Author: Matrimonial Advocates

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has ruled that an appeal under Section 29 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act) can be made against an interim order passed by a Magistrate under Section 23 of the DV Act, and that th...

The Karnataka High Court has invalidated the marriage of a Christian couple, ruling that the woman had misrepresented and concealed her true age during the marriage ceremony. The husband had filed a petition under Section 18 of the Indian Divorce Act...

The Delhi High Court has permitted a 16-year-old minor to undergo a medical termination of pregnancy, as her father did not sign the necessary consent form despite earlier giving consent in court. With only a few days left until the minor reached 24 ...

Recognition of a specific type of social relationship cannot be considered a fundamental right. Gay couples seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage have faced opposition from the Central government, who filed an affidavit before the Supreme Co...

In this case, the applicant had filed an anticipatory bail application with the Allahabad High Court, seeking protection against his potential arrest. The applicant had stated that a friend had given him financial assistance of Rs. 17,50,000 for buil...

The Gujarat High Court has reaffirmed that the father, being the natural and lawful guardian of a child below the age of five, cannot be charged with an offence under Section 361 (Kidnapping from lawful guardianship) of the IPC for removing the child...

Justice Jagmohan Bansal’s bench recently upheld a family court order that required Lieutenant Colonel Sandeep Malik of the Indian Army to pay Rs. 55,000/- in maintenance to his wife and minor daughters. Justice Bansal observed that although Mal...

To guarantee complete inheritance rights for their three daughters, C Shukkur, an advocate, and his wife Dr Sheena Shukkur of Kerala, remarried on Women’s Day under the Special Marriage Act. The couple had initially wed in October 1994. A Musli...

The Karnataka High Court altered a previous ruling made by the Trial Court, which required a woman to receive a monthly maintenance payment of Rs.6,000 and to be given a room in her estranged husband’s shared residence. Justice V Srishananda, a...