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The Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that a father cannot care for the biological and emotional needs of a girl aged 10–15, granting custody to the mother. The Court stressed the importance of maternal care during puberty.
Rajeev Sen accuses wife Charu Asopa of concealing her first marriage. The couple is parting ways after three years of a troubled relationship.
A Virginia jury ruled in favor of Johnny Depp in his defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, awarding him $15 million in damages. The case centered around a 2018 op-ed written by Heard. The jury also granted Heard $2 million in her counter-suit.
In a recent case in Pune, a man was granted a divorce without alimony after his wife repeatedly ignored court orders to live together for a month. The court ruled that the wife’s refusal to comply with the order justified the divorce without financial support for her.
The Rajasthan High Court ruled that a married woman has the right to live with her lover if she chooses, dismissing her husband’s habeas corpus petition and affirming that no adult woman can be forced to stay in a relationship against her will.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court upheld a man’s divorce after his wife refused to live with his elderly mother and sister-in-law with mental health issues. The court ruled that her actions amounted to cruelty and granted the husband interim alimony, allowing the wife to claim permanent alimony later.
The Punjab & Haryana High Court ruled that living in a live-in relationship without dissolving a previous marriage may amount to bigamy under Sections 494 and 495 of the IPC, rejecting a couple’s plea for police protection.
The Kerala High Court has ruled that a wife’s inability to cook or seeking help from her husband’s employer to resolve marital issues cannot be considered cruelty, denying the husband’s divorce appeal.
The Kerala High Court has ruled that live-in relationships are not legally recognized as marriages. Couples living together through an agreement cannot seek divorce under the Special Marriage Act if their union is not legally formalized.
The Kerala High Court clarified that live-in relationships are not recognized as marriages by law, and couples in such arrangements cannot seek divorce under the Special Marriage Act or personal law.
