Children of second wife also entitled to inherit their late Hindu father’s ancestral property: Odisha High CourtChildren from a late Hindu husband's first and second marriages will share his ancestral property. The Odisha High Court clarified that off...
27 Oct, 2025, 05.15 PM IST
Supreme Court: Husband can use secretly recorded calls of wife as evidence in divorce caseThe Supreme Court has permitted a husband to use his wife's secretly recorded phone calls as evidence in their divorce case, overturning a ...
07 Oct, 2025, 10.00 AM IST
'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...
08 Aug, 2025, 05.22 PM 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
Marriage doesn't mean ownership of wife: HC slams husband for uploading intimate video without consentA man's application to quash a case against him for uploading an intimate video of himself and his wife on Facebook was dismissed by the Al...
24 Mar, 2025, 11.28 AM IST
Warts & all, marriage as choice for allThe Supreme Court in India has stated that it is not the role of the judiciary to expand the definition of marriage to include same-sex cou...
17 Oct, 2023, 11.24 PM IST
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...
13 Oct, 2023, 11.41 AM IST
How to resolve financial differences with adult childrenDuring the child’s physical progression from toddler to teenager and adulthood, the emotional weft starts to wear thin due to the increase ...
25 Nov, 2019, 10.41 AM IST
SC disagrees with government that adultery law is needed to save marriagesThe bench also questioned the law on various counts including that an extra-marital affair becomes non-punishable if the woman's husband st...
08 Aug, 2018, 08.56 PM IST
Supreme Court says IPC provision on adultery violates Right to Equality"Definitely the matrimonial sanctity aspect is there, but the way the provisions are enacted or made run counter to Article 14 (Right to Eq...
02 Aug, 2018, 04.30 PM IST
How will a constantly wired cohort define itself and the world?This generation on the contrary is to the palm-internet born. In some cases, even their birth was broadcast live on Facebook by enthusiasti...
30 Dec, 2017, 11.30 PM IST
How Right to Privacy can be a life-changerIn this new glow of freedom, the citizen stands tall, holding the inviolable right to wear what she wants, eat what she wants, live where s...
27 Aug, 2017, 10.28 AM IST
Ten things to know before getting hitchedDo you have a mature understanding of marriage and what it involves from you and your partner's socio-cultural and religious points of view?
08 May, 2016, 04.28 PM IST
Sex toys for women find more acceptance in Indian societyThe sex narrative in India is fast undergoing a shift as more women are having their say in an estimated Rs 2,500 crore sexual wellness pro...
24 Apr, 2016, 02.57 PM IST
Matrimony portals making serious efforts to counter rising tide of divorces, ensure lasting unionsMatrimony portals' efforts include counselling services and free books on the dos and don'ts of a happy marriage to mailers and links to so...
26 Jun, 2013, 01.43 AM IST