“Taunting on the ground of not being able to conceive cannot be taken as sufficient grounds for continuation of proceedings against (the sisters-in-law) under Section 498A, IPC,” the Court said. The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently rule...
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The Court passed the judgment on the husband’s appeal seeking setting aside of Family Court’s 2023 decision to not grant him divorce. The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently ruled that a husband’s unexplained relationship with another woman ...
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In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Wednesday highlighted a concerning trend where victims of dowry harassment are increasingly making accusations against their husband’s relatives. The court dismissed a dowry harassment case against the wo...
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The Court made it clear that Talaq-e-Ahsan doesn’t violate the 2019 Act banning instant triple talaq. On Wednesday, the Bombay High Court clarified that the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, which criminalizes instant t...
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Courts must be circumspect in taking allegations made under Section 498A IPC at face value, particularly when a divorce case is ongoing, the Court said. The Supreme Court recently quashed criminal proceedings filed against a woman’s in-laws under Sec...
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In case a mother-in-law is harassed or physically or mentally tortured by the daughter-in-law or any other member of the family, certainly she could be brought within the fold of aggrieved person, the Court ruled. The Allahabad High Court has ruled t...
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Courts will have to look into allegations of misuse of such legal provisions on a case to case basis, the top court said. The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalizes cruelty by a husband or h...
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The statutory mandate under Section 14 of the HMA serves a crucial purpose in discouraging hasty dissolution of marriages and ensuring due deliberation before seeking divorce. Orissa High Court: In an appeal challenging the Family Court’s dismissal o...
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Two unmarried daughters and a son of senior citizen in 2014 had moved the trial court for maintenance from their father. The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that adult, unmarried daughters who are physically and mentally capable a...
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The Punjab & Haryana High Court was considering a Revision Petition against an order of the Family Court by which the Application filed by the Petitioner for grant of interim custody of the minor child was dismissed. The Punjab & Haryana High...
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