The Delhi High Court recently stated that “teenage love” is in a “legal grey area,” making it unclear if it can be considered a crime. Justice Subramonium Prasad noted that the Court has seen many cases where girls over 17 elope with boys they choose, but their parents pressure them to change their statements to …
The Delhi High Court stated that a husband must provide maintenance to his wife and children, even if the wife is able-bodied and can earn money. The Court noted that the Petitioner is not only insulting his wife but also all women by calling her a parasite and misusing the legal system. The Court was …
Single-judge Justice Vikas Mahajan held that Section 15A(10) of SC/ST Act, which mandates video recording of proceedings, does not carve out any exception as regards sexual offences. The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that all proceedings, including bail hearings under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989 (SC/ST Act), …
It is no secret that our country’s laws, including those related to 498A, are gender-biased, favoring women irrationally. In India, it has become a very common occurrence for women to abuse these laws and file false cases under 498A against their husbands in order to settle personal scores or clear personal vendetta, which sounds very …
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The Delhi High Court has observed that the family courts are expected to act with due application of mind without being hyper technical, having a litigant friendly approach. Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh observed thus:
