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The Allahabad High Court observed that it is natural right of a defendant/accused/opposite party to be heard before any order is passed against him/her, however the said right cannot be used for defeating the judicial process/end of justice. The Allahabad…

The Hon’ble Karnataka High Court in a recent judgement held that court can stay divorce, till the husband pays arrears of maintenance to the wife in accordance with the orders passed by the court. The Hon’ble Karnataka High Court held…

The Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in a recent judgement held that to prove desertion the act of separation has to be involuntary i.e. against the wish of one of the spouses. In the matter decided by the Hon’ble Allahabad High…

The Hon’ble Punjab & Haryana High Court has observed that complaint under the provisions of Domestic Violence Act, cannot be filed once domestic relationship comes to an end after passing of divorce decree. The Hon’ble Court observed that domestic relationship must be…

The Hon’ble Delhi High Court rejected an appeal filed by the husband in a matrimonial dispute i.e. Miniappa Kanda Swami V/s M Indira, observing that “Right to Privacy is a fundamental right and members of a married woman’s matrimonial home are duty…

The Hon’ble Punjab & Haryana High Court has observed that incidents taking place after filing divorce petition may be taken into consideration while passing the final order. During the initial days of the matrimonial dispute, a panchayat was called and…

In its recent judgement the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India had observed that under Section. 15, of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1956, there is restriction on remarriage of a divorced person. The Hon’ble Court observed that filing of an appeal…

If first petition for divorce filed on the ground of adultery, desertion, physical/mental cruelty is dismissed, then a second/fresh petition for divorce may be filed on the same grounds with new facts. As observed by the Hon’ble Kerala High Court.…

In a recent judgement the Punjab and Haryana High Court observed that an appeal against the divorce decree passed under Section 13(b), of the Hindu Marriage Act is not maintainable on the ground that the divorced spouses wish to again…

An article researched and authored by Advocate Aarun Chanda The Hon’ble High Court of Orrisa, granted divorce to a husband facing multiple false FIR’s filed by the wife with the sole purpose of throwing her husband and in laws out…