Author: Matrimonial Advocates

The Court said that while the substantive right to receive maintenance may emanate from other laws, a quicker and shorter procedure to obtain the same has been provided under the DV Act. The Allahabad High Court’s recent ruling reinforces the e...

The Delhi High Court declared that engaging in a suicide attempt and then blaming the husband and his family amounts to a grave act of cruelty, as stated on Tuesday. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait, leading the court, underscored that such conduct exposes ...

The Bombay High Court affirmed a decision mandating a man to pay interim maintenance to his wife and minor son, emphasizing that a woman living in her matrimonial home is entitled to financial support for essential expenses. Justice Neela Gokhale hig...

A divorced Muslim woman is entitled to receive Mahr, a lump sum amount payable by the husband to the wife at the time of divorce. In a recent ruling, the Bombay High Court determined that a divorced Muslim woman retains the right to claim Mahr, a lum...

In a recent legal development, the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack has granted a divorce in a matrimonial dispute, emphasizing the withholding of physical intimacy and non-consummation as grounds for mental cruelty. The case involved an appeal lodged...

Headline: Supreme Court Grants Permission in Maintenance Dispute In a noteworthy development, Justice Rajesh Bindal has granted permission in a maintenance case where the respondent allegedly declined to accept notice, resulting in the service being ...

In a recent judgment, the Bombay High Court clarified that the entitlement to maintenance for divorced Muslim women is determined at the time of divorce and remains unaffected by the remarriage of the former wife. Justice Rajesh Patil, presiding as a...

The Patna High Court observed that merely being the son does not confer the right to reside in a property exclusively owned by their father. Top of Form In that context, the Bench of Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice Partha Sarthy observed t...

The Punjab and Haryana High Court reiterated that no condition for automatic cancellation of bail can be imposed while granting bail. The Court was deciding a petition under Section 483 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) seeking to set aside the c...

The Delhi High Court asserted that cruelty arises when a couple is denied the companionship vital for a thriving marriage, emphasizing the unsustainable nature of such conditions. Withholding a conjugal relationship was specifically identified as an ...