In a significant ruling on January 21, Justice Vivek Jain of the Madhya Pradesh High Court turned down a husband’s request for a medical examination of his wife, which he had sought to prove her alleged refusal to engage in sexual relations. The Cour...
Read MoreThe Court rejected a challenge by the parents of the deceased jawan to the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972. The Delhi High Court has officially validated the legal provisions that allow the childless widow of a deceased Central governmen...
Read MoreThe trial court had disinherited a woman, one Rehmani, on the basis of the customary rights prevailing in the Meo ethnic group of the Mewat region. In a significant judgment regarding the case of Mohd. Ashraf and Another v Sadiq (Since Deceased) thro...
Read MoreIn a significant legal precedent concerning matrimonial obligations, the Allahabad High Court has determined that a wife is ineligible to claim maintenance if her own conduct, or that of her family, has directly resulted in her husband’s loss o...
Read MoreThe Court refused to quash DV Act proceedings against a man after finding signs of a marriage‑like relationship, but dropped a case against his parents and current wife. The Bombay High Court’s Nagpur Bench has reaffirmed that long-term domesticity, ...
Read MoreWhen no declaration is sought regarding illegitimacy of the child and the issue only relates to adultery of the wife, DNA test can be ordered, the Court said. The Madhya Pradesh High Court has confirmed a lower court’s directive allowing a husb...
Read MoreEducated and independent adults must be aware of the inherent uncertainties attached to relationships, the Court said. The Delhi High Court recently clarified that the legal system must not be used to punish individuals when consensual relationships ...
Read MoreThe Allahabad High Court ruled that a Hindu marriage governed by the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 cannot be declared void at the instance of the in-laws at a belated stage by alleging that the bride was underage at the time of the marriage. The Court not...
Read MoreThe Allahabad High Court recently quashed a Family Court order that had dismissed a wife’s maintenance claim solely on the ground that she was a YouTuber earning from reels. Justice Harvir Singh observed that the Family Court concluded that the wife ...
Read MoreThe condition prescribed under Section 13B(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act is directory and not mandatory, the Court said. In a ruling with far-reaching implications for divorce law, the Delhi High Court held that the requirement of spouses “living sepa...
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