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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Mere allegations of harassment or strained relations were not enough to sustain a conviction under Section 306 of Indian Penal Code, the Court said. In a recent judgment in Ravindra Singh v. State of Uttarakhand through Home Secretary, the Supreme Co...

In a recent civil matter, the Supreme Court made an oral observation noting that while a husband and wife have distinct personal reputations, they also share a collective “family reputation.” Consequently, damage to the husband’s reputation cou...