The Delhi High Court fined a woman ₹5,000 for claiming that a family court judge was biased in a child custody case. The court dismissed her plea, stating that such allegations undermined judicial authority.
The Delhi High Court denied bail to a woman’s mother and grandmother for assaulting her husband, highlighting their criminal history and the police’s failure to act promptly on the couple’s protection plea.
The Delhi High Court ruled that men, like women, deserve equal protection from violence, denying bail to a woman accused of pouring boiling water on her husband.
Delhi High Court quashes FIR under Section 377 IPC after husband pays Rs 74 lakh to settle matrimonial disputes. The court stressed amicable resolution for a fresh start.
The Delhi High Court ruled that rejecting a maintenance application in divorce proceedings does not prevent a wife from seeking maintenance under Section 125 CrPC, as the provision is distinct in its scope and purpose.
The Delhi High Court ruled that piercing a girl child’s ears is not child abuse and directed Mint newspaper and a journalist to remove defamatory content against YouTuber Gaurav Taneja and his wife Ritu Rathee.
The Delhi High Court condemned husbands who force their wives to file execution petitions to delay maintenance payments. Justice Asha Menon termed the petitioner’s actions as shameful and upheld the family court’s order.
The Delhi High Court has called for strict measures to prevent false cases against husbands and their families, citing the risk of misuse of the legal system and harm to the social fabric. This observation was made in a case involving fabricated allegations of a woman’s suicide.
The Delhi High Court upheld the Family Court’s decision allowing a mother to take her child to Malaysia for nine days, emphasizing the child’s welfare as the primary consideration.
The Delhi High Court recently quashed a rape FIR against a man, highlighting the misuse of Section 376 IPC. The court ruled that the case was an example of how the provision, meant to protect women, is sometimes misused to harass men unnecessarily.
