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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: HC
The 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.