Daughter becomes co-owner of family property via oral arrangement; she files tenant eviction case and wins in Supreme CourtA daughter, a co-owner of family property through an oral arrangement, has won a tenant eviction case in the Supreme Court. The court ruled...
11 Jun, 2026, 11.47 AM IST
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...
09 Jun, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
Qualified but not working? HC denies maintenance to doctor wife, says she can’t burden husbandThe Allahabad High Court has ruled that a qualified wife, capable of earning but choosing not to work solely to burden her husband, can be ...
09 Jun, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
Quote of the day by Ocean’s Eleven star George Clooney: ‘Shutting down the government is not how you make government work’ – hot take on effective governance, responsibility and democracyGeorge Clooney criticizes government shutdowns, stating they hinder effective governance and harm citizens. He emphasizes that elected offi...
08 Jun, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
Signed away maintenance agreement? HC says wife can still claim more; here’s whyA wife can still seek more maintenance money even after signing a waiver agreement for a lump-sum payment. The Punjab and Haryana High Cour...
03 Jun, 2026, 07.11 AM IST
Psychology says people who reach retirement with few close friends are not failures at relationships; they just made a quiet decision in their 30s that most people never have the courage to admit toMany people retire with few friends, but this can be a conscious decision made decades earlier. Science supports this approach, showing tha...
01 Jun, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
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...
29 May, 2026, 08.16 PM IST
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...
26 May, 2026, 08.00 AM IST
Why some divorce grounds apply only to wives: Supreme Court rejects a man's plea challenging the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging a provision of the Hindu Marriage Act that allows on...
11 May, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
'Mahabharata-like' divorce war: How Supreme Court settled bitter 10-year-long matrimonial dispute involving 80+ cases & Rs 5 crore alimonyThe Supreme Court has brought an end to a ten-year matrimonial dispute, annulling the marriage and describing it as a “Mahabharata-like” ba...
09 Apr, 2026, 12.34 PM IST
Parental wealth crucial when determining wife's maintenance? Bombay HC directs husband to deposit Rs 3 lakh; know why"What must be assessed is whether the claimant spouse has sufficient independent income to sustain herself," the court said. While highligh...
07 Apr, 2026, 05.43 PM IST
'No one should be forsaken’: SC cites Manusmriti, allows widowed daughter-in-law to claim maintenanceThe Supreme Court has ruled that a widowed daughter-in-law is entitled to maintenance from her father-in-law's estate, regardless of when h...
14 Jan, 2026, 04.26 PM IST
'She can earn' argument rejected: Allahabad HC says wife’s degrees, skills no ground to deny maintenanceThe Allahabad High Court has ruled that a wife’s education or professional qualifications cannot be used to deny her maintenance. The court...
12 Jan, 2026, 11.04 PM IST
Working wife can still claim maintenance, says Delhi HC; orders husband to pay ₹1.5 lakh monthlyThe Delhi High Court has ruled that a working woman is entitled to maintenance from her husband if her income cannot sustain the marital li...
12 Sep, 2025, 05.59 PM IST
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...
14 Apr, 2022, 09.32 PM IST
I am financially dependent on my husband. He has refused to provide for our child. What should I do?Husband is required by law to provide all the basic necessities, for your as well as your child’s maintenance. A wife does not have to beg ...
11 Jan, 2021, 06.30 AM IST
Money & Relationships: When can a woman claim maintenance from a man?Here are the laws and circumstances under which a woman can claim money for herself and her children whether she is separated or divorced. ...
30 Dec, 2019, 06.30 AM IST