A Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice N Kotiswar Singh flagged the “worrying trend” of attributing criminality to the male partner after a consensual sexual relationship turns sour later. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled that a ...
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The Centre said that it is not as if a woman’s consent is obliterated by marriage, but only that consent violations within marriage would not attract rape law; there are other remedies. The Union government filed an affidavit in the Supreme Cou...
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Taking note of the series of conflicting judgments on the said issue, a Division Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice PB Varale referred the matter to a larger bench. The Supreme Court is scheduled to determine whether alimony under Sections 24 a...
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The marriage between the parties is emotionally dead and there is no point in persuading them to live together any more, the Supreme Court remarked while it dissolved a marriage invoking its powers Article 142 of the Constitution. In this case, the h...
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Rajnesh vs Neha & ors. BACKGROUND: Maintenance is the legal obligation that a responsible person is supposed to pay toward the welfare and upkeep of their dependent. The following judgment is delivered in a Criminal Appeal arising out of an app...
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The Supreme Court said family courts should grant visitation rights in such a manner that a child is not deprived of the love and care of either parent.
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