The Kerala High Court ruled that in matrimonial disputes, the wife’s convenience should be prioritised when deciding on the transfer of cases. The judgment ensures that elderly parties are not burdened with unnecessary travel.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has requested the Central Government to reduce the age of consent from 18 to 16, highlighting how the current law is causing injustice to adolescent boys involved in consensual relationships.
In a disturbing incident in Thane, Maharashtra, a woman and her accomplices robbed and assaulted her boyfriend, leaving him naked on Shahapur Highway. The accused also stole valuables and filmed the victim.
The Karnataka High Court ruled that lack of physical intimacy after marriage is not considered cruelty under IPC Section 498A, though it is grounds for annulment under the Hindu Marriage Act due to non-consummation.
The Bombay High Court upheld a Family Court’s decision to grant divorce to a husband, citing emotional cruelty by the wife. The court found that denying intimacy, making false allegations, and public humiliation amounted to mental cruelty.
A Mumbai court refused to grant interim maintenance to a woman who earns more than her husband, stating that her income makes her ineligible for spousal support. However, the court directed the husband to pay for the child’s maintenance.
The Delhi High Court raised concern over the growing misuse of Section 498A IPC to implicate all of a husband’s relatives, even minors, in matrimonial disputes. The court ordered Delhi Police to appoint a man whose name appeared in an FIR but had no role in the case.
The Orissa High Court quashed a cruelty case under Section 498A IPC, stating that this law is often misused to pressurize the husband’s family and wrongly implicate relatives living separately.
The Karnataka High Court directed the employer of a woman to hold back her salary after she failed to hand over custody of her child to the father, despite a court order.
The Kerala High Court ruled that a live-in relationship is not legally considered a marriage, and couples living together under an agreement cannot seek divorce under Indian marriage laws.
