“Maintenance pendente lite/permanent alimony u/s 24 or 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 may be claimed by either wife or husband. The phrase “sufficient for her or his support” has to be interpreted to mean that applicant is able to maintain with r...
Read MoreThe Delhi High Court has pronounced that the entitlement of women to assume the role of Karta within a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) remains uninhibited by legislative prescriptions or traditional Hindu legal norms. In articulating their decision, the...
Read MoreThe Karnataka High Court has highlighted the impropriety of summarily rejecting a mutual divorce petition solely due to unsuccessful mediation caused by the non-appearance of the parties. In the context of an appeal challenging the Family Court’...
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