Recently in the case of S. Sarath Kumar v The District Collector and Another, The Madras High Court observed that the conditions provided under Section 4 of the Special Marriage Act and the procedure thereof mentioned in the Sections 5-13 have to be mandatorily complied with, thereby denying the application for the registration of the …
Recently in the case of Debanada Tamuli v Smt. Kakumoni (2022), Supreme Court Bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S Oka granted divorce on the ground of desertion as the wife was staying away from her matrimonial house and did not give any valid reason for doing so. Facts of the case: The couple …
Divorce granted on wife’s failure to provide valid reason Read More »
Whenever a couple seeks divorce for any reason, there are multiple issues that arise post-divorce between the parties. Due to this reason maintenance is an important issue for which the party usually seeks to take legal help. There are certain cases seen where usually women are incapable of maintaining themselves or ruining their livelihood, so …
In India, section 377 of the Indian Penal Code has always been a taboo topic to be discussed socially or openly. Many knew about it in detail, but the majority had their opinions and ideas, which always sounded very delusional and unrealistic, and unacceptable. It’s not easy to change the mindset of husband and the …
Wife can file an FIR on husband for committing Unnatural Sex Read More »
Unlawful sexual intercourse without the consent of another partner is known as rape. It is the fourth most common criminal activity attempted in India against the consent of women and is also considered one of the most heinous crimes. Every year, more than a thousand of cases get registered on rape attempts, there are various …
The Division Bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and Govind Sanap while listening to a petition filed in the case of [Rajesh Himmat Pundkar v State of Maharashtra], refused to quash an FIR filed under Section 498 A against the relatives of the husband, observing that many times the relatives living in distant places also harass …
Wife can file complaints against distant relatives Read More »
An assertion of a right, claim, or demand on one side is met by contrary claims or allegations on the other, resulting in a conflict or controversy mainly known as a dispute. There can be several types of disputes that can occur between two parties or a group, like arbitration disputes, construction disputes, employment disputes, …
In the case of Deepa Bajpai v Dr. Ashish Mishra, it was maintained that the couple got married in the year 2015 as per the Hindu rites, the family of the husband received a car and jewelry as dowry. The wife pleaded before the court that the in-laws were demanding more dowry from her and …
A Division Bench of Justices Goutam Bhaduri and NK Chandravanshi while hearing a petition filed by a husband challenging the order issued by a family Court in Korba dated 27th February 2017, observed that if a wife insists on separating her husband from his parents and threatens him that she will file a false case …
Wife forcing husband to live separate from his parents in mental Cruelty Read More »
In the case of Pooja S v Abhishek Shetty, the couple got married in the year 2011 and they have 2 children, later husband filed a petition under Section 13(1) (i) and (ii) of the Hindu Marriage Act seeking a divorce. The wife filed a petition under section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act seeking …
