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A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan took the view that in the interest of justice, courts should […]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in its pronouncement, articulated that there exists no statutory constraint precluding a court from adjudicating

In Gurugram, Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Anil Kumar Yadav rendered a verdict on November 9, sentencing Ms. Malti Bhatnagar,

The Bombay High Court at Goa, recognizing the significance of a child’s relationship with both parents, granted visitation rights to

In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court clarified that a Judicial Magistrate does not possess the jurisdiction to entertain a

The Telangana High Court has underscored that the determination of maintenance claims necessitates the submission of affidavits by both parties,

The petition filed by a husband contesting the interim maintenance awarded to his estranged wife, citing his job loss as

On November 6, 2023, the Supreme Court, noting non-compliance with the articulated guidelines on maintenance elucidated in the case of

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has issued a directive mandating a Muslim petitioner to provide financial maintenance to his

The Supreme Court has pronounced that, in accordance with Sections 15 and 16 of the Hindu Succession Act (HSA), the

The Supreme Court underscored the permissibility of adducing a Section 65-B certificate pursuant to the Indian Evidence Act at any

Justice Sanjay Dhar of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has clarified that challenging orders issued under Section

Such type of cases are being filed in the heat of the moment over trivial issues, without proper deliberation, the

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has made it clear that the decisions of a family court regarding maintenance under Section

The Court noted that the prosecutrix appeared to have willingly entered and sustained a relationship for over a year and

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that petitioners are exempt from paying ad valorem court fees when bringing

The Kerala High Court has established that the Family Court is legally empowered to consider a petition seeking remedies under

“Considering the undisputed status of wife’s residency in Australia, the provisions of Section 19 of the Act would not come

A bench led by Justice Vinay Joshi ordered an investigating officer to consider the evidence produced by the accused booked

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted approval for the transfer of a divorce case initiated by the husband from