Wife Entitled to Maintenance If She Leaves Due to Ill-Treatment: Karnataka High Court
Wife Has Right to Maintenance If She Leaves Due to Harassment: Karnataka High Court The Karnataka High Court has ruled…
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Bombay High Court Annuls Marriage Over Husband’s “Relative Impotency”
The Bombay High Court ruled that a marriage can be annulled due to “relative impotency,” stating that a couple’s inability to consummate the marriage justifies legal dissolution.
Filing False Complaints Against Spouse is Cruelty, Rules Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court ruled that filing false complaints against a spouse amounts to cruelty. The court upheld the husband’s divorce, citing mental harassment by the wife.
Karnataka High Court Grants Divorce After Wife Insults Husband’s Dark Complexion
The Karnataka High Court granted a divorce after a wife insulted her husband’s dark complexion, falsely accused him of an affair, and refused to withdraw complaints. The court ruled that these actions amounted to cruelty.
Refusing Divorce in a Failed Marriage is Cruelty: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has ruled that refusing divorce in a failed marriage can amount to mental cruelty. The judgment stresses that irreconcilable differences and emotional distress justify legal separation.
Kerala High Court Rules Live-In Relationships Not Legally Recognized as Marriage
The Kerala High Court has clarified that live-in relationships, established through mere agreements, are not legally recognized as marriages. Consequently, couples in such arrangements cannot seek divorce under the Special Marriage Act.
Madhya Pradesh High Court Grants Divorce to Man, Cites Wife’s Cruelty in Tutoring Child Against Father
The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted a divorce to a man, citing the wife’s cruelty in tutoring their daughter against him and highlighting the severe impact of parental alienation on mental health.