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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Once a marriage was voluntarily registered under the Kerala Registration of Marriages Rules, the registrar cannot cancel the entry merely because the parties later claim their marriage is invalid, the Court said. The Kerala High Court recently clarif...
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The girl alleged that she had been forcibly married to a contractor in Bihar to settle her parents’ financial liabilities and was being threatened for attempting to escape. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court directed the Delhi and Bihar Police to ensure...
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“The statutory provisions for maintenance are intended to protect the spouse, children or parents from destitution and vagrancy, and they declare the public policy of the nation. Thus, the above legal principle is equally applicable to an agreement a...
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