“Third party must not intentionally and wrongfully interfere with marital relationship by acts calculated to alienate the affection of a spouse The Delhi High Court held that a spouse can file a civil suit claiming damages from the other spouse...
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The Delhi High Court recently upheld a family court’s decision to examine the husband’s Income Tax Returns from the past two years to evaluate his capacity to pay maintenance. The husband, a practicing advocate, had reported a “significant decline” i...
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The Delhi High Court observed that relationships between consenting adults, even if one of them is married, should not be evaluated through outdated notions. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma remarked that when two adults decide to cohabit or engage in a ...
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The Court allowed enhanced maintenance payable to the wife to ₹14,000 from the ₹10,000 that had earlier been fixed in 2012 when the husband’s salary was lower. The Delhi High Court has held that an increase in a husband’s earnings along with th...
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The Court noted that in adultery-related matrimonial disputes, parties are entitled to seek call detail records, tower location data, hotel bookings, and similar material, provided the requests are precise, relevant, and proportionate to the issues i...
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Madras High Court cancels Rs 30000 monthly maintenance for wife, citing her substantial income, but upholds support for the couple’s minor son as per Justice P.B. Balaji’s ruling. The Madras High Court has set aside a family court’s order directing a...
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The Delhi High Court was considering a Writ Petition filed by the CISF Constable against his dismissal from service on allegation that he had contracted a second marriage while his first marriage was subsisting. The Delhi High Court, upholding the di...
Read More“A plain reading of Section 17 DV Act confers upon every woman in a domestic relationship the right to reside in the shared household, irrespective of whether she has any right, title or beneficial interest in the same. However, it does not create a ...
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The husband challenged the order of the Family Court to pay an interim maintenance of Rs. 30,000 each to the wife and minor son. The Madras High Court observed that Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act is meant to grant interim maintenance solely to ...
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The octogenarian, an Army veteran, had challenged a family court order directing him to pay a monthly interim maintenance of ₹15,000 to his 77-year-old wife. A husband who possesses the means to support his wife is legally and morally obligated to do...
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