The Karnataka High Court ruled that a wife cannot face extortion charges for seeking or receiving maintenance granted by a court and quashed both husband and wife’s complaints.
The Karnataka High Court has held that a husband must maintain his wife and child if the wife quit her job at his insistence. The Court clarified that paying school fees alone does not fulfill his duty of financial support.
The Karnataka High Court ruled that a wife cannot file a dowry harassment case after receiving a divorce notice from her husband. The court quashed the FIR, calling the complaint retaliatory and baseless.
The Karnataka High Court quashed a false dowry case filed against a US-based husband and allowed him to initiate legal action against his wife for malicious prosecution. The court found no evidence of cruelty or dowry demands.
The Karnataka High Court ruled that a married woman cannot claim she was cheated if a man failed to fulfill a marriage promise. The court quashed the FIR, stating that no legal bond existed between them.
The Karnataka High Court ruled that a husband with the ability to earn cannot demand permanent alimony from his wife, emphasizing the importance of self-sufficiency in spousal support cases.
The Karnataka High Court ruled that making false allegations of impotency against a husband constitutes cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act, dissolving the marriage and granting alimony to the wife.
In a significant judgment, the Karnataka High Court dismissed a dowry harassment case against Mohammed Shameer and his family, highlighting the misuse of legal provisions, especially against an 80-year-old bedridden grandmother.
The Karnataka High Court ruled that refusing to consent for mutual divorce, when a marriage has failed due to incompatibility, can be considered cruelty. The court emphasized that such refusal causes mental agony and justifies granting a divorce.
The Karnataka High Court granted a US-based man the right to prosecute his wife for malicious prosecution after quashing charges against him in a false dowry case. The court cited the misuse of legal procedures and upheld the husband’s claim of innocence.
