What Happens When a Woman Files a False Case Against a Man?
Shruti Mahapatra
Bengali actress Swastika Mukherjee confessed to filing false dowry harassment charges against her ex-husband, ending a decade-long legal battle. Read her story.
Divorce
Bombay High Court: Father Cannot Deny Maintenance Based on Daughter’s Social Media Photos
The Bombay High Court ruled that a father cannot deny maintenance to his daughter based on social media photos, stating that such portrayals do not prove financial independence.
Denying Economic Support to Wife and Child is Domestic Violence: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has ruled that denying financial support to a wife and minor son is a form of domestic violence under the DV Act, regardless of shared residence.
Egypt Launches First Men’s Rights Association to Address Family Law Issues
Egypt establishes its first men’s rights association to defend men and children under family law. The move aims to address rising divorce rates and ensure legal protection for men.
Calling Husband Impotent Without Proof is Cruelty: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court ruled that making false allegations of impotency against a husband constitutes cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act, dissolving the marriage and granting alimony to the wife.
Supreme Court Says Women Cannot Be Forced to Live with Husbands
The Supreme Court of India ruled that a woman is not a "chattel" and cannot be compelled to live with her husband. This landmark decision highlights respect for women’s autonomy…
Delhi Mother Ties 5-Year-Old on Rooftop in Scorching Heat for Not Doing Homework
A Delhi mother punished her 5-year-old daughter by tying her hands and legs and leaving her on a rooftop in scorching heat for not completing her homework. The police have…
Karnataka High Court Rules Husband Cannot Retain Stridhan After Marriage Annulment
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that a woman’s Stridhan must be returned even after a marriage is annulled. The court dismissed the ex-husband’s petition, affirming her legal rights.
Bombay HC Rules Wife Visiting Parents Often Without Notice is Cruelty
The Bombay High Court ruled that a wife frequently visiting her parents without informing her husband amounts to cruelty and granted a divorce to a Nagpur-based husband.
Indore Court Rules Wife Entitled to Husband’s Standard of Living
The Indore Sessions Court ruled that a wife has the right to live according to her husband’s standard of living. Failing to provide basic needs amounts to economic domestic violence.