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'Not speaking not marital cruelty': SC frees husband sentenced to jail over wife's suicide after 13 days of silence between themSupreme Court has acquitted a man convicted of cruelty after his wife died by suicide, ruling that 13 days of non-communication between spo...- Husband wanted wife to stay home with his parents; her decision to pursue career despite his disapproval is not cruelty, rules Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has ruled that a wife's career choice is not cruelty. A woman's decision to open her own dental clinic was opposed by her...
- Psychology says people who feel jealous of their spouse’s success aren’t always toxic, sometimes it reveals a hidden identity crisisThe psychology behind people who feel jealous of their spouse’s success reveals a complex blend of self-esteem, identity, social comparison...
- Assam passes Uniform Civil Code bill amid Opposition protestsAssam has passed the Uniform Civil Code Bill. This new law establishes a common legal framework for marriage, divorce, succession, and live...
- Husband claimed wife wasn't doing household work; HC orders him to pay Rs 20,000/month as wives not ‘deemed maids’The husband, a Chartered Accountant (CA) by profession, had in 2004 filed for a divorce on the ground of cruelty, claiming that “wife was n...
- Husband takes Rs 25.06 lakh loan in wife’s name, runs off with car, jewellery & then seeks maintenance; HC slaps Rs 15 lakh cost on him for false affidavitA husband took Rs 25.6 lakh personal loans in his wife's name, spent the money on a lavish lifestyle, and fled with her car and jewellery. ...
- WhatsApp chats can’t end marriage: Bombay HC questions divorce granted on digital evidence, remands case for fresh hearingThe Bombay High Court has set aside a divorce decree that was granted solely on the basis of WhatsApp chats, underscoring the importance of...
- Court grants divorce to husband after wife calls him 'paaltu chuha'The Chhattisgarh High Court validated a divorce, citing mental cruelty after a wife called her husband a "pet rat" for obeying his parents....
- Asking an educated, earning wife to contribute to household expenses is not 'cruelty': HCThe Calcutta High Court has stated that expecting an educated, working wife to help with household costs isn't 'cruelty' as defined by Sect...
- 'Taunting husband is cruelty': HC says verbal fights, unreasonable demands can be grounds for divorceThe Chhattisgarh High Court granted a 52-year-old lawyer a divorce, citing mental cruelty by his wife. Her actions included taunting him ov...
- Secret recordings between husband and wife a sign of a broken relationship, admissible in court as evidence: SCThe Supreme Court has ruled that secretly recorded conversations between spouses are admissible as evidence in matrimonial cases, overturni...
- Mental cruelty: Know how a husband won a divorce battle in High Court as wife mocked his physical infirmity; Permanent alimony amount to be decidedIn 2025, the Odisha High Court validated a divorce decree, affirming that a wife's demeaning remarks about her husband's physical disabilit...
- 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 ...
- Threatening or attempting suicide is cruelty, ground for divorce: Bombay HCThe Bombay High Court has upheld a family court decree granting a man a divorce on grounds of cruelty. The man alleged his wife threatened ...
- Wife watching porn, masturbation not cruelty to husband, says HC rejecting divorce pleaThe Madras high court ruled that a woman's private act of masturbation and watching porn does not constitute cruelty towards her husband. T...
- Delhi HC grants divorce to chef Kunal Kapur on ground of crueltyThe high court allowed Kapur's appeal challenging a family court's order denying him divorce and said it is a settled position of law that ...
- Calling spouse 'bhoot', 'pishach' not cruelty: Patna HCThe case was later transferred to Nalanda from Nawada upon a prayer by the father-son duo, who ended up being slapped with rigorous impriso...
- Wilful denial of sexual relationship by spouse cruelty: Delhi HCThe Delhi High Court has ruled that the wilful denial of a sexual relationship by a spouse amounts to cruelty, upholding a divorce granted ...
- Mistress can't be booked for cruelty to wife: HCThe Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court has ruled that a woman having an extra-marital affair with a married man cannot be booked und...
- Don’t keep saying ‘not tonight, honey’One Of the fundamentals of marriage is sexual gratification, the supreme court has ruled.
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