Author: Matrimonial Advocates

 A Division Bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Neena Bansal Krishna observed that a wife should not be a constant reminder of one’s financial limitations. In a recent ruling, the Delhi High Court established that consistent disparaging comments ...

 The Calcutta High Court, in a recent adjudication, underscored the welfare nature of maintenance provisions delineated in Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). The Court elucidated that the stringent standard of proof, akin to that d...

Exercising its plenary powers conferred by Article 142 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court is vested with the authority to decree the dissolution of matrimonial ties when one party has protractedly deserted the other and persists in refusing all a...

In a recent judicial pronouncement, the Allahabad High Court underscored the legal imperative imposed upon a husband, irrespective of his employment status, to provide financial support to his wife in accordance with the provisions of Section 125 of ...

“Even if the mother is less capable financially, she becomes no less competent to ensure the welfare of the child, and the father will still be under an obligation to ensure the financial well-being of the child.” In a big legal decision, the Delhi H...

In its adjudication, the Madras High Court explicated that there exists no legal impediment precluding a sister from initiating a maintenance petition on behalf of her minor brother within the ambit of Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. I...

The Supreme Court decided that children from marriages declared void or voidable are entitled to a share in the property hypothetically divided between their parents. In a legal proceeding, the division and ownership of agricultural lands, treated as...

The Court said that the person who is converting to another faith must be explained the tenets, rituals, and expectations inherent in religious conversion. On Friday, the Delhi High Court ruled that individuals changing their religion for marriage wi...

A division bench of Justices PB Bajanthri and Ramesh Chand Malviya dismissed a plea filed by a man who sought custody of his wife aged less than 17 years. The Patna High Court has recently affirmed that a husband lacks any inherent right to pursue cu...

The Court quashed an FIR registered against the relatives of the husband who had been accused of cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code by the wife. In the recent case of Sandesh Madhukar Salunkhe & Anr v. State of Maharashtra & ...