In a judgment delivered by Justice Rakesh Kainthla, the Himachal Pradesh High Court held that Section 31 of the Domestic Violence Act applies solely to penalizing violations of protection orders designed to prevent acts of violence against women, and...
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The High Court ruled that the notices defamed the husband while their divorce case was pending. The Calcutta High Court recently fined a woman ₹1 lakh for publishing two notices in The Telegraph, accusing her husband of intending to remarry while sti...
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JFCM Judge personally meets frail couple outside courtroom in Bodhan, dismisses case after assessing their condition NIZAMABAD: In a heartfelt display of compassion, a magistrate from the Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class (JFCM) Court in ...
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The judge held that the woman died as a result of prolonged starvation inflicted by her husband and mother-in-law, who deliberately withheld food and medicines from the deceased. A Kerala court has recently sentenced a man and his mother to life impr...
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The Supreme Court was considering a matter pertaining to the custody of children. The Supreme Court reaffirmed that a parent’s genuine love, care, and dedication cannot, by themselves, determine the outcome of a child custody case. The matter b...
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The father, who sought access to his three-year-old daughter, argued that under Muslim law, as the natural guardian, he should be awarded the custody of the child. The Bombay High Court on Monday observed that although religion can be considered when...
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The Port Blair circuit bench of the Calcutta High Court has directed a woman to pay ₹1 lakh to her husband for defamation after she published a baseless public notice in a local newspaper, falsely accusing him of remarriage. Justice Supratim Bhattcha...
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“Taunting on the ground of not being able to conceive cannot be taken as sufficient grounds for continuation of proceedings against (the sisters-in-law) under Section 498A, IPC,” the Court said. The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently rule...
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The Court passed the judgment on the husband’s appeal seeking setting aside of Family Court’s 2023 decision to not grant him divorce. The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently ruled that a husband’s unexplained relationship with another woman ...
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In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Wednesday highlighted a concerning trend where victims of dowry harassment are increasingly making accusations against their husband’s relatives. The court dismissed a dowry harassment case against the wo...
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