family court

Prayagraj, March 29 The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a daughter-in-law is not legally obligated to maintain her in-laws under Section 125 of the CrPC – now Section 144 of the BNSS.In a recent order, Justice Madan Pal Singh observed that the right to claim maintenance is a statutory...

Prayagraj, March 27 The Allahabad High Court has directed a DNA test to determine the biological parentage of a minor girl, overturning a family court order that had granted her maintenance.Justice Madan Pal Singh passed the order on March 17 while allowing a criminal revision petition filed...

New Delhi, March 27 – The Supreme Court has overturned a bail order granted by the Patna High Court to a man accused in a dowry death case, deeming the order "wholly unsustainable" and highlighting a "mechanical approach" adopted in such serious offenses.A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and...

Indore, March 24 Narayan Sai, the convict in a rape case and son of jailed self-proclaimed godman Asaram Bapu, appeared before a family court in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday, under tight security, where he recorded his statement in the divorce case filed by his wife.Narayan Sai is...

New Delhi, March 23 A Delhi court has acquitted a man and six of his relatives in a dowry death case related to the suicide of a young woman within four months of her marriage, stating that the prosecution failed to prove cruelty or harassment for dowry beyond a reasonable doubt.Additional...

Jodhpur, March 22 A woman here reclaimed her life through a legal battle after a decade-long marriage that was solemnized when she was just 12, paving the way for others like her who had lost their childhood to a regressive custom.On Thursday, Judge Varun Talwar of the Family Court annulled...

Jodhpur, March 19 A 21-year-old woman, who was married at the age of 12, has secured annulment of her marriage following an order passed by a family court here on Thursday.In its order, the court noted the adverse impact of child marriage on the present and future of children and emphasised...

New Delhi, March 18 – The Supreme Court has dissolved the marriage between an NRI couple, invoking its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to ensure "complete justice" after holding that the relationship had irretrievably broken down with no possibility of reconciliation...

New Delhi, March 13. Observing that delays in judicial proceedings cannot disadvantage the claimant, the Delhi High Court has ruled that interim maintenance awarded to a wife and her children under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) should ordinarily be granted from the date...

Surat, March 13 A 75-year-old man allegedly threw an acid-like substance at his estranged wife, causing her burn injuries, and then ingested poison at the family court premises in Surat on Friday, police said.The couple was at the court regarding a case concerning the recovery of alimony...

Chennai, March 7 TVK chief Vijay's wife, Sankgeetha, who has already filed a petition seeking divorce, has filed a new affidavit in a court seeking an interim order to allow her to continue residing in her marital home here until the main original petition is disposed of or until the...

Chennai, March 7: In a new development in the ongoing marital dispute involving actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay, his wife, Sangeetha Sornalingam, has approached a court in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, seeking legal protection and the right to reside in their house in...

New Delhi, March 5 – In a rare order, the Supreme Court has directed an employer to deduct Rs 25,000 from a man's salary every month towards the maintenance of his estranged wife and their four-year-old daughter after he refused to pay any amount voluntarily.A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala...

New Delhi, March 4 A 51-year-old man from North West Delhi has alleged that over 10 Delhi Police personnel "forcibly took away" his 13-year-old daughter on Tuesday, claiming that the action was in "blatant violation" of the law and "exceeded" the directions issued by a family court in a child...

Mumbai, March 4 Divorce cannot be granted based solely on alleged cruelty, based on WhatsApp chats, without giving the spouse a chance to respond, the Bombay High Court has said.A bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande last week overturned an order passed by the Nashik...

Chennai, February 27 – Sankgeetha Vijay, the wife of well-known actor and politician Vijay, has filed a petition seeking divorce in the Chengalpattu district court, citing Vijay's "extramarital affair" with an actress as the reason.Sangkeetha Vijay has sought dissolution of her marriage with...

Amaravati, February 17 The Andhra Pradesh High Court has affirmed that awarding maintenance to a separated wife is not charity, but a right, whose enforcement is essential to uphold equity, justice, and good conscience.Upholding a family court's order awarding Rs 7,500 per month maintenance to...

Berhampur (Odisha), February 13 A special court for crimes against women and children here on Friday sentenced a 26-year-old man to life in prison after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting and murdering a four-year-old boy three years ago.Additional District Judge (ADJ) and judge of the...

Bongaon (WB), February 13 A 24-year-old man, who was arrested on the charge of cohabiting with a minor after befriending her two years ago, was granted bail by the Bongaon sub-divisional court here after her family agreed to the accused's proposal to marry the survivor, who has now reached...

New Delhi, February 11 The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea filed by a judicial officer against the strictures passed by the Delhi High Court, directing him to undergo a refresher training program in matrimonial laws.In its verdict passed in November last year, the high court...