The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that a wife cannot be denied maintenance merely for being educated or qualified unless it is proven she left her job only to seek support. The Court upheld the family court’s decision granting ₹15,000 monthly maintenance.
The Telangana High Court has rejected a woman’s plea for divorce and ₹90 lakh alimony, ruling that she failed to prove her husband was impotent or committed marriage fraud.
The Allahabad High Court has held that a wife forcing her husband to live in a separate room and denying conjugal rights amounts to cruelty, granting divorce in favour of the husband.
The Allahabad High Court ruled that making a husband live in a separate room and denying him conjugal rights amounts to cruelty, granting divorce in favour of the husband.
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.
The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that falsely accusing a husband of having an illicit relationship with his own mother is mental cruelty. The court granted the husband a divorce and ordered a monthly maintenance of ₹35,000 for the wife.
The Kerala High Court ruled that a live-in relationship is not legally considered a marriage, and couples living together under an agreement cannot seek divorce under Indian marriage laws.
The Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that a husband has no right to demand his wife’s private information like call records or passwords, stressing that marriage does not override the right to privacy under Article 21.
The Allahabad High Court ruled that a wife who lives apart from her husband without a valid reason is not entitled to maintenance under Section 125(4) of the CrPC. The court set aside a family court order granting maintenance and asked for a fresh hearing.
The Bombay High Court has ruled that a man cannot escape his responsibility to pay maintenance to his estranged wife and children, even if he is facing financial difficulties. The court said this is both a moral and legal duty.
