Husband earns Rs 1.5 lakh monthly but wife gets no maintenance; Allahabad HC explains when a wife can be denied supportWife refused to return to matrimonial home after Raksha Bandhan, sought maintenance citing husband’s Rs 1.5 lakh salary; Allahabad HC rejec...
08 Oct, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
Be a gharjamai: Is wife asking her husband to leave his ageing parents and live in her parents' house as a househusband cruelty? Jharkhand HC judgement answersIn many marriages, each party can, if it so wills, discover many a cause for complaint, but such grievances arise mostly from temperamental...
08 Oct, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
Grandmother seeks maintenance and share in family pension from granddaughter and daughter-in-law; loses case in Kerala HCIn a recent incident in Kerala, a grandmother filed court case asking for a share of her late son's family pension AND Rs 15,000 maintenanc...
07 Oct, 2026, 03.08 PM IST
In 2018, Silvio Scaglia paid $56M for a Tribeca penthouse; 8 years later, it sold for $57MSilvio Scaglia bought a Tribeca penthouse for $56 million in 2018. The property sold for $57 million in February 2026 after it was awarded ...
06 Oct, 2026, 05.05 AM IST
President Murmu gives assent to Gujarat Uniform Civil Code, state becomes second after Uttarakhand to enact UCCGujarat has officially enacted the Uniform Civil Code after presidential assent received in October. This new law establishes a unified leg...
02 Oct, 2026, 04.48 PM IST
Assam Cabinet approves compulsory registration rules for Muslim marriagesThe Assam Cabinet has approved the compulsory registration of Muslim marriages and divorces to uphold individual rights. This legislation a...
24 Sep, 2026, 09.39 PM IST
Wife pressuring husband to leave parents and live separately in rented house amounts to cruelty, rules Madras HC and upholds divorce on this groundHusband with Rs 45,000 salary started living in rented house because of wife’s pressure to live separately from his parents; Madras HC says...
23 Sep, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
Husband challenges Rs 2 crore alimony order to his doctor wife, wins; Karnataka HC brought down divorce settlement to Rs 50 lakh explaining 'alimony is not meant to equalise assets'A Mangaluru doctor's divorce, granted on the ground of cruelty after her husband admitted in WhatsApp messages to hitting her, has been uph...
16 Sep, 2026, 12.55 PM IST
In 2012, Robin Williams listed his 640-acre Napa estate for $35 million. It finally got sold for $18.1 million - two years after his deathRobin Williams once owned a nearly 20,000-square-foot mountain mansion surrounded by 640 acres of vineyards, olive trees, trails and luxury...
08 Sep, 2026, 07.54 PM IST
Odisha orders automatic salary cut for employees who default on maintenance payment to divorced wife: Here's how it will workThe Odisha government has ordered automatic salary deductions for state employees who fail to pay court-mandated alimony or maintenance to ...
31 Aug, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
‘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 ...
27 Aug, 2026, 02.17 PM IST
Husband claims annual salary fell to Rs 36 lakh, cites Rs 1.7 crore home loan; court orders Rs 2 lakh monthly maintenance to wifeA Gurgaon family court ordered a husband to pay Rs 2 lakh monthly maintenance to his estranged wife and children despite a sharp income dro...
27 Aug, 2026, 12.24 PM IST
Divorce dispute turns into legal battle: The financial costs a husband may faceThe aftermath of matrimonial disputes often lingers long after a marriage has ended, imposing hefty financial and legal challenges on men. ...
24 Aug, 2026, 11.08 AM IST
‘Hindu marriage no longer an indissoluble sacrament but a contractual agreement’: Andhra Pradesh HC waives 6-month waiting period for couple seeking mutual divorceAndhra Pradesh High Court has dissolved a marriage solemnised in 1972 between a couple who have lived separately since 1978, waiving the ma...
18 Aug, 2026, 10.42 AM IST
Personal laws in India: How they govern marriage, divorce, and inheritance for different religionsIf you are confused by personal finance terms, jargon and calculations, here’s a series to simplify and deconstruct these for you. In the 1...
17 Aug, 2026, 12.56 PM IST
Wife sought higher maintenance citing husband’s wealth; High Court rejects plea but orders Rs 46 lakh for daughters' educationHusband claims Rs 20 lakh debt and lost his earning capacity due to the hostile atmosphere and false complaints by wife; HC rejects wife’s ...
14 Aug, 2026, 08.36 AM IST
'Aarti never asked for Rs 40 lakh for herself': Ravi Mohan's mother-in-law, Sujatha Vijayakumar, reveals what the 'divorce maintenance' was really forRavi Mohan's mother-in-law has dismissed reports that Aarti Ravi sought Rs 40 lakh per month for her personal maintenance, claiming instead...
04 Aug, 2026, 01.07 PM IST