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On December 10, the Supreme Court dismissed a Section 498-A IPC (cruelty) case filed against a husband and his in-laws, emphasizing concerns about the growing trend of implicating an entire husband’s family in matrimonial disputes. The Court st...

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court ruled on Wednesday that a man cannot be held liable for abetment of suicide merely because a woman ended her life after their long-term relationship ended. Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke granted relief to a man ...

The court ruled that a woman cannot seek reinstatement or alternative accommodation under the Domestic Violence Act after a divorce. The Kerala High Court has ruled that reliefs under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act),...

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India declared that bail in marital disputes should not be dependent on conditions such as mandatory maintenance payments. A bench comprising Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice S.V.N. Bhatti set aside a P...

The Bombay High Court on Friday quashed an FIR lodged by a judicial officer against her husband and in-laws, accusing them of cruelty and other offences, deeming it a retaliatory act in a matrimonial dispute. A division bench of Justice A.S. Chandurk...

“The interest of the minor child is paramount,” the Court reiterated. The Supreme Court recently ruled that in child custody disputes, a father’s visitation rights cannot come at the expense of the child’s health and well-bein...

The Court emphasized the urgent need for family court judges to exercise their judicial mind with heightened sensitivity and responsibility. The Allahabad High Court recently emphasized the need for the judicial system to prioritize the swift resolut...

The Supreme Court has ruled that a divorced wife cannot seek permanent alimony solely to attain financial parity with her ex-husband. Highlighting a concerning trend in matrimonial disputes, the Court noted that maintenance or alimony should not be t...