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Central Information Commission (CIC): Neeraj Kumar Gupta (Information Commissioner) decide whether a legally wedded wife can seek the information regard to income
Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J., while retention of custody of an Elephant named ‘Lalitha’ to her caretaker with whom she had stayed
It’s the last day of 2020, and here we are with the 20 most-read Case Briefs of the SCC Online Blog in
2020 has been a year of COVID-19, challenges, and changes. Of many things that this year has taught us, one of the
In our series of 2020 wrap-ups, let’s revisit and take a dive at some of our stories on family laws and how
Gauhati High Court: Soumitra Saikia, J., observed that “..a valid decree of divorce by itself is no ground to deny the maintenance to
“Rights in law can translate to rights in life, only if there is an equitable ease in obtaining their realization.”
Bombay High Court: Mangesh S. Patil, J., in the present application directed the husband to pay an amount of Rs 10,000 towards alimony
Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Asha Menon, JJ., while addressing the instant matter, observed that: The wife
Gujarat High Court: The Division Bench of J.B. Pardiwala and Vireshkumar B. Mayani, JJ., while addressing the issue of grant of permanent alimony
TOP STORIES Maintenance of wife|Husband doesn’t have to pay maintenance in each of the proceedings under different Maintenance laws [Explainer on Supreme
Bombay High Court: Nitin W. Sambre, J., while setting aside the orders pronounced by the Courts below observed that, “the law already gives
Delhi High Court: Anu Malhotra, J., addressed a matter wherein the husband and wife reach a settlement and the wife agrees to
Karnataka High Court: Jyoti Mulmani J., allowed the revision petition on grounds of failure to ascertain and understand the material propositions involved
Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of A.M. Shaffique and Mary Joseph, JJ., upheld the Family Court’s decision wherein the wife obtained the
Supreme Court has framed guidelines on overlapping jurisdiction under different enactments for payment of maintenance, payment of Interim Maintenance, the criteria for determining the quantum of maintenance, the date from which maintenance is to be awarded, and enforcement of orders of maintenance.
Supreme Court: The bench of Indu Malhotra* and R. Subhash Reddy, JJ has framed guidelines on the issue of maintenance of wife,
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Ajay Mohan Goel J., while rejecting the present criminal revision sought against the compensation and maintenance allowed by
Allahabad High Court: Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J., while addressing the present matter, observed that: … right of maintenance available to wife from
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Jyotsna Rewal Dua J., disposed off the petition without any interference with impugned orders. The facts of the