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Prayagraj, The Allahabad High Court has held that a habeas corpus petition cannot be used as a tool to secure the presence of a husband who is allegedly evading warrants in a maintenance case. A bench of Justices Siddharth and Vinai Kumar Dwivedi made the observation while dismissing a petition filed by Sangita Yadav. The court said it is for the concerned family court to initiate appropriate coercive measures to secure the presence of the husband in such cases. The petitioner had approached ...Read More >
Meerut , In a striking departure from conventional social attitudes, a family in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut marked a divorce not with silence but celebration. Retired judge Gyanendra Kumar Sharma welcomed home his only daughter Pranita Vashistha with drums, garlands and sweets, sending out a strong message against stigma, after a family court granted her divorce on Saturday. According to her counsels Rajeev Giri and Naseeb Saifi, Pranita had married an Army Major from Shahjahanpur on December 19, ...Read More >
Mumbai: Amid dating rumours with Vijay, Trisha Krishnan's cryptic posts on love and peace have left tongues wagging. The actress took to Instagram on Sunday and dropped a video and post focusing on peace, self-worth and love. "I'm at a stage in my life where I don't argue anymore. If you say an elephant can fly, you're absolutely right. Not because I agree, but because I don't care enough to convince you. I've learnt something important -- peace is more valuable than being right. Silence is ch ...Read More >
MEERUT: A retired judge in Meerut welcomed his daughter home with drums, garlands and sweets after her divorce, in a public show of support aimed at challenging the stigma surrounding marital separation.Gyanendra Kumar Sharma celebrated the return of his only daughter Pranita Vashistha after a family court granted the divorce on Saturday. Relatives welcomed her with garlands and distributed sweets. Many family members wore black T-shirts emblazoned with the message "I Love My Daughter," expressi ...Read More >
Meerut (UP), Apr 5 (PTI) In a striking departure from conventional social attitudes, a family in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut marked a divorce not with silence but celebration. Retired judge Gyanendra Kumar Sharma welcomed home his only daughter Pranita Vashistha with drums, garlands and sweets, sending out a strong message against stigma, after a family court granted her divorce on Saturday. According to her counsels Rajeev Giri and Naseeb Saifi, Pranita had married an Army Major from Shahjahanpur ...Read More >
Meerut (UP), Apr 5 (PTI) In a striking departure from conventional social attitudes, a family in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut marked a divorce not with silence but celebration. Retired judge Gyanendra Kumar Sharma welcomed home his only daughter Pranita Vashistha with drums, garlands and sweets, sending out a strong message against stigma, after a family court granted her divorce on Saturday. According to her counsels Rajeev Giri and Naseeb Saifi, Pranita had married an Army Major from Shahjahanpur ...Read More >
The husband -- Tahir alias Babloo -- had been in jail since December 3, 2025 following the execution of an arrest warrant. Justice Praveen Kumar Giri in an order dated April 2 granted him relief, noting that there is no need to furnish a bail bond or sureties as he is in civil prison. The court directed the registrar (compliance) to communicate this order to the jail authorities for releasing the revisionist immediately. Tahir's wife filed an application seeking recovery of ₹2,64,000 as unpaid ...Read More >
Prayagraj (UP), Apr 2 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court has observed that a divorce under the Mohammedan Law takes effect from the date a husband pronounces "talaq" and a subsequent court decree confirming it is merely declaratory in nature. In his judgment passed on March 10, Justice Madan Pal Singh clarified that such a court decree does not create a fresh divorce from the date of the judgment, rather, it relates to the original date of the talaq pronouncement. The above observation was made wh ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday enhanced monthly interim maintenance seven times, from Rs 50,000 to Rs 3.5 lakh, for a wife in Pune. This decision came after observing that the estranged husband approached the court with "unclean hands and lack of credibility" in a matrimonial dispute. The couple married in 1997 and separated in 2013. The husband filed for divorce in 2015, and the family court in Pune granted it in 2023 on grounds of cruelty, which the High Court stayed in appeal. There ...Read More >
The court emphasised that proven acts of cruelty, even if the spouse claims counter-cruelty, are sufficient grounds for dissolution of marriage. The Delhi High Court has held that questioning a husband's legitimacy and making reprehensive allegations against his mother amount to mental cruelty, a ground for divorce. The high court, while upholding the divorce decree granted by a family court, said the woman's proven acts of cruelty, including the use of abusive language, physical violence and ...Read More >
Husband, an advocate, and wife, railway officer, had been previously divorced before marrying in 2010 The Delhi High Court has ruled that alimony cannot be awarded to a spouse who is financially self-sufficient and independent, observing that permanent alimony is a measure of social justice and not a tool for enrichment or financial equalisation between capable individuals. A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said the law requires the person seeking ali ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court recently observed that alimony cannot be granted to a spouse who is financially self-sufficient.Observing that permanent alimony is a measure of social justice, not a tool for enrichment or equalising the financial status of two capable individuals, a division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said the law requires the person seeking alimony to demonstrate genuine financial need.The bench made the observation while upholding a family co ...Read More >
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld a family court's decision to grant a divorce to a couple on the basis of repeated insults by the wife, according to a media report. The court observed that the wife calling her husband "Paatlu Chuha (Pet Rat)" for obeying his parents could be considered a form of cruelty. A division bench of Justices Rajani Dubey and Amitendra Kishore Prasad was hearing the matter, which dismissed the woman's plea against a family court order issued in 2019. It note ...Read More >
CUDDALORE: The National Lok Adalat was held on Saturday under the aegis of the Cuddalore District Legal Services Authority. Out of 3,001 cases taken up for hearing, 2,422 cases were settled, and compensation and settlement orders amounting to Rs 34,01,68,042 were issued. The Lok Adalat was presided over by G Subathra Devi, principal district judge and chairperson of the District Legal Services Authority. Judges including V Sofana Devi, district judge, family court; V Ananthan, presiding officer ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The National Lok Adalat organized on Saturday witnessed a massive settlement drive. A whopping 12,776 cases were settled across district headquarters, family court, labour court, District Consumer Forum and outlying courts in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, Depalpur, Sanwer and Hatod. Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority, Shivraj Singh Gavli informed that out of the total number of cases, 3,683 pending cases were settled, including 961 motor accident claims, 1,094 che ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has highlighted that the law fails to evaluate a homemaker's contribution to her family, and called for recognition of the role. When it comes to her efforts in helping build assets, a homemaker's effort remains "hidden and downplayed", it said.The bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar made this point while rejecting the plea of a homemaker seeking 50% ownership over a property that she once shared with her husband, when they were together. ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has highlighted that the law fails to evaluate a homemaker's contribution to her family, and called for recognition of the role. When it comes to her efforts in helping build assets, a homemaker's effort remains "hidden and downplayed", it said.The bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar made this point while rejecting the plea of a homemaker seeking 50% ownership over a property that she once shared with her husband, when they were together. ...Read More >
The Delhi High Court has held that a husband is legally obligated to maintain his wife, even if it is her second marriage. In her ruling delivered on Tuesday, justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that Domestic Violence Act makes no distinction between a first and subsequent marriage when it comes to entitlement to maintenance. The verdict was delivered in a plea filed by the husband against a family court's order directing him to pay an enhanced maintenance of ₹1 lakh to his wife. In his plea, ...Read More >
NEW DELHI/BATHINDA: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Friday conducted searches at 22 de-addiction centres across Punjab, including in Chandigarh, Barnala and Ludhiana, after its investigation revealed illegal sale of drugs by these centres. The agency also searched a premise in Mumbai linked to the accused.Dr Amit Bansal, who runs these 22 centres, is prime accused in the case, sources said. Bansal, against whom Punjab Police has registered multiple FIRs, is alleged to be engaged in illega ...Read More >
Mumbai: Denial of physical relationship to husband and suspecting him of an extra-marital affair amounts to cruelty and is hence a ground for divorce, the Bombay high court held while refusing relief to a woman challenging a family court's divorce order.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Neela Gokhale on Thursday said the woman's conduct can be construed as "cruelty" against her husband.The court dismissed the woman's petition challenging a family court order allowing the man's ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) Delhi Art, Culture and Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra on Friday visited the Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML) at Teen Murti Marg, with singer and music director Himesh Reshammiya accompanying him. The museum, which showcases the lives and contributions of India's former prime ministers, features 14 high-tech galleries equipped with interactive and immersive exhibits, including a 6D helicopter ride, virtual photo booths, a handwriting robot, a time machine and a ki ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has held that denying physical intimacy to a husband and making allegations of an extra-marital affair constitute cruelty, and are valid grounds for divorce. A bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Neela Gokhale, while dismissing a woman's plea challenging a family court's divorce decree, observed that her conduct amounted to "cruelty" against her husband. "Refusal to have a physical relationship and making allegations of extra-marital relations is cruelty by t ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court held that once an order is passed declaring a marriage null and void, it automatically dates back to the date of the marriage. In such cases, the man would not be liable to pay maintenance to the wife as the marriage was terminated at the very onset. The court clarified that when a marriage is declared null and void under Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act, it is considered invalid from the very beginning. As a result, no legal obliga ...Read More >
The married woman, who later got divorced, and the man, had been in a relationship after knowing each other through social media in 2016 The Supreme Court on July 16 (Wednesday) slammed a woman who was seeking cancellation of anticipatory bail to a man accused of raping her on promise of marriage. The court warned her she might be liable for prosecution for having a physical relationship with a man other than her husband during the subsistence of her marriage, The Times of India reported. Acco ...Read More >
The Delhi high court has held that while the husband need not beg, borrow or steal to maintain his wife and child, he cannot his responsibility while leading a lavish life. A bench of justices Navin Chawla and Renu Bhatnagar delivered its ruling on July 9, while dealing with a plea filed by a man against a family court's November 2024 order directing him to pay ₹1,00,000 to his wife and ₹2,25,000 to his minor child as monthly maintenance. The family court while computing the maintenance had ...Read More >
The allegation that the wife was leading an adulterous life can be established through means other than subjecting the child to undergo a DNA test. (Representative Image: AP) A minor child cannot be made to undergo a DNA test to confirm paternity merely because a man suspects his wife of adultery, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court ruled, quashing a family's court order that directed a DNA test based on the husband's plea. In its order dated July 1 and made available on Wednesday, a sin ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has held that a minor child cannot be subject to DNA test merely because the man suspects his wife of adultery. The court said that the DNA test for paternity determination is ordered in exceptional cases. Justice RM Joshi quashed February 2020 family court's order directing a minor boy to undergo the test. The judge emphasised that merely because a man claims he is entitled to divorce on the ground of adultery does not make it an eminent case f ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay high court upheld an order passed by the family court, Bandra, directing a man to pay Rs 15,000 monthly interim maintenance to his estranged wife."There is a huge disparity in the income of the petitioner and the respondent, which cannot be compared. The respondent wife is certainly entitled to be maintained with the same standard of living as she was accustomed to before their separation," said Justice Manjusha Deshpande in its June 18 order."Merely because the wife is earnin ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has said that merely because the wife is earning, she cannot be deprived of the financial support from her estranged husband as she has to maintain her standard of living. The court noted that the wife is entitled to be maintained with the same standard of living as she was accustomed to before their separation. Justice Manjusha Deshpande, on June 18, dismissed the petition filed by a man challenging an order of the family Court in August 2023 directing him to pay ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Axiom-4 crew members, including Shubhanshu Shukla, were welcomed with hugs and drinks as they stepped into the International Space Station on Thursday. The newly launched spacecraft -- the fifth in the Dragon series and named Grace -- successfully completed a soft docking with the International Space Station at 4.01pm while orbiting above the North Atlantic Ocean."At 6:31 am EDT (4:01 IST) on Thursday, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station for the four ...Read More >
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