The Kerala High Court held that a wife can claim maintenance under the Domestic Violence Act even if she had earlier waived the right through an agreement. The Court ruled such waivers invalid, stressing that a husband’s statutory duty to provide support cannot be avoided.
The Bombay High Court has upheld a ₹3 crore compensation and ₹1.5 lakh monthly maintenance to a wife under the Domestic Violence Act, noting the serious impact of domestic abuse on her dignity and self-worth.
The Bombay High Court quashed an FIR against a man’s girlfriend in a domestic cruelty case, ruling that a girlfriend is not a “relative” under IPC Section 498A and cannot be prosecuted for cruelty.
The Kerala High Court has held that a divorced wife cannot stay in her ex-husband’s home by claiming it as a shared household. The ruling confirmed that eviction orders by a civil court cannot be overridden post-divorce.
A Pune court has ordered a daughter-in-law to leave her in-laws’ house within 15 days for mentally and financially harassing them. The court also instructed her husband to pay ₹25,000 monthly rent for her stay in a separate house.
A strange case from Gujarat shows a woman sending her husband to jail seven times and then securing his bail each time. The man claims financial hardship, while local police express concern over the ongoing disputes.
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.
A Delhi Mahila court denied interim maintenance to an MBA-qualified woman, stating she is capable of earning and should not depend on her husband for financial support.
The Borivali Court dismissed a woman’s domestic violence plea, stating she cannot sue her in-laws 32 years after leaving her matrimonial home. The court emphasized the need for filing cases within a reasonable timeframe.
In Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, police used the threat of a bulldozer to enforce a court order allowing a woman to re-enter her in-laws’ house after being thrown out due to dowry harassment.
