The Court held that a woman, who is the sole guardian of her biological child, must be considered capable of giving up her child for adoption under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act irrespective of marital status. The Madras High Court recently...
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The High Court found that an appellate court had reduced the monthly maintenance payable from ₹1.2 lakhs to ₹25,000 per month without any reasoning, and despite rejecting a plea to stay the interim maintenance order. The Bombay High Court recently ov...
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The Kerala High Court ruled that when a Magistrate orders maintenance for a daughter under Section 20(1)(d) of the Domestic Violence Act, they must clarify whether the order is made under Section 125 of the CrPC or Section 20(3) of the Hindu Adoption...
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