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Kerala High Court upholds conviction of a father for sexually assaulting his minor daughter

“In a tradition-bound society like ours, particularly in rural areas, it would be quite unsafe to throw out the prosecution case merely on the ground that there was a delay in lodging the FIR.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Mother alleged to have extra-marital affair, will father be granted custody of children? Guj HC decides

Gujarat High Court: Ashok Kumar C. Joshi, J., denied granting child custody to father, wherein the mother was alleged to have extra-marital

Case Briefs High Courts

When parents are alive, can a son claim his share in property of his parents? Bom HC answers

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of G.S. Patel and Madhav J. Jamdar, JJ., held that Asif i.e. son has no rights

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

In joint custody of child, can mother unilaterally decide on child’s citizenship? Singapore Family Court decides

District Court Appeal (Family Division): Debbie Ong, J., while granting joint custody of a child to mother and father held that the

Case Briefs High Courts

Due to father’s field job, mother granted custody of child: Did Chh HC also grant contact and visitation right to father? Read

Chhattisgarh High Court: In a child custody battle, the Division Bench of Goutam Bhaduri and Rajani Dubey, JJ., reiterated the position of

Case Briefs High Courts

Law on Custody | 9-year-old child prefers to stay with mother’s father and his family members and shows animosity towards father: Whether father will get custody of child or not? Bom HC decides

Bombay High Court: Addressing a matter wherein a child’s mother was diagnosed with cancer due to which she started living at her

Case Briefs High Courts

Can a girl be treated as property and given in donation? Bom HC addresses in light of “Daanpatra” executed by father of a daughter

Bombay High Court: Vibha Kankanwadi, J., while directing Child Welfare Committee, Jalna to hold an inquiry on an expeditious basis in respect

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Unmarried daughter, even if earning, can’t be assumed to have sufficient resources to meet matrimonial expenses’: Del HC orders father to pay marriage expenses of daughters

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh, JJ., expressed that, Kanya Daan is a solemn and pious

Case Briefs High Courts

Significance of ‘sterling witness’ in a matter wherein a daughter alleges that her father raped her: Bom HC examines whether daughter’s evidence was of ‘sterling quality’ or not

Bombay High Court: Anuja Prabhudessai, J., while addressing a matter of a daughter alleging rape by her father expressed the significance of

Case Briefs High Courts

Harassment to grab senior citizen’s property | 94-year old father approaches Court stating he doesn’t want his daughter even for one-minute longer: Read Bom HC’s decision

Bombay High Court: Noting in case after case, complaints from senior citizens that their own sons and daughters are harassing them, Division

Case Briefs High Courts

Law on Maintenance | Father having to bear expenses of other dependents can ignore from sharing equal responsibility of son’s educational expenses? Bom HC elaborates

Bombay High Court: Expressing that mother and father are equally responsible to equally share the education expenses of the child, Division bench

Case Briefs High Courts

Law on Custody | Husband alleged to have been cause of wife’s death who committed suicide. Will this be a consideration for granting custody to father of corpus? All HC elaborates

Allahabad High Court: Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, J., decided an issue with regard to the habeas corpus petition for custody of a

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Husband is bound to compensate wife who, after spending on children, may hardly be left with anything to maintain herself

Delhi High Court: Expressing that husband must also carry the financial burden of making certain that his children are capable of attaining

Case Briefs High Courts

Self-Acquired Property of father on mortgage, can sons interfere with father’s right to dispose and deal with property? Sikkim HC explains

Sikkim High Court: If a father keeps his self-acquired property for the purpose of mortgage, can his sons interfere in the same?

Case Briefs High Courts

Custody of minor child, can it be determined on basis of work commitment of one parent and availability of ample time with another? Bom HC decides while determining question of custody, visitation rights and more

Love and affection of both parents is considered to be the basic human right of a child.

Case Briefs High Courts

Daughter turning major, will not be entitled to maintenance from father? Andhra Pradesh HC explains the law

Andhra Pradesh High Court: While explaining the law on whether father is obligated to provide maintenance to his daughter irrespective of the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Maintenance amount being paid to son scaled-down, but period of maintenance increased: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and MR Shah, JJ., modifies the maintenance amount being to a son.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi HC decides that Father’s obligation to maintain a child cannot end once he/she turns 18 years of age. Read why

Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., while allowing in part the revision petition filed challenging the Family Court’s maintenance order made a

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Father rapes minor daughter, but conviction under S. 376(2) (i) IPC set aside. Why? Read Court’s opinion in light of S. 164 CrPC || Detailed Report

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Prasanna B. Varale and S.M. Modak, JJ., while addressing the present matter expressed that: “…relationship

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Can a daughter approach Family Court on behalf of her father to challenge validity of his marriage? OR only parties to marriage can challenge validity? Read in light of S. 7 of Family Courts Act

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of R.D Dhanuka and V.G. Bisht, JJ., addressed a concern wherein a daughter filed a petition