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Punjab & Haryana High Court jails man for contracting second marriage while first wife’s divorce appeal was pending

Posted on December 6, 2025 by Matrimonial Advocates

The divorce granted to the husband by a family court had been stayed by a division bench of the High Court. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sentenced a man to three months’ simple imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹2,000 for entering into a se...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Rules That Professionally Qualified Wives Cannot Be Automatically Denied Maintenance

Posted on October 18, 2024October 18, 2024 by Matrimonial Advocates

While opposing maintenance claims, a husband will have to prove that the wife had given up on a profession just for the sake of seeking maintenance, the Court said. The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently held that a wife cannot be prevented from ...