Family pension cannot be denied on the basis of the divorce proceedings during the husband’s lifetime: J&K High Court
Justice Rahul Bharti emphasized that family pension is a legally recognized right that can only be taken away if permitted […]
Child Visitation Unrelated to Maintenance, Husband Still Obligated to Pay Despite Wife’s Income
The maintenance laws in India have been observed to disproportionately impact husbands. While these laws were originally implemented to provide
Video of Sara Ali Khan supposedly touching a security guard goes viral; raises debate around laws protecting men’s dignity
Sara Ali Khan stepped out with her friend Sharmin Sehgal last weekend and a video of her entering the plush restaurant
Insulting, using abusive language would not amount to abetment of suicide: Bombay High Court
The High Court said that the intention of the accused to instigate the deceased is an essential ingredient for constituting
Violation of Article 21: Arrest Without Warrant in Absence of Cognizable Offence Design: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently restated that the police cannot use Section 151 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to
Domestic Violence has to be proved or shown by the aggrieved party to get relief under the DV Act: Bombay High Court
Justice S.G. Mehare’s bench was handling a petition that disputed the ruling and directive of the Additional Sessions Judge. The
Bail denied to man in POCSO considering the consent of minor irrelevant
The Karnataka High Court has denied bail to a defendant accused of violating the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence
Neglecting responsibility for a child’s treatment does not constitute cruelty under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)
The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently dismissed a criminal case filed by a woman against her husband and in-laws, ruling
Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind objected petitions filed in Supreme Court seeking recognition of same-sex marriages
Maulana Mahmood Madani, representing Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind and a former Member of Parliament, has requested to intervene in the ongoing case
Remarried widow won’t be disentitled from claiming motor accident compensation: High Court of Bombay
The recent judgment by the Bombay High Court stated that a widow who remarries is not disqualified from receiving compensation
Domestic Violence complaint can be filed by Transgender person undergone sex change surgery: High Court of Bombay
The Bombay High Court has recently ruled that a transgender woman who has undergone sex reassignment surgery has the right
Supreme Court ruled an amendment to Hindu Succession Act while partition lawsuit ongoing on, parties can seek benefits even before final decree passed
The Supreme Court has ruled that if a partition lawsuit is still ongoing and a final decree has not been
PILs seeking implementation of uniform laws on divorce, adoption, and maintenance rejected by Supreme Court
Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay filed a batch of petitions in the Supreme Court seeking gender and religion-neutral laws governing divorce, adoption,
Nawazuddin Siddique and his ex-wife summoned by Bombay HC stating court is concerned about the children
Actor Nawazuddin Siddique and his estranged ex-wife Aaliya, also known as Anjana Pandey, have been summoned by the Bombay High
9 year old girl allowed to stay with her maternal grandmother by P&H HC as her mother didn’t stopped her stepfather from sexually abusing her
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that if granting custody to either parent does not benefit the child,
Fresh hearing of bail application ordered in POCSO case by Kerala High Court invoking powers under Section 482
The Kerala High Court has remanded a bail application in a POCSO case for fresh consideration by the trial Court,
Liability of maintenance on husband even if he is a begar :P&H High Court
The High Court of Punjab and Haryana has stated that a husband, even if he is a professional beggar, is
FIR will be filed against the son of Max Group founder as per the direction of the Delhi court for entering into a fake marriage with woman
The Delhi court has directed the registration of an FIR against Veer Singh, the son of the founder of Max
Calcutta High Court rejected the request to lift stay on the warrant for arrest of cricketer Mohammad Shami in domestic violence case
On Tuesday, Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) of the Calcutta High Court affirmed the decision of the Sessions Judge, Alipore to
Bombay High Court upheld divorce decree stating “making accusations against a spouse in a newspaper, whether or not they are defamatory, can damage reputation”
In a matrimonial dispute case, the Bombay High Court has stated that publishing accusations against a spouse in a newspaper,
Domestic Violence Act doesn’t provide for maintenance for refusing or neglecting to maintain a wife: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently held that a wife cannot be awarded maintenance on the grounds of “refusal and neglect”