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A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
alimony
Spouse can’t be directed to pay permanent Alimony without a formal application under S. 25 of Hindu Marriage Act: MP High Court
“Without demanding permanent alimony in the written statement or by a separate application, Trial Court would not have granted permanent alimony to the respondent/wife.”
‘Party’s financial independence does not preclude maintenance, especially in cases where marriage subsisted for long’: SC grants Rs. 50 Lakhs alimony to wife in 21-yr-old matrimonial dispute
A sum of Rs. 50 Lakhs has also been awarded to the daughter, in line with the principles of safeguarding the interests of children suffering under distress of such prolonged matrimonial disputes between the parents.
Supreme Court calls for consistent approach in seeking and granting alimony regardless of spousal wealth; criticises trend of seeking alimony as means to equalise wealth
The wife claimed that her husband’s net worth is Rs 5000 crores, but the Court decided to grant permanent alimony of Rs. 12 crores noting that the wife in the instant case has sought equalisation of status not just with the husband but also with his ex-wife and opined that this cannot be an acceptable approach.
Justice Ritu Bahri, 13th Chief Justice of Uttaranchal High Court, retires after a tenure of 8 months
Justice Ritu Bahri who retires on 10-10-2024, made history as upon her elevation on 04-02-2024, she became the first woman Chief Justice of Uttaranchal High Court.
False criminal prosecution by wife against husband and his family amounts to cruelty: Allahabad High Court
“For the act of cruelty committed, once arrest of parents of a spouse is caused on false allegations or allegations found to be false during a criminal trial, no further or strict proof of cruelty may be prescribed or applied by Courts.”
“Holy Quran and Hadith say that husband has a duty to look after his wife and children especially when they are in disablement”: Karnataka HC
The Court further pointed out that the instant petition did not make a strong case for violation of rules of reason and justice.
Know Thy Judge| Justice Alok Aradhe: 6th Chief Justice of Telangana High Court
Justice Alok Aradhe was sworn in as Chief Justice of Telangana High Court on 23-07-2023 by the Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan. He succeeded Justice Ujjal Bhuyan who has been elevated as a Judge in the Supreme Court of India. Justice Aradhe has formerly served as Judge in Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh High Courts.
Punjab and Haryana High Court reiterates marriage is irretrievably break down if parties are living separately for many years
Punjab and Haryana High Court: In an appeal filed by the appellant/husband seeking the dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty
Able bodied person having the ability to earn is not entitled to seek permanent alimony from wife; Karnataka High Court dismisses appeal
Karnataka High Court: The Division Bench of Alok Aradhe and J.M. Khazi, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed by a husband
Irretrievable breakdown of Marriage: Chh HC dissolves marriage on appeal filed by husband against trial court order
Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay S. Agrawal, J., reversed the judgment of the trial court and granted divorce in an application filed by
110 Reports from 20 High Courts: Money Laundering, Child Marriages, Rule of Law, PC & PNDT Act, Adultery, Media Trial and more | April RoundUp 2022
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Media Trial, Permanent Alimony, Child Marriages, Live-in Relationships and more | 11 Legal Stories of the Week
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Unworkable Marriage | Wife makes unfounded, indecent and defamatory allegations against husband to his senior officers, destroying his career & reputation: Mental Cruelty or not? P&H HC elaborates
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Expressing that, Matrimonial cases are matters of delicate human and emotional relationship, the Division Bench of Ritu
Alimony to Husband, Compassionate Appointment to Illegitimate Child, Marriage Expenses of Unmarried Daughters, Maternity Leave to Contractual Employees and much more| Read 11 Legal Stories of the Week
Interesting picks from this week’s legal stories from High Courts to District Courts Alimony Whether husband is entitled to claim alimony under
Whether husband is entitled to claim alimony under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955? Bom HC decides
Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J., held that provision of maintenance/permanent alimony being a beneficial provision for the indigent spouse, Section 25
Divorce| Wife’s act of rejecting posh accommodations of up to Rs. 30 lakhs rent per month “unreasonable”; “Similar” doesn’t mean “totally identical”: SC
Supreme Court: In a divorce proceeding, where a wife had “rejected” all the options for rented accommodation “similar” to her Industrialist husband’s
P&H HC | Wife entitled to increase alimony after an increase in husband’s salary, HC upholds
Punjab and Haryana High Court: In a revision petition filed against the enhanced amount of alimony H.S. Madaan, J., upheld Family Court’s
2020 Wrap-Up — Family Law & Allied Provisions
In our series of 2020 wrap-ups, let’s revisit and take a dive at some of our stories on family laws and how
Bom HC | If the wife is earning something for livelihood, can the same be a ground to refuse alimony under S. 24 of Hindu Marriage Act? Read Court’s ruling reiterating SC’s decision
Bombay High Court: Mangesh S. Patil, J., in the present application directed the husband to pay an amount of Rs 10,000 towards alimony