The Allahabad High Court ruled that a Hindu marriage governed by the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 cannot be declared void at the instance of the in-laws at a belated stage by alleging that the bride was underage at the time of the marriage. The Court not...
Read MoreThe Allahabad High Court recently quashed a Family Court order that had dismissed a wife’s maintenance claim solely on the ground that she was a YouTuber earning from reels. Justice Harvir Singh observed that the Family Court concluded that the wife ...
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The Kerala High Court recently held that when there is prima facie evidence of long cohabitation between a man and woman, the plea for a DNA test of the man to determine the paternity of a child who is born out of the relationship cannot be rejected....
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The family court in Hyderabad directed a respondent not to pronounce second or third talaq until further orders, after his wife approached the court seeking its intervention. Principal judge, family court-cum-additional chief judge P. Laxmi...
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During a divorce proceeding, it is common that there is one spouse’s property with another spouse. There can be other issues relating to the movable as well as immovable property between the warring couple. Family Courts in India have jurisdiction to...
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The Karnataka High Court has held that family courts cannot insist on the personal presence of parties at the time of presenting petitions before the family courts if they are represented by advocates acting as their authorised agent.
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This article explains the jurisdiction of Family Courts in India.
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This article addresses the Application of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 that is mentioned in the Section 14 of the Family Law. Before we discuss this section we must know what Section 14 of the Family Law talks about.
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