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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

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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

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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

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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

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Couples have to make their choice at the threshold between career prospects and family life; HP HC observes in a case where a mother seeks job transfer to be with her daughter

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Satyen Vaidya, JJ. dismissed the petition being devoid merits. The

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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

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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

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Disqualification of Sarpanch in suspicion of benefitting her close relations by allotting work under Panchayat’s order, without establishment of direct or indirect involvement as per S. 14(1)(g) of Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act: Is it correct? Bom HC analyses

Bombay High Court: Quoting a phrase from a story of a Roman Ruler Julius Caesar that, “Caesar’s wife should be above suspicion”,

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Del HC | Husband is bound to compensate wife who, after spending on children, may hardly be left with anything to maintain herself

Delhi High Court: Expressing that husband must also carry the financial burden of making certain that his children are capable of attaining

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Raj HC | Convenience of the wife is to be preferred over the convenience of the husband in transfer petitions relating to matrimonial disputes

Rajasthan High Court: Chandra Kumar Songara J. allowed the petition of the wife-petitioner on the grounds of having a child, no source

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Widow’s right of inheritance after re-marriage: Will mother of deceased be fully entitled to claim dues of deceased son or does wife who re-marries will also have share? Bom HC delves to answer

Bombay High Court: Addressing a matter pertaining to the widow’s right of inheritance on the property of the deceased husband, S.M. Modak,

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J&K and Ladakh HC | Husband is not a stranger; has every right to protect property of his wife; HC dismisses petition challenging husband’s locus standi

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: Rajnesh Oswal, J., dismissed the petition seeking quashment of the criminal challan for the offences