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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Accusation of extra-marital relationship is a grave assault on character, status, reputation as well as health of spouse against whom such allegations are made: Would this come under ambit of cruelty? Del HC answers

Delhi High Court: While addressing a matter surrounding the issue of cruelty by wife, the Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi, ACJ and

Published on March 24, 2022April 1, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Raj HC dealt with whether husband can be absolved from his duty to pay interim maintenance if there is delay of 30+ years in filing application

Rajasthan High Court: Dinesh Mehta, J.,  dismissed the petition. The facts of the case are such that the petitioner and the respondent,

Published on March 15, 2022March 15, 2022By Editor_4
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Saket Court
Case BriefsDistrict Court

Saket Courts | Wife, a banker, misusing her position to get details of in-laws’ bank accounts to show husband evading payment of maintenance: Is wife guilty of criminal breach of trust? Court analyses

Saket Courts, New Delhi: Sonu Agnihotri, Additional Sessions Judge – 03, addressed a matter, wherein a wife using improper means procured the

Published on March 10, 2022March 10, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

If husband brings home concubine due to which wife leaves house, would that lead to desertion by wife? Chh HC explains

Chhattisgarh High Court: The Division Bench of Goutam Bhaduri and Rajani Dubey, JJ., expressed that, “If the husband keeps another lady; gives

Published on February 24, 2022February 25, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Op EdsOP. ED.

The Art of Judgment Reporting Must Begin with Wholesome Reading! Wearing Sindoor and Shakha: Obiter Dicta or Ratio Decidendi

by Bhavna Mehrotra†

Published on February 24, 2022February 24, 2022By Editor_4
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Bombay High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Husband killed wife brutally in a heat of passion leaving husband with a wounded pride: Bom HC decides whether the said offence will come under “Murder” or “Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder”

Bombay High Court: Stating that, in the moment of anger spouses almost forgot about the two children who were hardly three years

Published on February 18, 2022February 25, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kar HC | Bail rejected as the Court cannot decide whether it attracts the offence under Ss. 302 of IPC or 304 Part-II IPC at this stage

Karnataka High Court: H.P Sandesh, J. rejected bail as at this stage no offence can be attracted and the same is left

Published on February 10, 2022February 10, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Law on Recovery of Maintenance | Limitation of 1 year for recovery of maintenance under S. 125(3) of CrPC and the law on enforcement to claim order of maintenance under S. 128 CrPC: All HC explains

Allahabad High Court: Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, J., while addressing a matter regarding recovery of maintenance amount, expressed that, “Sentencing to jail

Published on February 7, 2022February 11, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

22-year-old woman, burnt and buried due to demand of dowry: All HC denies bail to accused husband 

Allahabad High Court: Noting the brutality with wife a 22-year-old lady and mother of a one year’s infant child in causing her

Published on February 5, 2022February 11, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Whether denial of conjugal rights to a prisoner amounts to violation of Art. 21 of the Constitution of India?  Madras HC answers in light of “extraordinary circumstances”

Madras High Court: Expressing that, a convict cannot enjoy all the liberties as are available to a common person, otherwise there would

Published on January 28, 2022February 4, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Can wife claim maintenance under S. 125 CrPC where appeal is pending against divorce granted under S. 13 HMA? All HC decides

Allahabad High Court: Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi, J., addressed a revision petition filed by the husband who claimed that the Family Court

Published on January 24, 2022January 29, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Saket Court
Case BriefsDistrict Court

Husband’s company can have ‘Virat Kohli’ as a brand ambassador, but cannot provide maintenance to wife: Man tried appearing as a pauper? Saket Courts adjudicates

Saket Courts, New Delhi: Anuj Agrawal, Additional Sessions Judge –05 while addressing case wherein the maintenance sought by wife, held that, “It

Published on January 20, 2022January 28, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

J&K HC | Dowry Prohibition Act vis-a-vis J&K Dowry Restraint Act; HC blurs the line between the two

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: In a case alleging dowry death, Rajnesh Oswal, J., clarified the scope and applicability of Jammu and

Published on January 15, 2022January 29, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Can a wife be forced to cohabit and establish conjugal rights? Or can a decree do so? Guj HC answers

Gujarat High Court: The Division Bench of J.B. Pardiwala and Niral R. Mehta, JJ., while dealing with a matter regarding restitution of

Published on January 3, 2022January 7, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Trial Court mentions wrong provision of Mahomedan Law while granting maintenance to wife: Judgment of trial court will be defective in eye of law? Bom HC answers

Bombay High Court: Shrikant D. Kulkarni, J., decides whether the trial court’s decision mentioning the wrong provision pertaining to maintenance to the

Published on December 14, 2021December 17, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Contempt of Court | Husband stubbornly and obstinately refused to comply with the orders of the Court; No full disclosure of income: Read Del HC’s decision

Delhi High Court: While addressing an issue of non-compliance of Court’s order with regard to paying maintenance to wife, Division Bench of

Published on November 29, 2021December 3, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Where can a petition under S. 125 CrPC be filed? Del HC discusses law on territorial jurisdiction

Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., reiterated the law relating to the territorial jurisdiction of the court to entertain a petition under

Published on November 17, 2021November 26, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Cruelty by Wife | Wife made serious criminal allegations against husband and his parents but couldn’t prove: Would this amount to cruelty against husband to grant divorce? Del HC answers

Delhi High Court: While addressing a matrimonial matter wherein a wife caused cruelty to husband, Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet

Published on November 12, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Del HC | Materialistic attitude of husband considering wife as cash cow: Is it a ground to dissolve marriage? Read to know

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh, JJ., noted in a matrimonial matter that the wife was

Published on November 8, 2021November 19, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsDistrict Court

Divorce by Mutual Consent: Family Court dissolves marriage where husband and wife had difference of opinions and incompatible temperament

Family Court Pune: M.R. Kale, J., granted a decree of divorce by mutual consent to a couple who due to difference of

Published on October 18, 2021October 18, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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