Bombay HC: Earning Wife Still Entitled to Maintenance to Match Matrimonial Standard of Living The Bombay High Court has held that a wife cannot be denied maintenance simply because she earns a salary, ruling that financial support from her husband is necessary to ensure she

Delhi HC: Rise in Husband’s Income and Cost of Living Justifies Higher Maintenance for Wife The Delhi High Court has ruled that an estranged wife is entitled to enhanced maintenance when there is both an increase in her husband’s income and a significant rise in the cost of

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Bombay HC: Earning Wife Still Entitled to Maintenance to Match Matrimonial Standard of Living It came in recently in the news that The Bombay High Court has held that a wife cannot be denied maintenance simply because she earns a salary, ruling that financial support from her

SC Grants Bail to 23-Year-Old Influencer in Rape Case, Terms Charges False and Frivolous It came recently in the news that The Supreme Court granted bail to a 23-year-old social media influencer accused of raping a 40-year-old woman, observing that the charges appeared false and

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Delhi Court: Wife Living in Adultery Not Entitled to Maintenance A Delhi family court has rejected a divorced woman’s plea for financial assistance, ruling that under Section 125(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code, a wife living in adultery cannot claim maintenance from her

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Foreign Divorce Decrees Can’t End Hindu Marriages Solemnised In India: Gujarat HC It came in the news recently that a couple who married in Ahmedabad in 2008. After settling in Australia, they obtained citizenship there. In 2016, the husband secured a divorce from an Australian

Man Guns Down Wife in Public Over Divorce, Says ‘No Regret’ Gorakhpur: A man shot his wife dead in a crowded market in Gorakhpur on Wednesday evening after a heated argument over their ongoing divorce case. The accused did not flee the scene and later told police he felt "no

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PS: This is a very unusual case where the loan helped the husband. Otherwise in all the cases I see the court says if you're a husband and you're enjoying fruits of loan, your wife should get them too. Loan strategy is always ineffective in comparison to far better other

Delhi HC: Husband’s Home Loan Liabilities and Duty Towards Parents Can Be Considered in Maintenance Cases The Delhi High Court has clarified that while assessing the quantum of maintenance payable by a husband to his wife, courts must also take into account his financial

A very common question I get from clients is this: “If both of us want a divorce, but we cannot agree on the amount of alimony, can we ask the judge to grant the divorce and then decide on alimony for us?” The answer is no. In a mutual consent divorce, there cannot be even a

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Stop calling your wife “Crazy” – Courts don’t care Many men walk into my office saying: “My wife is crazy. She has BPD. She’s a narcissist.” And every time, I stop them right there. Because the truth is simple: courts don’t care. Unless you walk in with a psychiatrist’s

As litigation lawyers, much of our training and practice revolves around portraying the opponent’s conduct as willful, malicious, or unreasonable. In the courtroom, this mindset is often necessary because it is our job to frame the strongest possible case for our client. But

Bombay HC Quashes 498-A Case Against Woman Accused of Affair The Bombay High Court recently quashed a 498-A case filed against a woman accused of an extramarital affair, holding that mere chats don’t amount to cruelty. The irony, of course, is that countless men continue to face

Caste-Based Insults Between Husband & Wife Not An Offence Under SC/ST Act Unless Witnessed By Public: Telangana High Court It came recently in the news that Telangana High Court ruling clarified that caste‑based insults exchanged in private, such as between spouses within the