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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...- Family pension denied to daughter over divorce timing; Tripura High Court ruling explainedA daughter has been denied her father's family pension by the Tripura High Court. She divorced her husband after her father's passing. The ...
- Second marriage on the day of divorce is not invalid, rules Kerala High Court; here’s whyThe Kerala High Court ruled a wife's second marriage isn't automatically void if her first divorce decree was issued later on the same day....
- 'Ideal Indian wife' embodies strength, stays rooted in 'dharma' even after being deserted: Madhya Pradesh HCThe Madhya Pradesh High Court denied a man's divorce request. The court commended the wife for staying with her in-laws after her husband l...
- 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...
- 'Lived 2.5 years apart, paid Rs 2.37 cr alimony': Court ruling reveals Yuzvendra Chahal & Dhanashree's divorce detailsThe Bombay High Court has overturned a Family Court decision, granting Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and his wife Dhanashree Verma a wa...
- 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...
- 70-year-old Haryana farmer ends 44-year marriage after 11-year court battle, sells land to pay Rs 3 cr alimonyA Karnal couple finalized their divorce after 44 years of marriage and a 17-year separation. The husband, nearing 70, paid his wife Rs 3.07...
- Calling spouse 'bhoot', 'pishach' not cruelty: Patna HCThe case was later transferred to Nalanda from Nawada upon a prayer by the father-son duo, who ended up being slapped with rigorous impriso...
- Don't want to die with 'stigma' of 'divorcee': SC respects sentiments of 82-year-old wife, rejects husband's pleaThe Supreme Court of India has rejected a plea to terminate the 60-year marriage of an 82-year-old woman and her 89-year-old husband, an ex...
- Mumbai court rejects dowry allegations against Nawazuddin SiddiquiSiddiqui's lawyers have claimed Zainab have falsely claimed to be his wife.
- Husband treating wife as 'cash cow' amounts to cruelty, says Karnataka HCThe bench said, "it is evident that the respondent (husband) has treated the appellant as a cash cow and had a materialistic attitude towar...
- Keeping couple tied to legal bond would snatch away opportunity to lead fulfilling life, says HC; grants mutual divorce to coupleThe court's observation came while setting aside a family court's order which had rejected the second motion petition moved by the parties ...
- Delhi HC backs Uniform Civil Code, urges Centre to take necessary stepsThe court observed that the youth of India belonging to various communities, tribes, castes or religions who solemnise their marriages ough...
- Nirbhaya: SC dismisses Akshay's plea challenging rejection of his second mercy petitionThe Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed death-row convict Akshay Kumar's plea challenging the rejection of his second mercy petition by the...
- Judicially separated wife also entitled for maintenance: Supreme CourtA bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta set aside the high court's order and remanded the matter to it for fresh consideration.
- 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...
- Religous influence on social issues a concern for secular socitey, says Supreme CourtExpressing concern over growing influence of religion on social issues, the SC wondered how long India would remain a secular country but b...
- 'Deed of Divorce' not valid, but mutual divorce can sustain: HCBombay High Court has set aside a family court order which rejected a petition filed by a couple seeking divorce by mutual consent.
- Marital Rape: Parliamentary Panel and government decide against terming it a criminal offenceThe decision is significant as the three-member expert committee headed by JS Verma had recommended that marital rape be considered a crimi...
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