Family members can reject sale of joint HUF land and treat it as void if Karta sells it solely for personal benefit; Key legal rules you must knowIn a Supreme Court ruling from earlier this year, the sale of joint ancestral property was deemed invalid if it only benefited one family m...
02 Nov, 2026, 09.13 AM IST
No job or regular income? Husband cannot avoid wife’s maintenance, says Allahabad HCThe Allahabad High Court has delivered a landmark decision affirming that a husband's assertion of being unemployed does not absolve him of...
29 Oct, 2026, 10.04 AM IST
Son living in father's property receives eviction notice after family feud, he fights back in court; Delhi High Court orders son's family to vacateDelhi High Court upheld a father-in-law’s decree for possession of his Paschim Vihar flat but said his widowed daughter-in-law cannot be ev...
17 Oct, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
Your house is worth Rs 2 crore, but are you really retirement ready?While an expensive home is nothing less than an achievement, you must remember that the house in which you live produces no rent at all. Ap...
22 Sep, 2026, 04.12 PM IST
In 1905, Beatrix Potter bought Hill Top in the Lake District with book royalties; by 1943, she had left 4,000 acres and 15 farms to the National TrustBeatrix Potter strategically purchased Lake District lands using book profits and inheritance. She ensured farms remained working sheep far...
06 Sep, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
Sales didn't move, the profit went up. Here's the trick which is used to do thisHere is one that should make you look twice at any company you own. A company paid a supplier Rs. 394 crore, described in its accounts as a...
04 Sep, 2026, 08.33 PM IST
PM Jan Dhan scheme marks 12 years, number of accounts crosses 59 cr with Rs 3.17 lakh cr depositsThe Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana has completed twelve years of service. Over fifty-nine crore bank accounts now exist under this financia...
27 Aug, 2026, 02.45 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
Wife asked higher maintenance due to husband’s 8 bigha land, two houses, Rs 50,000 rental income; HC grants her Rs 3,750 maintenance, know whyA husband partly won his maintenance case as the Allahabad High Court reduced his wife's monthly payment. The court acknowledged the unpred...
04 Jan, 2026, 07.12 PM IST
Wife hid her Rs 1 lakh monthly salary; Madras High Court cuts her maintenance payment from Rs 15,000 to Rs 10,000The Madras High Court has reduced a wife's interim maintenance from Rs 15,000 to Rs 10,000. The court found she had concealed her actual in...
12 Nov, 2025, 11.58 AM IST
Wife seeks Rs 20,000 maintenance payment from husband working with Indian Railways; Delhi High Court rejects her demand due to this reasonThe Delhi High Court has denied a wife's appeal for maintenance. The court cited her failure to provide sufficient income documentation. Sh...
22 Sep, 2025, 12.08 PM IST
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...
19 May, 2025, 02.51 PM IST
Income Tax: Can you claim HRA tax exemption for society maintenance charges also?Usually, an employee's salary structure has HRA as one of its components. A salaried employee can claim tax exemption on HRA if he/she live...
26 Mar, 2025, 12.12 PM IST
Immediate Support: Hero FinCorp's Instant Personal Loans Now Available Up to Rs. 5 Lakh18 Jul, 2024, 07.00 PM IST
How to avail SBI home loanOne can avail an SBI home loan online and via the bank's YONO platform. Here is a look at the features and documents required to avail an S...
23 Sep, 2021, 01.47 PM IST
Can't allow man to run away from maintaining wife, kid: CourtThe court also directed the man, a juice vendor, to pay an additional Rs 5,000 as compensation to the complainant for mental and physical i...
02 Aug, 2015, 09.48 AM IST
Consider proof of income while awarding maintenance: Delhi sessions court"The trial court is directed to decide the quantum of maintenance after taking the affidavit of appellant's income," the judge said.
26 Nov, 2014, 05.25 PM IST