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Orissa High Court: Assuming Women Have Sex Only for Marriage Is Patriarchal, Questions Law on False Promise of Marriage

Shruti Mahapatra1 day ago1 day ago04 mins

The Orissa High Court held that the assumption that women engage in intimacy only to marry is patriarchal. Questioning the criminalisation of sex on false promise of marriage, the Court stressed sexual autonomy and affirmed that a woman’s body and choices are hers alone to define.

Allahabad High Court Says ₹2,500 Maintenance Too Low for a Middle-Class Woman

Shruti Mahapatra1 week ago1 week ago04 mins

The Allahabad High Court increased a wife’s interim maintenance from ₹2,500 to ₹10,000 per month, holding that the earlier amount was too low for a middle-class woman to even afford basic needs.

Marriage Declared Null and Void? Woman Can Still Seek Relief Under DV Act: Allahabad High Court

Shruti Mahapatra4 weeks ago4 weeks ago04 mins

The Allahabad High Court has clarified that a woman can still seek relief under the Domestic Violence Act even if her marriage is later declared null and void, as long as she lived in a domestic relationship with the man before separation.