Author: Matrimonial Advocates

The Court further said that if a student fails an exam or a client loses a case and commits suicide for such reasons, the examiner or the lawyer cannot be held liable either for suicide abetment. The Delhi High Court recently emphasized that in cases...

The proceeding u/s 125 CrPC. is summary in nature in which only prima facie it has to be seen that the applicant is the wife of opposite party. It is a social legislation enacted for protecting the wife, minor children, and parents of a person from v...

The Court made the observation while setting aside a man’s conviction under Section 498A, IPC (cruelty) and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act 1961. The recent verdict from the Patna High Court underscores that when a husband solicits finan...

The Court further observed that compelling a married woman to live in her parental home on account of non-fulfillment of demand of dowry would also amount to mental harassment. The recent ruling from the Madhya Pradesh High Court has established that...

Madhya Pradesh High Court noted that Supreme Court has emphasised on the broad interpretation of the term “wife” under Section 125 of CrPC and the presumption of marriage in cases of long cohabitation. The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently rendered ...

The Court made the observation while quashing proceedings against eight relatives of a man. However, the Court upheld proceedings against the man and his mother. The Karnataka High Court has stated that relatives of husbands are often embroiled in ca...

The Hindu Marriage Act does not say that kanyadan is essential for the solemnization of a Hindu marriage, the Court noted. The recent pronouncement from the Allahabad High Court underscores that the customary practice of ‘Kanyadan,’ where...

The Court emphasised that a matter would fall under the purview of family court only when the circumstances have a direct bearing on the marriage. The recent judgment from the Delhi High Court highlights that family courts do not hold exclusive autho...

 The Allahabad High Court has determined that a woman referred to as a ‘second wife’ cannot lodge a complaint under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (which concerns cruelty) against her husband. However, if there’s a demand fo...

Telangana High Court: Passport Denial on Grounds of Pending Criminal Cases Deemed Unjustifiable; Personal Liberty Encompasses Passport Ownership In a recent judgment, the Telangana High Court emphasized that the mere existence of a pending criminal c...