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Family Law

Orissa High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Orissa HC decides on maintainability of writ of habeas corpus vis-à-vis custody of minor child

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of SK Sahoo and M S Raman, JJ. disposed of the petition leaving the petitioner with

Published on June 21, 2022June 24, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kerala HC | Whether husband going abroad for employment amount to desertion and cruelty? HC decides

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench comprising A. Muhamed Mustaque and Sophy Thomas, JJ., held that cruelty has to be assessed from

Published on June 21, 2022June 24, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Long co-habiting couple’s child cannot be disentitled from family property in absence of proof against presumption of marriage: Supreme Court 

“Law leans in favour of legitimacy and frowns upon the bastardy.”

Published on June 16, 2022June 16, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Gujarat High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Guj HC │ Custody of the minor with the maternal grand-parents does not amount to illegal confinement; Petition by father dismissed

Gujarat High Court: The Division Bench Vipul M. Pancholi and Rajendra M. Sareen, JJ., dismissed a petition filed by the father under

Published on June 15, 2022June 17, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Husband suspects paternity of child; Supreme Court allows DNA test while granting conditional compensation of 30 lakhs to wife if suspicion proves to be wrong

Supreme Court: In a case where the husband had disputed paternity of child on suspicion, though the Division Bench comprising of Indira

Published on April 12, 2022April 12, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Explained| Who can claim share in the inherited property of a female Hindu dying issueless and intestate? 

Supreme Court: The bench of SA Nazeer and Krishna Murari*, JJ has held that if a female Hindu dies intestate without leaving

Published on January 24, 2022January 28, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Legal RoundUpSupreme Court Roundups

865 Judgments, 4 Sitting Women Judges and A Hope For First Woman CJI| An All-inclusive Supreme Court 2021 Roundup

Year 2021! The year that started with the hope of the COVID-19 Pandemic nearing an end with countries starting vaccination, ended up

Published on December 31, 2021January 1, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Explained| Can Karta alienate Joint Hindu family property without coparcener’s signature?

Supreme Court: In a suit where the Karta of a Joint Hindu Family, consisting of himself, his wife and his son, had

Published on December 14, 2021December 17, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ker HC | Husband harasses wife, portrays her as a psychiatric patient; HC slams Child Right Commission for directing psychiatric treatment of wife without any medical assessment   

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of K.Vinod Chandran and C.Jayachandran, JJ., slammed the Kerala State Commission for Child Rights for directing

Published on December 13, 2021December 17, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Respondent can’t seek declaration of petitioner’s “second marriage” in a divorce proceeding; Relief can’t be prayed qua third party under Section 23A HMA: SC

Under the provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act, the relief of divorce, judicial separation etc. can be between the husband and the wife only and cannot extend to the third party.

Published on October 16, 2021October 29, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Appellate Courts can’t “unnecessarily create” suspicion in absence of objection to validity of a Will: Supreme Court 

“A testamentary court is not a court of suspicion but that of conscience.”

Published on October 14, 2021October 14, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

J&K HC | Hindu woman embraces Islam to marry a Muslim man; HC grants protection to the inter-faith couple

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: The Bench of Ali Mohammad Magrey, J., granted protection to an inter-faith couple as guaranteed under Article

Published on May 25, 2021June 4, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ker HC| Muslim women’s right to Khula (extra-judicial divorce) revived; Patriarchal decision in K. C. Moyin overruled

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of A. Muhamed Mustaque and C. S. Dias, JJ., addressed the controversial question regarding rights of

Published on May 6, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Will a partition deed effected subsequent to commencement of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act prevent vesting of land with the State? SC decides

Supreme Court: The bench of Mohan M. Shantanagoudar* and Vineet Saran, JJ., addressed the instant appeal against the order of High Court

Published on February 21, 2021February 26, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Can Family Court convert petition for maintenance under Section 125 CrPC to one under Muslim Women’s Protection Act? Split verdict by SC

Supreme Court: The bench of R Banumathi and Indira Banerjee, JJ has given a split verdict on the issue whether a Family

Published on June 19, 2020June 26, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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NLSIU
Call For PapersConference/Seminars/LecturesLaw School News

Call for Papers: New Directions, New Voices in Family Law in India

Reported by Apurva Singh

Published on January 18, 2019January 18, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Conference/Seminars/LecturesLaw School News

JGLS | The Politics of Family Law Lecture Series | On Khasi Lineage Bill, 2018 by Laetitia Warjri

Reported by Rahisha Sinan

Published on August 9, 2018August 9, 2018By Saba
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