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Bail In Marital Disputes Can’t Be Conditional On Payment Of Maintenance: SC
Srikant Kumar @ Shrikant Kumar vs Bihar that: When application for bail is filed, the Court is required to impose such bail conditions which would ensure that the appellant does not flee from...Hits: 13291 -
Vaibhavi Rajendra Chalke vs Rajendra Ganpat Chalke that a wife filing a false complaint against her husband just for correcting his behaviour would not find place in harmonious relations a married...Hits: 15512
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Father’s Right To Visit Child Cannot Be At Cost Of Child’s Health And Well-Being: SC
Sugirtha vs Gowtham that in child custody cases, a father’s right to visit his child cannot be enforced at the cost of the child’s health and well-being.Hits: 12433 -
Ex-Wives Can’t Demand Lifestyle Matching Husband’s Growth: SC
Rinku Baheti vs Sandesh Sharda that ex-wives can’t demand lifestyle matching husband’s growth. We thus see that on the vexed issue of permanent alimony in cases of matrimonial disputesHits: 13368 -
Judiciary Must Prioritize Maintenance Cases Of Destitute Women: Allahabad HC
XXX vs UP that the judicial system must prioritize the expeditious disposal of maintenance cases concerning destitute women who are left without support from their parents, in-laws or husbands.Hits: 17796 -
Pabitra Adak vs West Bengal that: The allegation in both the cases arise out of the matrimonial dispute between the parties.Hits: 12831
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Difference In Legal Marriage Age For Men And Women Based On Patriarchal Bias: Allahabad HC
Sanjay Chaudhary v Guddan @ Usha that the difference in the legal age for marriage between men and women in India is nothing but a vestige of patriarchy.Hits: 13495 -
Husband Can Also Claim Alimony/Maintenance From Wife: Bombay High Court
Bhagyashri Vs Jagdish directing a school teacher to pay interim maintenance to her ex-husband, who claimed to have no sources of income.Hits: 17040 -
X vs Y that Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) is not meant to create an "army of idle people waiting for maintenance".Hits: 15751
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Allahabad HC Imposes Heavy Cost On Wife For Levelling Reckless Allegations Against Husband
YYY vs State of UP that has rejected a wife’s plea seeking cancellation of bail granted to her husband who she has accused of raping their minor daughter.Hits: 15653 -
Demanding Sexual Favour From Wife Not Cruelty: All HC
Pranjal Shukla vs Uttar Pradesh that was lodged by a wife against her husband ruling explicitly that the dispute stemmed from the couple’s sexual incompatibility rather than dowry demands or...Hits: 9501 -
ABC vs XYZ that a wife threatening to commit suicide would amount to cruelty.Hits: 18993
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Sexual Intercourse Between Husband And Wife Even If Forcible Cannot Be Considered Rape: Gauhati HC
Md Farid Ali vs Assam that the accused and victim who is a major were legally married and therefore, the sexual intercourse between the two even if forcible cannot be considered as rape.Hits: 14602 -
Well-Qualified Wife Should Not Remain Idle Just To Live On Maintenance From Husband: MP HC
Smt S vs A that well-qualified women should not remain idle ever and be dependent entirely on the maintenance amount from her husband.Hits: 10828 -
Kamaljeet Singh vs State of Punjab that a case under the Dowry Prohibition Act cannot be instituted without prior sanction of the District Magistrate.Hits: 13078
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India Cannot Afford Continuation Of Polygamy Anymore
It merits just no reiteration that India cannot afford now the continuation of polygamy anymore for anyone and there can be just no gainsaying that no one can ever be placedHits: 14629 -
Bombay HC Waives Off 6 Month Cooling Period For Divorce
Sneha Akshay Garg And Akshay Sunil Garg Vs Nil has waived off the six-month cooling-off period and granted divorce to a couple maintaining that a realistic approach needs to be adopted, keeping in...Hits: 15839 -
Hardik Prakash Shah vs Maharashtra has refused to quash the proceedings under Section 498A (Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)...Hits: 12673
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Illegal Talaq-E-Sunnat Not Punishable As Triple Talaq: Kerala HC
Sajid Muhammedkutty vs Kerala that if the intention is not to pronounce instantaneous and irrevocable talaq, it cannot be considered as talaq-ul-biddat.Hits: 11509 -
Ban On Child Marriage Applies To All Religions; Overrides Muslim Personal Law: Kerala HC
Moidutty Musliyar vs Sub Inspector Vadakkencherry Police Station that child marriage is prohibited by law for all, regardless of the religion they follow.Hits: 15928 -
Uniform Civil Code Needs To Become A Reality: MP HC
X v/s Madhya Pradesh that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) must not remain on paper alone and needs to become a reality.Hits: 11793 -
Married Policeman’s Live-In Relationship Amounts To Violation Of Service Rules: Jharkhand HC
RB vs Jharkhand that: It is unbecoming of a police personnel who was in live-in relation with another lady other than wife and amounts to violation of rules whereby the service conditions of the...Hits: 16927 -
Husband Can’t Avoid Maintenance By Merely Pronouncing Talaq Thrice: J&K&L HC
Fayaz Ahmad Wani vs Mst Hameeda that the mere pronouncement of Talaak or Talaq (a form of divorce) three times by a husband is not enough to end a Muslim marriage or to escape obligations such as...Hits: 16963 -
Muslim Women Illegally Divorced Through Triple Talaq Can Seek Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC: SC
Mohd Abdul Samad vs Telangana that a Muslim woman who has been illegally divorced by the pronouncement of triple talaq is entitled to seek maintenance from her husband as per Section 125 of the...Hits: 9583 -
Rahul Gandhi vs State that the accused was a married man and father of a child, she could not allege that the consent was obtained on a false promise of marriage.Hits: 13540
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Wife Refusing To Establish Physical Relations With Husband Amounts To Cruelty: MP HC
X vs Y that the denial of the wife for making physical relationship with the husband amounts to crueltyHits: 13667 -
Naziya Ansari vs UP And 2 Others that no one can restrain an adult from going anywhere that he/she likes, staying with a person of his/her choice or solemnizing marriage according to his/her will...Hits: 13206
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Cannot Deny Paternity Of Children While Refusing To Undergo DNA Test: Allahabad HC
S vs State of UP that a man cannot deny paternity of his children and at the same time refuse to undergo a DNA test ordering him to either provide maintenance or to undergo the test.Hits: 13840 -
M Sreenivasulu vs Andhra Pradesh that there is no utility in prolonging the proceedings under Section 498A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 where the Family CourtHits: 14772
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Sunny Alias Ravi Kumar vs NCT of Delhi that no wrongdoing can be attributed if two consenting adults indulge in consensual sexual activity, regardless of their marital status.Hits: 14849
