The Supreme Court has ruled that a mother, as the natural guardian of her child, can decide the child’s surname, especially after remarriage. The court also criticized a lower court’s directive as harmful to the child’s well-being.
The Delhi High Court ruled that piercing a girl child’s ears is not child abuse, and ordered Mint and a journalist to remove defamatory content against YouTuber Gaurav Taneja and his wife Ritu Rathee.
The Telangana High Court ruled that making general and false accusations against a husband’s relatives in dowry-related cases misuses the law and wastes court time.
The Supreme Court ruled that a married woman cannot accuse a man of rape based on a false promise of marriage, calling the relationship consensual and the promise legally unenforceable.
Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that false complaints under section 498-A IPC cannot be used as a weapon to settle personal scores against the husband’s family. Such false allegations cause mental cruelty and impact divorce cases.
The Delhi High Court revealed a sad reality where husbands force their wives to file execution petitions to delay court-ordered maintenance payments. This causes hardship for women and children depending on timely support.
The Karnataka High Court ruled that a husband treating his wife like a “cash cow” amounts to mental cruelty and granted her divorce after reviewing financial and emotional evidence.
The Allahabad High Court rejected a live-in couple’s plea for protection, noting that the woman was already married and had filed a misleading petition to gain court approval for an unlawful relationship.
The Madras High Court advised a woman to treat her estranged husband kindly like a guest during child visitation, promoting a peaceful environment for their child based on the principle of “Atithi Devo Bhava”.
Justice S Ravindra Bhat of the Supreme Court stressed that domestic work must be shared fairly between men and women and said that token representation of women in leadership roles must be replaced by real empowerment.
