Allahabad High Court: Forcing Husband to Live in Separate Room is Cruelty
Shruti Mahapatra
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…
Indian divorce law
Allahabad High Court: Forcing Husband to Live in Separate Room is Cruelty
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.
Supreme Court Orders ₹1.25 Crore Alimony While Dissolving Marriage Under Article 142
The Supreme Court dissolved a marriage citing irretrievable breakdown and ordered the husband to pay ₹1.25 crore alimony to his wife. The settlement will be paid in five instalments, ensuring…
Supreme Court Denies 89-Year-Old Man’s Plea for Divorce from 82-Year-Old Wife
The Supreme Court refused to grant divorce to an 89-year-old man from his 82-year-old wife, saying that irretrievable breakdown of marriage cannot be a fixed rule and considering the wife's…
Financial Instability of Husband Is Mental Cruelty: Delhi High Court Grants Divorce to Wife
The Delhi High Court ruled that a husband’s financial instability, along with failed efforts to earn and resulting abusive behavior, can cause mental cruelty to the wife. The court granted…
Live-In Relationship Is Not a Legal Marriage, Cannot Claim Divorce: Kerala High Court
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.
Pune Court Orders Woman to Pay Rs 50,000 Alimony to Husband in Rare Divorce Case
In a rare divorce ruling, a Pune court ordered a woman to pay Rs 50,000 as permanent alimony to her husband after finding her submitted documents to be fake.
Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Permanent Alimony to Adulterous Wife After Divorce
The Punjab & Haryana High Court denied permanent alimony to a woman found guilty of adultery. The court upheld the Family Court's divorce decision based on cruelty and extramarital relationship.
Karnataka High Court: False Allegations of Impotency by Wife Is Mental Cruelty to Husband
The Karnataka High Court has said that if a wife makes false accusations of impotency against her husband without any proof, it amounts to mental cruelty and is valid grounds…
Husband Cannot Avoid Maintenance by Agreement: Gauhati High Court Rules
The Gauhati High Court ruled that a husband cannot escape his legal duty to pay maintenance under Section 125 CrPC by making a private agreement with his wife. The court…