The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld a divorce for a man whose wife refused to live with his elderly mother and mentally ill sister, ruling it as cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld an order granting ₹1,500 monthly maintenance to a woman after a long live-in relationship, even without proof of legal marriage.
The Bombay High Court has upheld an order requiring a working woman to pay ₹10,000 monthly maintenance to her unemployed, ill ex-husband under the Hindu Marriage Act.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court fined a woman ₹1 lakh for continuing criminal proceedings against her ex-husband despite a ₹50 lakh settlement and mutual divorce, calling it a misuse of the legal process.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted divorce to a man after finding that his wife had coached their daughter to speak against him and kept them apart, amounting to mental cruelty.
The Allahabad High Court has clarified that a woman can still seek relief under the Domestic Violence Act even if her marriage is later declared null and void, as long as she lived in a domestic relationship with the man before separation.
The Allahabad High Court has increased a wife’s maintenance to ₹10,000 per month, ruling that her graduation and professional training do not prove she can financially support herself.
The Karnataka High Court has increased interim maintenance for a stay-at-home mother from ₹18,000 to ₹36,000, stating that caring for children is a full-time job that must be financially recognized.
The Bombay High Court ruled that a wife is entitled to maintenance even if she lives in her husband’s home, stating that she still needs financial support for living expenses, medicines, clothing, and education for their child.
The Bombay High Court has ruled that a second wife cannot be prosecuted for abetment to bigamy just because she married a man already in a valid marriage. The court quashed charges against her and her father, stating there was no evidence of instigation or aid in committing the offence.
