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Marriage over, liability remains: HC orders husband to pay maintenance to wife despite his student status16 year old student married 25 years old girl; After marriage breaks down she asks for maintenance which he denies on the ground of being a...- Wife’s MBA degree or past employment with MNCs can’t stop her from demanding maintenance, rules HCAn Allahabad High Court ruling states a wife's education or earning potential does not disqualify her from maintenance. The court considere...
- Divorce: Husband not liable to pay maintenance when wife lives in continuous adultery, rules Kerala High CourtA husband has won a divorce case, avoiding maintenance payments. The Kerala High Court ruled that a wife living in continuous adultery is n...
- 'Look Out Circular' issued against husband by family court for not paying maintenance to wife and children: He gets relief in Karnataka HCThe Karnataka High Court has delivered a significant judgment stating that family courts lack the authority to issue look-out circulars (LO...
- No maintenance for wife who had a 10-year long live-in relationship with a married man; Allahabad High Court rulesThe Allahabad High Court has ruled a woman cannot claim maintenance from a man she lived with for ten years if she was still legally marrie...
- Mother sues son working in Gulf for Rs 25,000 support; Kerala High Court grants Rs 5,000, says son can't escape responsibility just because he is marriedA mother can claim maintenance from her son even if her husband is alive and provides support. The Kerala High Court upheld a Rs 5,000 mont...
- No maintenance for wife earning Rs 36,000 per month with 'no other liabilities', husband has old parents to look after; Allahabad HC rulingIn a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court dismissed a maintenance claim from a wife, who misrepresented her employment status as il...
- Wife sought Rs 50,000 interim maintenance; high court awards only Rs 2,500; here’s whyIn a family court battle, a wife sought a generous Rs 50,000 per month for her maintenance. However, the court granted her a mere Rs 2,500....
- Adult son, daughter take father to court seeking financial support for education; win case under Hindu lawA father must financially support his adult son and daughter's education. The Himachal Pradesh High Court ruled in favor of the children se...
- No alimony for wife as husband proved her extra marital affair and got divorced on grounds of adultery in Chhattisgarh High Court caseDivorce without alimony: The High Court ruled that a wife divorced on grounds of adultery is ineligible for alimony/maintenance under Secti...
- Women entitled to maintenance from second husband even if previous marriage legally subsisting: SCThe Supreme Court has ruled that a woman is entitled to claim maintenance from her second husband under Section 125 of the CrPC, even if he...
- SC verdict on maintenance to Muslim women brings back memories of 1985 Shah Bano caseSupreme Court decision echoes Shah Bano case, affirming Muslim women's right to seek maintenance. Controversy over obligations of Muslim hu...
- SC says Muslim women can seek maintenance from husbands after divorceThe Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that all women inclufing divorced Muslim females can file a petition under the Section 125 CrPC, which...
- Both parents liable for child maintenance, not solely the father's responsibility: High CourtThe Uttarakhand High Court has ruled that both parents are responsible for the maintenance of a child, overturning the traditional notion t...
- Cruelty and isolated acts of adultery by wife no bar to receiving maintenance from husband: HCJustice Chandra Dhari Singh, who was dealing with a challenge to a trial court directing the husband to pay monthly maintenance to the wife...
- Criminal cases in Mumbai family court see decline in 6 yearsHowever, fresh cases instituted in the family court in the last three years have remained, more or less the same, an RTI response revealed.
- Right to maintainance of a wife absolute, Section 125 of CrPC applicable on divorced womenThe Supreme Court on Monday said the right to maintenance of a wife was absolute and no exceptions could be made,
- Narendra Modi marital status case: Offence committed but FIR cannot be filed nowThe court said "an offence is committed under section 125(A)(3) of Representation of People (RP) Act by not disclosing facts" about Modi's ...
- Anna Hazare supporters booked for violating prohibitory ordersThe supporters of Hazare-led IAC had gathered at Connaught Place as part of their agitation to drum up support for a strong Lokpal law.
- The term 'wife' should include live-in partner too: SCA two judge bench of the Supreme Court has favoured broad meaning of the term ‘wife’ to include live-in partners for the purposes of mainte...
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