June 9, 2025 -

J&K High Court: Lok Adalat Award Unenforceable If DV Act/CrPC Case Filed Anew

Posted on June 9, 2025June 9, 2025 by Matrimonial Advocates

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court was considering a Petition challenging the award passed by the Lok Adalat as also order passed in the Execution Petition. The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court ruled that a Lok Adalat Award become...

Domestic Violence: ₹1 Cr Awarded, Husband’s Family Called ‘Crorepati’

Posted on June 9, 2025June 9, 2025 by Matrimonial Advocates

Observing that the husband and his family are ‘crorepatis’, a Mumbai sessions court recently increased the compensation for a woman — subjected to 20 years of abuse, humiliation, and domestic violence — from ₹5 lakh to ₹1 crore. Additiona...