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ABSTRACT The Supreme Court of India declared that maintenance settlement in previous marriage/divorce cannot be taken into consideration for grant of maintenance in a later matrimonial/divorce proceedings. It was held that each marriage comes with different cause of action and reliefs.…

INTRODUCTION In a recent decision dated August 5, 2025, the Madhya Pradesh High Court (Indore Bench), comprising Justices Vivek Rusia and Binod Kumar Dwivedi, dismissed a divorce appeal by a husband and delivered notable observations on the enduring sanctity of Hindu marriage.…

INTRODUCTION In a significant decision dated 26 May 2025, the Delhi High Court reaffirmed that voluntary financial obligations, including personal loans, EMIs, house rent, life insurance premiums, or Mediclaim premiums, cannot reduce or override the statutory duty of an earning spouse to…

ABSTRACT This article critically examines the Madras High Court decision holding that unsubstantiated sexual harassment allegations against a husband and his father‑in‑law constitute mental cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act (1955). The piece situates the judgment within…

INTRODUCTION The Kerala High Court recently held that it is “not unusual for a wife to forgive her husband and withdraw criminal cases to protect her family,” while cautioning that “there is always a limit to what a woman can…

INTRODUCTION In a landmark judgment, the Telangana High Court held that a Muslim woman’s right to demand khula, a form of wife‑initiated divorce under Muslim personal law is absolute, and does not require husband’s consent, cause, or the issuance of…

ABSTRACT On July 1, 2025, the Delhi High Court ruled that delayed maintenance payments to a dependent wife and minor child violate their core dignity, emphasising that timely support is a statutory right, not a charity. Rejecting deductions for voluntary liabilities and…

ABSTRACT The Delhi High Court quashed criminal proceedings under Section 498A IPC premised on the contention that the husband’s retention of child custody following marital breakdown did not amount to cruelty or harassment. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna noted the absence of dowry demand,…

Introduction In a landmark ad interim maintenance decision, the Delhi High Court reaffirmed that a highly educated yet presently unemployed wife retains a legal entitlement to maintenance under applicable Indian law until she secures gainful employment. Delivered by Justice Neena Bansal Krishna…

ABSTRACT Domestic violence jurisprudence often emphasizes the importance of specific temporal details to substantiate allegations. However, recent judgments by the Delhi High Court underscore that an inability to provide exact dates of alleged incidents does not inherently negate the credibility…