Woman living with another man without divorcing first husband seeks maintenance as wife: Allahabad HC says she was not legally married to him; claim rejectedThe Allahabad High Court has set aside a Family Court order granting maintenance to a woman after holding that she failed to establish she ...
13 Jul, 2026, 12.15 PM IST
Amitabh Bachchan's co-star is a Mumbai University gold medalist, became an actress accidentally, but left Bollywood at the peak. Why did she quit movies?Perizaad Zorabian, known for Bollywood Calling, Joggers Park, Ek Ajnabee, unexpectedly left acting career at its peak to return to her fami...
26 Jun, 2026, 06.19 AM IST
Husband can’t be ordered to pay child maintenance if DNA test conclusively proves he is not the father, rules Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court ruled a husband is not obligated to pay child maintenance if a DNA test confirms he is not the biological father, even if...
22 Apr, 2026, 02.55 PM IST
Misuse of law: Grandfather’s bid to reopen child maintenance case when father is alive & able rejected by Madras HCIn a recent ruling, the Madras High Court turned down a grandfather's petition for child support from his ex-daughter-in-law, highlighting ...
28 Nov, 2025, 11.34 AM IST
Jackie Bezos, Jeff Bezos’s mother, dies: All you need to know about Amazon founder’s big familyJackie Bezos, mother of Jeff Bezos and an early Amazon investor, passed away in Miami on August 14, 2025, at the age of 78, due to Lewy bod...
15 Aug, 2025, 05.53 PM IST
SC reverses child custody order after minor has mental breakdownThe Supreme Court overturned its previous order regarding a child custody case. This decision came after a 12-year-old experienced a mental...
17 Jul, 2025, 01.17 PM IST
Do kids have legal right to property of father who divorces and remarries?As per the Hindu Succession Act, 2005, every child is a Class I legal heir and has a right by birth to the property of their biological fat...
26 Nov, 2024, 04.02 PM IST
Is Prince Harry's paternity under question? Rumors around that hurt the late Princess DianaRumors that Princess Diana's old lover, James Hewitt, is Prince Harry's biological father greatly wounded Diana and lingered for many years...
28 Sep, 2024, 10.04 PM IST
Our father died intestate; how will his properties be divided?Readers' estate planning queries answered.
15 Jan, 2024, 06.30 AM IST
My uncle died recently, left me equity shares via will. If I sell the shares, how will my gains be taxed?Raj Lakhotia, Founder, Dilsewill answers readers estate planning queries.
15 May, 2023, 06.30 AM IST
Government opposes same-sex marriage, says it will wreak 'havoc' in societyThe Centre has argued that "Parliament has designed and framed the marriage laws which are governed by the personal laws/codified laws rela...
13 Mar, 2023, 12.28 AM IST
Mother being natural guardian of child has right to decide surname: Supreme Court"A surname refers to the name a person shares with other members of that person's family, distinguished from that person's given name or na...
28 Jul, 2022, 07.45 PM IST
My father has willed his house to my brother. Is there a way I can contest the will later, if needed?Though one can bequeath his self-acquired property to anyone or a loved one according to his wish, such a bequest can also be challenged on...
11 Jun, 2021, 11.08 AM IST
Sheena Bora murder case: Mukerjea couple, others face day-long quizzingYesterday, the police had claimed that Indrani confessed to murdering Sheena and that they were probing the financial transactions of Indra...
04 Sep, 2015, 10.59 PM IST
Sheena's father Siddharth Das quizzed, statement recordedSheena Bora's biological father Siddharth Das has been quizzed by Mumbai police and his statement recorded in connection with the her murde...
04 Sep, 2015, 10.17 AM IST
- 'Separated wife can get relief for hubby's accident death'
A woman, who is living away from her husband and is not legally divorced, would be entitled to compensation after his death in accident cas...
08 Sep, 2008, 08.07 PM IST
- Conceived in Japan, abandoned in Jaipur
She's only 11 days old, and already her fate is tied in legal knots and international complications.
06 Aug, 2008, 09.03 AM IST