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Tri HC | How are ‘economic abuse’ and ‘domestic abuse’ synonymous? HC explains in light of S. 3 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

Tripura High Court: S.G. Chattopadhyay, J., elaborated on the aspect of economic abuse in term of Section 3 of the Protection of

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Ker HC | If a neglected wife is being maintained by her eldest son, would that exempt the husband from his liability to maintain the wife under S. 125 CrPC? HC explains

Kerala High Court: Mary Joseph, J., while addressing an issue of maintenance under Section 125 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, expressed that

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Bom HC | Husband alleged that wife hid her actual date of birth & since he intended to marry a ‘Mangalik Yog’ girl, fraud was played upon him. Here’s how HC solved the matter

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of A.S. Chandurkar and N.B. Surawanshi, JJ., upheld the decision of the family court. Present appeal

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Bom HC | Wife, a chattel? On refusing to make tea, husband assaults wife with a hammer. HC observes ‘imbalance of gender – skewed patriarchy’

Bombay High Court: Revati Mohite Dere, J., while addressing a very significant issue of assault, expressed that: “There is imbalance of gender

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Bom HC | Husband making wild allegations that wife, her relatives, secured false certificates to get employment. Does husband’s conduct amount to ‘Mental Cruelty’ to wife? HC explains while upholding Family Court’s decision

Bombay High Court: The Division bench of A.S. Chandurkar and Pushpa V. Ganediwala, JJ., upheld the family court’s finding that “the behaviour

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Madras HC | Payment of Maintenance under S. 125 CrPC: From the ‘date of application’ or ‘date of order’? HC answers in view of SC decision

Madras High Court: K. Murali Shankar, J., addressed the issue with regard to payment of maintenance, whether from the date of application

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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

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All HC | Whether issuance of writ of habeas corpus at the behest of a husband to regain his wife is available as a matter of course? Read on

Allahabad High Court: Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, J., expressed that: The remedy of writ of habeas corpus at the instance of a

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Del HC | Permanent residents of Singapore, residing there since 2012, wife seeks an injunction for suit filed in Singapore by husband regarding matrimonial dispute. HC rejects appeal. Why? Read on

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli, JJ., upheld the Family Court’s decision and directed the parties

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Madras HC | Husband and Wife living separately for past 13 years. Can cooling-off period under S. 13-B of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 be waived off, if sought mutually ? Read on

Madras High Court: J. Nisha Banu, J., while addressing a revision petition directed the Family Court to waive off the cooling-off period

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Del HC | While calculating husband’s income for granting maintenance to wife, can husband’s mother who receives her independent pension and rental income be counted as a dependant to be maintained by husband? HC explains

Delhi High Court: Suresh Kumar Kait, J., while addressing a criminal revision petition concerning a matrimonial dispute expressed that: “..husband cannot wriggle

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Bom HC | Can a person be held liable under S. 302 IPC on the basis of ‘last seen’ theory and not being able to offer sufficient explanation? Significance of ‘last seen’ theory in establishing homicidal nature of death discussed

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Sadhana S. Jadhav and N.J. Jamadar, JJ., while addressing the present matter, expressed that: Where

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Del HC | Can an application under S. 24 HMA survive beyond dismissal of the main divorce proceeding? Read why HC dismissed the application for maintenance pendente lite

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J., dismissed an application filed under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act on finding no

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Del HC | What is the scope of power of revision of HC under CrPC? Court discusses while denying interference in matrimonial matter

Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., while addressing the present revision petition expressed that: “A court in revision considers the material only

Fact ChecksNews

Fact Check: Has the Punjab & Haryana High Court observed that a wife is eligible for family pension even if she murders her husband?

An article published by India Today claimed that the Punjab and Haryana High Court in an unusual judgment had recently observed that

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Del HC | Wife denied enhancement of maintenance due to being wealthier than husband || Reasoned Order of HC 

Delhi High Court: Suresh Kumar Kait, J., dismissed a petition seeking enhancement of maintenance granted to a wife. The instant petition was

Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CIC | Whether husband is entitled to seek information re wife’s bank details and IT Returns? Commission answers while discussing who is “third party”

Central Information Commission (CIC): Neeraj Kumar Gupta (Information Commissioner) held that: “Since filing of the Income Tax Returns by an individual with

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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

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Del HC | Central Government and/or prescribed officer draw power to award maintenance to wife and children of Air Force personnel from provisions of Air Force Act

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Asha Menon, JJ., while addressing the instant matter, observed that: The wife

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Guj HC | Will permanent alimony granted to a Muslim woman be conditional to her remarriage? Detailed report untangling significance of ‘Permanent Alimony’ & ‘Periodical Maintenance’

Gujarat High Court: The Division Bench of J.B. Pardiwala and Vireshkumar B. Mayani, JJ., while addressing the issue of grant of permanent alimony