Author: Matrimonial Advocates

Launch of Electronic Supreme Court Reports (e-SCR) Project” – Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Chandrachud announces on Monday The Chief Justice of India, D.Y Chandrachud, announced the launch of the electronic Supreme Court Reports (e-SCR) p...

The Patna High Court has issued a ruling that a daughter-in-law is not eligible to seek maintenance from her father-in-law under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. This ruling was issued by a Single Judge Bench, presided over by Justice Suni...

The Calcutta High Court recently issued a ruling stating that infertility in a woman does not constitute a valid reason for seeking a divorce. The Court emphasized that requesting a divorce by mutual consent from a wife who is experiencing trauma due...

In India, maintenance laws have been criticized for disproportionately affecting men. Initially designed to support women with limited education and job opportunities, these laws have recently been used as a means of ongoing harassment for men who ar...

The Delhi High Court has said that Section 17 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 will not bar parties from having legal practitioners represent them before the Maintenance Tribunal. Section 17 of the 2007 Act spec...

The Court said that in matrimonial disputes, it is usually the family members who would know about incidents which happen within the four walls of the house. The Madras High Court recently observed that evidence adduced by victim-woman’s relati...

Hapur/ Mathura: As she waited for the judge to call her case file, Rinki stared at two advocates in the Mathura courtroom in disbelief and disdain as they argued over the sordid details of another woman’s married life. This wasn’t the first time...

25% rise in dowry cases in 2021, reveals NCRB data. The data shows a slight decline of 3.85% in the number of dowry-related deaths in the country in 2021, compared to 2020. As many as 13,534 cases were registered in the country under the Dowry Prohib...