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The Court said that the person who is converting to another faith must be explained the tenets, rituals, and expectations inherent in religious conversion. On Friday, the Delhi High Court ruled that individuals changing their religion for marriage wi...

A division bench of Justices PB Bajanthri and Ramesh Chand Malviya dismissed a plea filed by a man who sought custody of his wife aged less than 17 years. The Patna High Court has recently affirmed that a husband lacks any inherent right to pursue cu...

The Court quashed an FIR registered against the relatives of the husband who had been accused of cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code by the wife. In the recent case of Sandesh Madhukar Salunkhe & Anr v. State of Maharashtra & ...

The Court said that while the substantive right to receive maintenance may emanate from other laws, a quicker and shorter procedure to obtain the same has been provided under the DV Act. The Allahabad High Court’s recent ruling reinforces the e...

The Delhi High Court declared that engaging in a suicide attempt and then blaming the husband and his family amounts to a grave act of cruelty, as stated on Tuesday. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait, leading the court, underscored that such conduct exposes ...

The Bombay High Court affirmed a decision mandating a man to pay interim maintenance to his wife and minor son, emphasizing that a woman living in her matrimonial home is entitled to financial support for essential expenses. Justice Neela Gokhale hig...

A divorced Muslim woman is entitled to receive Mahr, a lump sum amount payable by the husband to the wife at the time of divorce. In a recent ruling, the Bombay High Court determined that a divorced Muslim woman retains the right to claim Mahr, a lum...

In a recent legal development, the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack has granted a divorce in a matrimonial dispute, emphasizing the withholding of physical intimacy and non-consummation as grounds for mental cruelty. The case involved an appeal lodged...

Headline: Supreme Court Grants Permission in Maintenance Dispute In a noteworthy development, Justice Rajesh Bindal has granted permission in a maintenance case where the respondent allegedly declined to accept notice, resulting in the service being ...

In a recent judgment, the Bombay High Court clarified that the entitlement to maintenance for divorced Muslim women is determined at the time of divorce and remains unaffected by the remarriage of the former wife. Justice Rajesh Patil, presiding as a...