Author: Matrimonial Advocates

The Court also held that when there is evidence to presume legitimacy, courts cannot order a DNA test to determine paternity. The Supreme Court recently ruled that if a marriage is intact between a man and a woman, and they had access to each other, ...

In the matter at hand, the Family Court ordered for payment of Rs. 3,000/- maintenance. The High Court noted that without producing any proof of the infidelity of his wife, the husband simply character assassinated his wife. Orissa High Court: A Sing...

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a Hindu marriage cannot be dissolved within one year based solely on mutual incompatibility, unless exceptional hardship or extreme depravity is demonstrated, as per Section 14 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. ...

The Supreme Court has directed that appearance notices issued to accused persons or suspects under Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (or Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita) must not be served via WhatsApp or other electr...

The Court said there must be references to specific words used, contextual details or any gestures that could demonstrate a criminal intent to insult the modesty. The Supreme Court recently ruled that Section 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which...

On Thursday, January 24, the Supreme Court expressed serious concerns over the extensive delays by Bar Councils in verifying advocates’ law degrees and enrolments. A bench led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, along with Justices Sanjay ...

The Delhi High Court has upheld that men have an equal right to legal protection against cruelty and violence, just like women. Justice Swarana Kanta dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of a wife who caused burn injuries to her husband by pouring bo...

The Court said that while sweeping allegations against the husband’s in-laws will not stand, such allegations must be examined on a case-to-case basis rather than viewing them as false as a thumb rule. The Kerala High Court recently observed th...

On December 10, the Supreme Court dismissed a Section 498-A IPC (cruelty) case filed against a husband and his in-laws, emphasizing concerns about the growing trend of implicating an entire husband’s family in matrimonial disputes. The Court st...

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court ruled on Wednesday that a man cannot be held liable for abetment of suicide merely because a woman ended her life after their long-term relationship ended. Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke granted relief to a man ...