Allahabad HC: Cruelty Case Quashed, Court Cites Sexual Incompatibility
The Allahabad High Court dismissed a cruelty case against a husband, observing that the dispute with his wife was due to sexual incompatibility, not dowry harassment or cruelty.
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Allahabad HC: Widowed Daughter-in-Law Can Seek Maintenance from Father-in-Law
The Allahabad High Court has held that a widowed daughter-in-law is entitled to maintenance from her father-in-law if she lacks income, but reduced the maintenance amount to ₹1,000 per month.
Telangana HC Rejects ₹90 Lakh Alimony Plea Over Failed Impotency Claim
The Telangana High Court has rejected a woman’s plea for divorce and ₹90 lakh alimony, ruling that she failed to prove her husband was impotent or committed marriage fraud.
Allahabad High Court: Forcing Husband to Live in Separate Room is Cruelty
The Allahabad High Court has held that a wife forcing her husband to live in a separate room and denying conjugal rights amounts to cruelty, granting divorce in favour of the husband.
Allahabad High Court: Forcing Husband to Live in Separate Room is Cruelty
The Allahabad High Court ruled that making a husband live in a separate room and denying him conjugal rights amounts to cruelty, granting divorce in favour of the husband.
Supreme Court Sentences Couple to 6 Months Jail for Bigamy, Allows Alternate Prison Term
The Supreme Court sentenced a woman and her second husband to six months in jail for bigamy. To protect their six-year-old child, the court allowed them to serve their sentences alternately.
Taunting Unemployed Husband During COVID-19 is Mental Cruelty, Rules Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that insulting a husband for being unemployed during COVID-19 amounts to mental cruelty. Granting divorce, the Court observed that the wife’s arrogance, desertion, and humiliation during financial stress proved cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act.
Supreme Court Raises Alimony from ₹15 Lakh to ₹50 Lakh for M.Tech Wife, Citing Doctor-Husband’s Capacity to Pay
The Supreme Court increased alimony from ₹15 lakh to ₹50 lakh for an M.Tech-qualified wife, considering her doctor-husband’s higher income. The Court upheld the divorce while ensuring a fair and balanced financial settlement.
Allahabad High Court: Man Must Undergo DNA Test or Pay Maintenance
The Allahabad High Court directed a man to either undergo a DNA test or pay maintenance to his children, stressing that denying support due to paternity disputes violates children’s fundamental rights.
Healthy Husband Must Support Wife: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court ruled that a healthy and able-bodied husband cannot escape his legal duty to maintain his wife under Section 125 CrPC. The Court rejected excuses of unemployment, stressing that a wife has the right to live with dignity.