The Kerala High Court upheld ₹10,000 monthly maintenance, holding that the husband's 70% disability was irrelevant as he had means but concealed his income.
Read Full ArticleThe Kerala High Court held that suppressing a live-in relationship and child while fixing marriage can constitute “deceitful means” under Section 69 BNS and attract the Section 18 SC/ST Act bar.
The Madras High Court held that childlessness cannot be treated as cruelty by a wife, noting her fertility treatment and willingness to preserve the marriage.
Allahabad High Court holds that uncertified Instagram chats cannot establish that a wife is “living in adultery” to deny maintenance, especially without corroborative evidence.
Uttarakhand High Court holds that a husband who knowingly accepted his wife’s son from a previous marriage as part of the matrimonial household cannot later deny maintenance solely because he is not the child’s biological father. The Court also enhanced maintenance for the wife and children.
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Madras High Court observes that homemaking is gender-neutral and says husbands can also become homemakers, while dissolving a doctor couple’s marriage with a ₹2.5 crore settlement.
Supreme Court quashes POCSO FIR against father after CBI probe found allegations unreliable, restores custody and directs safeguards before coercive action in matrimonial disputes.
Karnataka High Court upholds divorce on cruelty grounds but reduces permanent alimony from ₹2 crore to ₹50 lakh, holding that alimony is meant to ensure reasonable comfort, not equalise wealth.
Delhi Family Court grants divorce on ground of cruelty, holding that false complaints and reckless allegations against a spouse can amount to mental cruelty.
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Karnataka High Court holds that a child's ordinary residence does not change merely because a parent removes the child to another place, and restores the mother's custody petition before the Bengaluru...
Uttarakhand High Court holds that a husband who knowingly accepts his wife's son from an earlier marriage cannot disown responsibility merely due to lack of biological relationship.
Karnataka High Court directs father to restore custody of minor daughter to mother after he took her away in violation of Family Court and High Court orders.
Karnataka High Court refuses to reduce maintenance for wife and minor daughter, observing that marriage is not a license to control, command or dominate a wife's freedom.
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