony in divorce settlement, wife continues criminal cases against husband, in-laws; HC quashes case as abuse of process
- Prolonged matrimonial litigation only leads to perpetuity of marriage on paper: SC
- Husband gets relief from criminal case after mutual divorce: Odisha HC drops criminal case and dowry chargesThe Odisha High Court quashed criminal cases of 498A and dowry against a husband after he obtained a mutual consent divorce. The court rule...14 Apr, 2026, 07.34 AM IST
- No maintenance for wife who had a 10-year long live-in relationship with a married man; Allahabad High Court rulesThe Allahabad High Court has ruled a woman cannot claim maintenance from a man she lived with for ten years if she was still legally marrie...24 Dec, 2025, 11.17 AM IST
- Supreme Court dissolves marriage, says ego should 'vanish' to prioritize child’s well-beingThe Supreme Court dissolved a couple's marriage after they filed a joint plea. Justices instructed them to prioritize their child's well-be...21 Aug, 2025, 11.52 AM IST
- Divorce not granted to a husband despite 18 years separation from wife having mental illnessHigh Court did not grant divorce to a husband who has been living separetly from the wife for about 18 years. When the husband married her ...15 Apr, 2025, 10.47 AM IST
- 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...29 Jan, 2025, 05.09 PM IST
- Hindu marriage not to be dissolved as contract: Allahabad HCAllowing the appeal filed by a wife against dissolution of marriage, a division bench of justices Saumitra Dayal Singh and Donadi Ramesh wa...14 Sep, 2024, 08.06 PM IST
- Wife calling husband dark-skinned amounts to cruelty, says Karnataka High Court, grants divorce over color based commentsThe High Court of Karnataka has declared that insulting a spouse on the basis of their skin color can be regarded as cruelty and grounds fo...08 Aug, 2023, 11.12 AM IST
- Can use plenary powers to grant divorce, rules Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of India has ruled that it can grant divorce to consenting parties in cases of "irretrievable breakdown" of marriage usin...01 May, 2023, 11.45 PM IST
- Muslim marriage is a contract and not sacrament unlike a Hindu marriageThe family court ordered that the plaintiff is entitled to monthly maintenance at the rate of Rs 3,000 from the date of the suit till the d...20 Oct, 2021, 02.06 PM IST
- 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.13 Feb, 2019, 02.13 PM IST
- LS passes bill to remove leprosy as ground for divorceThe bill seeks to remove leprosy as a ground for divorce in five personal laws -- Hindu Marriage Act, Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, ...07 Jan, 2019, 04.34 PM IST
- 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...10 Aug, 2018, 04.03 PM IST
- WCD ministry set to move cabinet to make child marriages invalidThe proposal of the ministry, if approved, would amend the law that allows child marriages to continue, despite an October 2017 Supreme Cou...18 Jul, 2018, 05.13 PM IST
- 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...11 Oct, 2017, 10.27 PM IST
- Hindus now have to wait 90 days to appeal family court divorce decree, rules Bombay HCThe three-judge bench comprising Justices Naresh Patel, R D Dhanuka and Sadhana Jadhav held that time to file an appeal has to read harmoni...08 Dec, 2016, 11.10 AM IST
- Bill to make marriage laws more women-friendly shelvedGovernment today indicated that it has put in cold storage a bill to make marriage laws more women-friendly and allow both parties to file ...11 Mar, 2016, 06.28 PM IST
- Some laws discriminate against persons with leprosy, says Law panelIn a report submitted to the Law Ministry, the law panel noted that in 2014, India had the largest number of new leprosy cases globally (58...07 Apr, 2015, 05.04 PM IST
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