TOP LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS THIS WEEK [19-25 Oct, 2026] | Detecting child abuse material; rape charge against woman; RTI on PM’s foreign visits; and more
A quick roundup to cover all the important legal developments and cases this week.
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Talaq-e-Hassan, child custody, S. 498-A IPC and maintenance: Everything That Happened in Family Law in September 2026
The September 2026 Roundup of Family and Personal Law contains important rulings and judgments from the Supreme Court and High Courts across India, covering custody of minor children, divorce, domestic violence, maintenance rights and other significant aspects of family law.
Disputed Facts, Documentary Discrepancies: Jharkhand HC Orders Mandatory Judicial Inquiry Into Alleged Custodial Death
The Jharkhand High Court held that where facts are disputed and official records contain discrepancies in an alleged custodial death, a judicial inquiry is mandatory to independently determine the truth and ensure accountability.
Wife who obtained custody asserting financial capacity cannot burden husband alone with minor’s maintenance: Allahabad HC
The Court noted that the wife had herself obtained custody of the minor daughter on the specific assertion that she was financially capable of maintaining and taking proper care of her.
Can Police arrest you anytime? Understanding police powers, arrest procedure and your rights under law
Can police arrest you anytime? Not exactly. Police can arrest without a warrant in certain situations, but the law also gives you specific rights and protections during arrest. Here’s what you should know.
Failure of three institutions? Allahabad High Court Directs CBI Intervention in 2010 Custodial Death of a Disabled Man
“The procedural delay of 16 years in the case has given an opportunity to the police and the State to cover their tracks in a manner that the truth remains obscured. The attempts by this Court to now lay its hands on the videography evidence get obfuscated on account of this delay.”
Child Below Five Belongs with Mother Unless Proven Unfit: Allahabad HC Grants 21-Month Old’s Custody to Mother
Allahabad High Court: In a habeas corpus writ petition filed by mother seeking custody of a 21-month-old minor child,
Habeas Corpus Plea Fails Where Lawful Custody Flows from Child Welfare Committee Order: Allahabad High Court
The State submitted that since the corpus is in lawful custody of the State in pursuance of a judicial order, the present habeas corpus petition is not maintainable.
Top Legal Developments This Week [6-12th April, 2026] | Justice Yashwant Varma’s Resignation; Revised VDA Rates; Sathankulam Custodial Deaths; and more
A quick roundup to cover all the important legal developments and cases this week.
Family Law February 2026 Roundup: Key Rulings on custody, alimony, adoption, succession, and more
This month saw several significant rulings from the Supreme Court and High Courts on custody, maintenance, adoption, property disputes, and personal law.
Child’s Welfare over Father’s financial capacity: Chhattisgarh HC denies custody to Father Living with Second Wife without Divorce
“This Court cannot be oblivious of the future aspect that there is no certainty that the child will get better love, affection, and good atmosphere from his step-mother, in comparison to what he has been receiving from his mother since birth.”
Custody with compassion: Calcutta HC mandates Child Access and Custody Guidelines coupled with shared parenting plan
“Most often the worst sufferers of the familial disruption are the helpless children who are entrapped in the bitter feud between two warring couple without any fault of their own.”
Family Law September 2025 | Important Case Law and Judicial Updates
Explore the key family law developments of September 2025, featuring the Supreme Court and various High Courts on adoption, annulment of marriage, custody, divorce, maintenance and much more.
‘Writ of Habeas Corpus not substitute for meticulous determination of custody disputes’: P&H HC refrains from imposing costs on mother
‘The extraordinary jurisdiction of a writ Court should be invoked when the foundational jurisdictional fact of child being in illegal custody is demonstrably established or such exercise of jurisdiction is warranted by welfare of the child.’
Family and Personal Law July 2025: Major Judgments and Legislation Updates!
Covering all the important family law cases across various High Courts and the Supreme Court as well as the legislative updates, this roundup provides a quick summary of cases, latest legal updates in family law and links to other roundups.
FAMILY LAW ROUNDUP: A quick recap of the latest Family Law rulings from June 2025
Stay informed about the latest rulings from the Supreme Court and various High Courts in June 2025, covering key aspects of family law, including divorce on grounds of cruelty, maintenance rights, child custody, and the interpretation of personal laws.
“Gender-sensitive, emotionally intelligent, & child-centered judicial approach required in custody of minor girls”: Allahabad HC grants minor daughter’s custody to mother
“The principle that the father is the natural guardian of the minor child-boy or unmarried girl, and after him, the mother is primarily derived from section 6 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, though seminal at its time. Now it smacks patriarchal bias, therefore, become obsolete in the progressive realities of 21st- century in India”
Couples may be divorced as husband and wife, but never as parents, their responsibilities continue for life: Kerala High Court
“The way out in our minds is that the parents must find peace with each other and be involved with the child’s progress together as partners.”
‘Love, company, protection and guidance of both parents are basic human rights and need of child’; Orissa HC upholds father’s visitation right
The child is always the victim in the custody battles and in the fight of egos and acrimonies between two spouses, but the childhood of such child is the worse sufferer, and such childhood is spoiled due to the alter egos’ of the spouses.
‘Magistrate may ascertain arrestee’s condition through video conferencing or personal visit’: Gauhati HC grants bail to hospitalised arrestee not produced in 24 hours
‘Unless an order of remand under Section 187of the BNSS is passed, the initial arrest of the arrestee beyond the period of 24 hours from the time of his arrest will become illegal.’