Bombay High Court: Man Must Pay Maintenance to Wife Even If Facing Financial Issues
The Bombay High Court ruled that a man cannot escape paying maintenance to his estranged wife and children, even if he is facing financial difficulties.
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Bombay HC: Wife Cannot Stop Husband from Selling Flat If Alternative Housing is Provided
The Bombay High Court ruled that a wife cannot prevent her husband from selling a flat if he offers similar alternative housing. The court upheld the family court’s decision, balancing the rights of both parties.
Bombay High Court Rejects Wife’s Plea to Cancel Divorce Due to Her Absence
The Bombay High Court dismissed a wife’s plea to cancel her divorce, stating that she was aware of legal procedures but failed to appear in court. The court upheld the Family Court’s decision.
Title: “Husband and Wife Are Pillars of Family, House Falls If One Weakens”: Delhi High Court Upholds Divorce in Wife’s Favor
The Delhi High Court upheld a Family Court’s decision to grant divorce to a wife citing mental cruelty by her husband. The court emphasized that a husband and wife are the pillars of a family, and negligence from one can lead to a breakdown of the household.
Educated Wives Cannot Be Denied Maintenance, Rules Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court declared that a wife’s education cannot be grounds to deny her maintenance. Justice Bhardwaj emphasized the law’s purpose to prevent destitution and upheld the maintenance awarded by the Family Court.
Father Must Pay Child Maintenance Even If Child Lives With Maternal Grandparents: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court ruled that a father cannot refuse to pay maintenance for his child, even if the child lives with maternal grandparents. The court emphasized the father’s ongoing responsibility despite his financial situation.
Wife’s Attempts to Ruin Husband’s Career Is Grounds for Divorce: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that a wife’s deliberate attempts to harm her husband’s career and reputation amount to mental cruelty, providing grounds for divorce.
Wife Calling Husband ‘Hijda’ Considered Mental Cruelty: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that a wife calling her husband “Hijda” (transgender) is an act of mental cruelty, upholding the family court’s decision to dissolve their marriage due to irreparable breakdown.
MP Court Orders Wife to Pay ₹5,000 Monthly Maintenance to Husband
A family court in Madhya Pradesh ordered a woman to pay ₹5,000 in monthly maintenance to her husband after separation. The case involved a husband who left college at his wife’s request and claimed unemployment while she ran a beauty parlour.
Karnataka High Court Doubles Stay-at-Home Wife’s Maintenance, Citing Childcare as Full-Time Work
The Karnataka High Court doubled a stay-at-home mother’s maintenance, acknowledging that caring for children is a full-time job. The court dismissed the husband’s claims of financial instability and increased her maintenance from ₹18,000 to ₹36,000.
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