Author: Matrimonial Advocates

“The right of the petitioners to marry a person of their own choice is indelible and protected under the Constitution, which cannot be diluted in any manner whatsoever,” the court said. In a recent legal pronouncement, the Delhi High Cour...

The Delhi High Court recently adjudicated a petition seeking a reduction in monthly interim maintenance payments from ₹25,000 to ₹15,000. This petition was predicated upon the wife’s possession of a B.Sc. degree. In its verdict, the court reinf...

The Court added that there should be mutual respect between the husband and wife in a marriage. The marriage would be disrupted if either side forces any condition on the other, the Court said. In a recent legal precedent established in the case of K...

A recent verdict from the Delhi High Court dictates that, in accordance with Section 5(i) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, a second marriage is impermissible if one of the spouses from a previous marriage is still alive. To put it in simpler terms, y...

In its dismissal of a criminal revision application brought forth by the petitioner-husband, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has emphatically underscored that the maintenance claims of a financially dependent wife should not be prejudiced solely on acc...

“This Court strongly believes that a parent cannot be a guest in their child’s life. If visitation rights only are granted for limited hours, it may not be sufficient for the child to have a comfortable time with the father or mother, whoever m...

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, exercising judicious discretion, has issued a directive for a meticulous scrutiny of all complaints and First Information Reports (FIRs) wherein wives allege their husbands’ involvement in extramarital relatio...

“The very fact that the wife had not only claimed but also accepted pendente lite maintenance during the appeal from the first husband fortifies that the marriage was not finally dissolved.” Delhi High Court’s Pronouncement on Marriage Validity...

The Court also noted that the spouses had been living separately for over ten years. While granting the divorce, the Court directed the husband to pay ₹1 crore as permanent alimony within 3 months. In a recent legal adjudication, as exemplified by th...

“During the process of reevaluating the awarded maintenance quantum in a matrimonial dispute, the Jharkhand High Court has enunciated a legal standpoint. This perspective accentuates the husband’s moral duty to provide maintenance to his ...