Author: Matrimonial Advocates

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that once cruelty is established, a divorce decree must be issued, and any suit for restitution of conjugal rights must be dismissed. This ruling was made by the Lucknow Bench in a series of appeals filed under Sect...

“You both do not have any love for your child and are just fighting on the child’s expense,” the Court added on finding that the child had been sick since last November. On Monday, the Supreme Court expressed concern for the well-be...

The court observed,”Interfaith couples who choose not to convert for marriage can register their union under the Special Marriage Act.” In Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court emphasized that interfaith couples can marry und...

The Kerala High Court noted that some wives lodge criminal cases with vague accusations to damage the reputations of their husbands and their relatives. This comment was made in the context of a criminal miscellaneous case filed under Section 482 of ...

In a recent judgment, the Allahabad High Court clarified the provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961 and the Uttar Pradesh Dowry Prohibition Rules of 1999. The court highlighted a troubling pattern where grooms and their families are prosecut...

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently denied protection to an interfaith couple, stating that a marriage between a Muslim man and a Hindu woman is invalid under Muslim Personal Law. The couple, who claimed to be in love, had approached the Marriage ...

The Allahabad High Court emphasized that the primary residence of a minor is pivotal in establishing a court’s jurisdiction for guardianship petitions, irrespective of any temporary relocation at the time of filing the petition. The Bench clari...

The Allahabad High Court observed that even though the wife has retracted her divorce petition, the husband’s counterclaim will persist, stressing the necessity for its separate consideration. The wife lodged an appeal disputing the Family Cour...

MP High Court asserted that while physical cruelty ceased after leaving the matrimonial house, the psychological impact of separation and the trauma induced by dowry demands persisted. Madhya Pradesh High Court: In a case seeking to quash an FIR for ...

The Madhya Pradesh High Court emphasized that according to Order VIII Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Code, it retains the discretion to allow the submission of a Written Statement even after the prescribed deadline, provided exceptional circumstances ...