[Section 498-A] Gujarat HC quashes FIR against 86 years old mother-in-law
The Court said that Section 498-A is being rampantly misused by the complainants and all the family members are roped in the complaint only with a view to harass them.
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[Fight over a Cat] Meghalaya HC discharges Son-in-law from Attempt to Murder of Father-in-Law
Meghalaya High Court said as the son-in-law did not have the intention to cause death.
Can a father-in-law file a habeas Corpus petition seeking custody of Daughter- in- law? Allahabad High Court answers
Allahabad High Court said that the detenue is living with her parents, thus, it cannot be said that she is in illegal detention.
Delhi High Court denies wife’s plea of DNA testing of husband and father-in-law to prove identity of children
There is no pending matrimonial dispute between husband and wife that necessitates granting the prayer for DNA testing. Moreover, when the petitioner’s husband is not challenging the identity of wife and children, such a prayer is unwarranted.
Chhattisgarh High Court entitles father-in-law to pay maintenance; “Estate of the husband can be preferred to claim over the estate of father or mother of daughter in law”
Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of Goutam Bhaduri and Deepak Kumar Tiwari JJ. entitled father-in-law to pay maintenance to widowed daughter-in-law
Law on Grant of Bail | Father-in-Law accused of raping own Daughter-in-Law: Read whether Del HC grants bail or not
Delhi High Court: In a case wherein a father-in-law was accused of raping his own daughter-in-law, Subramonium Prasad, J., expressed that, Rape
Son-in-law and his right on Father-in-laws property | Claim that he was adopted as a member of family subsequent to marriage with daughter: Know what Ker HC decides
Kerala High Court: N. Anil Kumar, J., decided a matter wherein the son-in-law claimed his right on father-in-law’s property while pleading that
Provisions of DV Act cannot be used as a ploy by son, to either claim a right in his father’s property or continue to retain possession of father’s property, on strength of his wife’s right of residence: Del HC
Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J. while addressing the matter, expressed that “…in the opinion of this Court, all cases of
Bom HC | Father-in-law denies maintenance to widowed daughter-in-law and her children. Will he be obligated to maintain them if late son had a share in ancestral property? HC Decodes
Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of A.S. Chandurkar and N.B. Suryawanshi, JJ., reiterated that father-in-law has a moral responsibility to maintain
Bom HC | Can a widowed daughter-in-law claim maintenance from the estate inherited by her father-in-law? Law explained
Bombay High Court: Nitin W. Sambre, J., while addressing a petition with regard to grant of maintenance held that under Section 19 of
Right of residence in ‘shared household’ under Domestic Violence Act can be claimed only against husband and not father-in-law
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of R.K. Gauba, J. dismissed a petition filed by the petitioner-wife for a right