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Bengaluru: More than one crore cases -- including pending ones and pre-litigation cases -- were settled in the Lok Adalat held on December 13, said Justice Anusivaraman, executive chairman of Karnataka State Legal Services Authority. Speaking to the media at the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday, he informed that a total compensation of Rs 3.103 crore for 1,04,66,237 cases settled in the Lok Adalat has been awarded. A total of 2,469 cases registered under the Protection of Women from Domestic Vio ...Read More >
The Delhi High Court ruled that a wife's residence in a house immediately after marriage establishes it as a "shared household," granting her the right to stay despite her husband's estrangement from his parents. Justice Sanjeev Narula emphasized that the daughter-in-law cannot be removed except through legal means, upholding her right to reside in the property. The Delhi High Court has held that a wife residing in the house immediately after her marriage constitutes "shared household" and is e ...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 >
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