The husband and his father had remained in jail for 109 and 103 days respectively in the cases registered by the woman. In a rare directive, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a woman and her parents to publicly apologize for harassing her former h...
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As per the guidelines, the cases registered under Section 498-A of Indian Penal Code (IPC) are required to be referred to the Family Welfare Committee of the concerned district for settlement of the issues. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ordered the n...
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Noting that gifts exchanged during marriage are usually not treated as dowry, the Allahabad High Court stayed criminal proceedings against three individuals charged under the Dowry Prohibition Act and the UP Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act. Justi...
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The Court said that the right to privacy cannot override the right to a fair trial when a spouse seeks to prove cruelty in divorce proceedings. The Supreme Court has ruled that a spouse can rely on audio recordings of phone conversations with their p...
Read MoreThe Court also observed that marriages are not merely a social contract but a spiritual union that binds two souls together. The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court recently raised concerns over the increasing misuse of matrimonial laws and undersc...
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A woman had sought directions against her husband to clear the outstanding dues for a residential flat jointly booked by them in 2020 as part of a reconciliation effort. The Bombay High Court has held that a property still under construction and not ...
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The Court made the observation while hearing a case involving a 27-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl. The Bombay High Court at Aurangabad recently held that it would be premature to quash cases filed under the Protection ...
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Khula, a mode of dissolution of marriage among Muslims, is initiated by the wife when she does not want to continue with the marital tie. The Telangana High Court on Tuesday ruled that a Muslim woman has the absolute right to dissolve her marriage th...
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To deny a trans woman the status of a ‘woman’ for the purpose of legal protection under Section 498A IPC solely on the ground of her reproductive capacity is to perpetuate discrimination, the Court ruled. The Andhra Pradesh High Court has...
Read MoreThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that a husband may rely on his wife’s WhatsApp chats—even if accessed without her consent—as evidence in a divorce proceeding to establish adultery. The Court observed that while the right to privacy is c...
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