Court cannot pontificate on matters relating to morality, a Division Bench of the High Court said. The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held that there is no legal restriction preventing an adult woman from residing with a man who is already marrie...
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The Chhattisgarh High Court observed that mocking a husband for being unemployed and making unreasonable demands during a period of financial hardship, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, constitutes mental cruelty and can serve as valid grounds for divor...
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“Justice to this child is a factor not to be ignored. Rather, his assertion demands that truth be known, when truth has to be established, as it undoubtedly can,” the Court said. The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that a man’s right t...
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The ruling is considered a significant relief for men entangled in prolonged legal proceedings stemming from false matrimonial allegations. In a noteworthy decision, the Gurugram district court admitted a ₹1.80 crore damages suit filed by a UK-based ...
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The Court directed Delhi Police to ensure safety of a couple that had eloped and married against family wishes. The Delhi High Court recently instructed the Delhi Police to ensure protection for a couple who claimed they were threatened after marryin...
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“Justice to this child is a factor not to be ignored. Rather, his assertion demands that truth be known, when truth has to be established, as it undoubtedly can,” the Court said. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that a man’s ri...
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When the relationship gets strained, it appears that exaggerations are made, the Court observed. The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court has held that remarks about a wife’s attire or cooking skills do not amount to cruelty under Section 498A o...
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The Delhi High Court has stayed a Magistrate Court’s order directing the auction of a husband’s purported share in a family property. The order had been issued in execution of maintenance orders previously obtained by the wife, dated 26.04.2017 and 2...
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The Court invoked its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to end the marriage, holding that the relationship had irretrievably broken down. On Monday, the Supreme Court brought an end to an eight-year-long matrimonial dispute by granting a d...
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A friend cannot be said to be a relative as he is neither a blood relative nor does he have any relation through marriage or adoption, the Court noted. The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court recently held that a husband’s friend is not liabl...
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