Husband gets relief from criminal case after mutual divorce: Odisha HC drops criminal case and dowry chargesThe Odisha High Court quashed criminal cases of 498A and dowry against a husband after he obtained a mutual consent divorce. The court rule...
14 Apr, 2026, 07.34 AM IST
Wife filed criminal case against brother-in-law alleging that her veins burst due to harassment for dowry; SC says allegations are vague and cancels 498A criminal caseThe Supreme Court quashed a dowry harassment case against a brother-in-law, deeming the allegations vague. The wife's FIR, alleging her vei...
14 Mar, 2026, 08.00 AM IST
Wife filed criminal cases against husband’s parents under Section 498A for instigating their son to demand dowry from her; she lost case in SC for this reasonSection 498A: The Supreme Court has provided relief to a husband's parents. A wife filed criminal cases under Section 498A of the IPC alleg...
12 Jan, 2026, 02.33 PM IST
Spouse, who hid details of past marriage has committed fraud; rules Delhi High Court and annuls marriageThe Delhi High Court upheld the annulment of a marriage, emphasizing the critical importance of honesty in matrimonial alliances. The husba...
16 Sep, 2025, 02.55 PM IST
Elderly parents facing 498A charges, win eviction case against daughter-in-law after 6-year fight; here’s what happenedThe Bombay High Court ruled in favor of elderly parents, ordering their son (husband) and daughter-in-law (wife) to vacate their property a...
11 Jul, 2025, 11.19 AM IST
Matrimonial Dispute: Husband loses job after wife wins case; Know how this impacts private and government employeesThe Madras High Court upheld the dismissal of a government employee due to a matrimonial dispute, classifying it as misconduct under Tamil ...
26 Jun, 2025, 01.26 PM IST
Sorry, Rs 3 lakh per annum, not Rs 30': Woman abuses man over typo in matrimonial profile, sparks viral debateA men's rights activist posted a chat with a woman who got angry after learning his true salary was Rs 3 lakhs per annum and not Rs 30 lakh...
28 Oct, 2024, 12.27 PM IST
Madras HC extends relief to Disney+Hotstar from being delisted from Google Play StoreThe streaming giant's move comes weeks after four more companies — streaming player Altt, audiobook portal Pratilipi, art and design platfo...
18 Jul, 2023, 10.44 PM IST
Madras HC to hear petitions against Google's payment policy implementation on June 8The petitions of the seven additional startups who have moved the Madras HC challenging Google’s notice asking them to either adopt the Goo...
07 Jun, 2023, 04.47 PM IST
SC raises issue of multiple statutes on custody of child"The question is that already there enough Acts. There are this Maintenance Act, the Guardians and Wards Act and the Protection of Women fr...
09 Feb, 2022, 08.51 PM IST
Gauhati High Court grants divorce to man after woman refuses to wear 'sindoor', 'shaka'"Her refusal to wear 'sakha and sindoor' will project her to be unmarried and/or signify her refusal to accept the marriage with the appell...
30 Jun, 2020, 12.01 PM IST
Bihar cops’ poor knowledge of English lands trader in jailAnother matrimonial lawyer who practices in Patna HC, Vinay Kumar Pandey, said the court had issued the order as the trader had defaulted i...
03 Dec, 2018, 10.37 AM IST
Parsi woman contests Raj-era personal lawShe said the procedure under the 1938 personal law was exasperatingly cumbersome, involving a system akin to jury decision.
17 Nov, 2017, 11.11 AM IST
Marriage brokers facing decline in clients as business gets 'hijacked' by online playersThe number of attendees for such camps has been decreasing ever since the alliance-seeking business was ‘hijacked’ by the online players.
22 Jan, 2016, 06.20 AM IST
The great Indian wedding drama: Bengaluru girl's rebellious matrimonial website goes viral"Not many people would visit my blog. So, I didn't expect many readers for this site", said Indhuja Pillai.
04 Mar, 2015, 08.08 AM IST
National Lok Adalat disposes 1.25 crore cases, disburses Rs 3000 croreLok Adalat was today inaugurated by Supreme Court judge Justice A R Dave and in the apex court itself 28 out of 53 cases were settled by th...
06 Dec, 2014, 10.10 PM IST
- High Courts have no power to transfer cases outside state: SC
The SC has ruled that High Courts have no power to transfer civil matters.
28 Sep, 2008, 02.56 PM IST