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Wife Pursuing Her Career Goals Cannot Be Treated As Cruelty Merely Because It Hurt Sentiments Of Husband Or In-Laws: Supreme Court
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (964+ words) Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta, Supreme Court The Supreme Court has held that a wife's decision to pursue her professional career and independently establish her own identity cannot be construed as cruelty merely because such choices may not align…...
Mere Disinclination To Agree To Reunion Offer Cannot Be Treated As "Wrong" U/S 23 Hindu Marriage Act: Andhra Pradesh High Court
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (751+ words) Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari, Justice Maheswara Rao Kuncheam, Andhra Pradesh High Court The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that mere disinclination of a spouse to agree to an offer of reunion cannot be termed "wrong" within the meaning of…...
Knowledge Of Second Marriage Insufficient To Fasten Liability U/S 494 IPC On Husband's Family; Participation Must Be Shown: Supreme Court
2+ week, 4+ day ago (716+ words) The Supreme Court has held that mere knowledge of a second marriage is insufficient to attract liability under Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, against the husband's relatives and that the complainant must prima facie establish overt acts or participation…...
Supreme Court Quashes DV Act Proceedings Over Wife's "Afterthought" Allegation Of "170 Crore Worth Unreturned Gold; Dissolves Marriage
4+ week, 1+ day ago (636+ words) Justice Rajesh Bindal, Justice Vijay Bishnoi, Supreme Court Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Vijay Bishnoi observed, "It is evident from the petition filed by the Respondent Wife that apart from the Appellant-Husband's non-compliance with the condition of giving "120 Crores and…...
Fleeing With Minor Is Offence But Subsequent Marriage Would Outweigh Need For Criminal Prosecution: Supreme Court
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (223+ words) The appeal before the Apex Court was filed by a couple challenging the judgment of the Uttarakhand High Court dismissing an application filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of the charge-sheet, summoning order and the…...
Constitutional Courts Can Invoke Doctrine Of Frustration To Dissolve Marriages Under Special Marriage Act Where Performance Becomes Impossible: Patna High Court
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (747+ words) The Patna High Court has held that in exceptional circumstances where subsequent events render the performance of essential marital obligations impossible, the doctrine of frustration, though rooted in contract law, may be invoked in matrimonial jurisprudence by Constitutional Courts to…...
Divorce Takes Effect From Date On Which Talaq Is Pronounced; Subsequent Decree Merely Declaratory In Nature: Allhabad High Court
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (260+ words) Justice Madan Pal Singh, Allahabad High Court" While dealing with a matrimonial matter relating to maintenance, the Allahabad High Court has held that under Mohammedan Law, when a husband pronounces talaq, the divorce takes effect from the date on which…...
Strict Proof Of Solemnization Of First Marriage Mandatory For Bigamy Prosecution; Contractual Marriage Is Nullity Under Hindu Law: Calcutta High Court
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (341+ words) While discharging a man booked in case registered under Sections 494 and 498 A of the IPC, the Calcutta High Court has held that a contractual marriage on stamp paper is a legal nullity under Hindu Law. The High Court further held…...
Fraudulent Marriage to Evade Criminal Liability Vitiates Consent: Delhi High Court Upholds Rape and Bigamy Convictions
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (368+ words) For the purpose of offences under Sections 494, 495 and 496 IPC, what is material is the fact that the accused went through a marriage ceremony and held it out as a valid marriage to deceive the victim. The prosecution evidence, particularly that…...
Right To Reside In Shared Matrimonial Household Does Not Bar Lawful Alienation Or Eviction In Accordance With Due Process: Punjab & Haryana High Court
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (762+ words) The Court was hearing a batch of regular second appeals arising from two civil suits relating to permanent and mandatory injunctions concerning a residential property, in which claims were raised on the basis of the Protection of Women from Domestic…...