The Karnataka High Court has ruled that a husband and his family cannot keep a woman’s Stridhan after an annulment of marriage. The court stated that Stridhan remains the woman’s property and must be returned, reinforcing the importance of a woman’s rights in marital disputes.
The Supreme Court of India has declared that a woman cannot be treated as property and forced to live with her husband. The court rejected a man’s plea to compel his wife to return to him, upholding her rights.
The Bombay High Court has ruled that fathers cannot deny maintenance to their daughters based on glamorous social media pictures. The court emphasized that such images are not reliable proof of financial independence and ordered the father to continue paying support.
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that unproven allegations of impotency by a wife against her husband amount to cruelty. The court dissolved the marriage, citing the husband’s mental distress caused by the false claims, and awarded the wife alimony.
The Gauhati High Court ruled that a husband cannot avoid his duty to pay maintenance by entering into an agreement with his wife. This decision reinforces the wife’s statutory right under Section 125 CrPC.
The Kerala High Court highlighted the need for gender-neutral laws, questioning why only men can be prosecuted for false promises of marriage. Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque argued for fairness under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code.
The Supreme Court has ruled that women cannot be evicted from their homes just because they are disliked. This decision upholds women’s right to live in shared households, emphasizing their need for emotional and financial support.
A Pune court granted a divorce without alimony after the wife ignored a court order to live with her husband. Despite multiple notices and a final court order, the wife did not return to her marital home.
A couple in India divorced after the husband complained that his wife only cooked Maggi noodles for every meal. This unusual “Maggi case” sheds light on the rising divorce rates over seemingly trivial issues.
Italy’s highest court has ruled that babies will no longer be automatically given their father’s surname. This landmark decision aims to ensure equality in family names and is a significant change in Italian family law.
