Author: Matrimonial Advocates

The Delhi High Court concluded that children do not inherently have the right to attend a particular school of their choice. It underscored that the entitlement enshrined in Article 21A of the Constitution and Section 12 of the Right to Education Act...

In a groundbreaking legal decision, the Rajasthan High Court has underscored the supremacy of constitutional morality over societal norms in a recent criminal case presided over by Justice Birendra Kumar. This ruling sets a significant precedent in l...

In its verdict dated March 1, 2024, the Jharkhand High Court has ordered a maintenance case to be sent back to the Family Court due to the issuance of an ex-parte order without the wife’s submission of an income affidavit. A single judge bench ...

 The Madras High Court recently clarified that interim maintenance orders issued under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act are considered interlocutory and cannot be appealed under either Section 28 of the Hindu Marriage Act or Section 19 of the Fam...

Significantly, the Court said that same-sex, transgender, interfaith or inter-caste couples must be provided immediate protection before they are asked to establish the threats they face. The Supreme Court of India recently released a comprehensive s...

The Delhi High Court has noted that compelling a wife to perform household tasks against her health constitutes cruelty. “In our opinion, when a wife indulges herself to do household chores, she does it by affection and love for her family. However, ...

 The Kerala High Court upheld the Family Court’s decision to grant divorce despite the wife’s later withdrawal of consent, citing the mutual agreement as the basis for dissolution of marriage. In an appeal lodged against the Family Court&...

The Karnataka High Court underscored the importance of substantial prima facie evidence in cases where a husband, in pursuit of divorce, seeks to have his wife undergo a psychiatric evaluation by a Board of Psychiatrists, expressing concerns about he...

 The Allahabad High Court has stressed the importance of considering the husband’s payments towards personal loan installments when determining the monthly maintenance allowance for the wife under Section 125 of the CrPC. Justice Surendra Singh...

The Allahabad High Court stressed the obligation of courts presiding over maintenance cases to direct the concerned parties to furnish a comprehensive affidavit detailing their financial assets and liabilities. In a particular instance, the wife init...