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Husband hides real age on matrimony site, claims to be 37 instead of 44, leading to incorrect horoscope match; HC grants wife divorce for this reason- 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 wanted wife to stay home with his parents; her decision to pursue career despite his disapproval is not cruelty, rules Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has ruled that a wife's career choice is not cruelty. A woman's decision to open her own dental clinic was opposed by her...30 May, 2026, 11.23 AM IST
- Assam passes Uniform Civil Code bill amid Opposition protestsAssam has passed the Uniform Civil Code Bill. This new law establishes a common legal framework for marriage, divorce, succession, and live...27 May, 2026, 11.56 PM IST
- Husband claimed wife wasn't doing household work; HC orders him to pay Rs 20,000/month as wives not ‘deemed maids’The husband, a Chartered Accountant (CA) by profession, had in 2004 filed for a divorce on the ground of cruelty, claiming that “wife was n...26 May, 2026, 08.00 AM IST
- 'Not marrying maid': Supreme Court pulls up husband while hearing divorce caseThe Supreme Court emphasised that marriage is a partnership, not a one-sided arrangement, stating that husbands must equally share househol...20 Mar, 2026, 09.51 PM IST
- Husband has to equally participate in household chores as he is not marrying a maid: SCThe Supreme Court stated a husband must share household duties like cooking and cleaning. Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta emphasized...20 Mar, 2026, 08.30 PM IST
- Mental cruelty: Know how a husband won a divorce battle in High Court as wife mocked his physical infirmity; Permanent alimony amount to be decidedIn 2025, the Odisha High Court validated a divorce decree, affirming that a wife's demeaning remarks about her husband's physical disabilit...29 Jun, 2025, 09.00 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
- Threatening or attempting suicide is cruelty, ground for divorce: Bombay HCThe Bombay High Court has upheld a family court decree granting a man a divorce on grounds of cruelty. The man alleged his wife threatened ...27 Mar, 2025, 02.42 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
- Wilful denial of sexual relationship by spouse cruelty: Delhi HCThe Delhi High Court has ruled that the wilful denial of a sexual relationship by a spouse amounts to cruelty, upholding a divorce granted ...18 Sep, 2023, 05.40 PM IST
- Cruelty and isolated acts of adultery by wife no bar to receiving maintenance from husband: HCJustice Chandra Dhari Singh, who was dealing with a challenge to a trial court directing the husband to pay monthly maintenance to the wife...14 Apr, 2022, 09.32 PM IST
- Wife's allegation of infidelity is cruelty, says HC; grants divorce to husbandHolding that the allegations of illicit relations were not true, Court granted divorce to the man while setting aside a trial court's order...06 May, 2018, 08.07 PM IST
- Denial of sex by wife during pregnancy not cruelty: Delhi High CourtDelhi High Court said if the wife wakes up late in the morning or wants tea to be served in bed would at best show that she is lazy, and "l...06 Nov, 2016, 10.04 AM IST
- Wife's demand for privacy not cruelty towards husband: Delhi High CourtThe observation came as the bench dismissed a plea by the husband who had challenged a 2010 trial court order dismissing his petition seeki...16 Oct, 2016, 09.33 AM IST
- Omar Abdullah's divorce plea dismissed by courtPrincipal Judge Arun Kumar Arya rejected the politician's plea, saying that he could not prove his claims of "cruelty" or "desertion" which...30 Aug, 2016, 07.55 PM IST
- Irretrievable breakdown to be ground for divorceThe Cabinet will clear amendments to the Hindu Marriage Act on Thursday.10 Jun, 2010, 03.05 AM IST
- Don’t keep saying ‘not tonight, honey’One Of the fundamentals of marriage is sexual gratification, the supreme court has ruled.29 Mar, 2007, 01.46 AM IST
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