family law

Prayagraj, March 31 Observing that a woman is the absolute owner of her 'streedhan', the Allahabad High Court has held that a wife cannot be tried for breach of trust under Section 406 of the IPC for allegedly taking the property.Allowing a petition filed by Anamika Tiwari and four others, the...

New Delhi, March 31 – Raghav Chadha, a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Rajya Sabha, raised the issue of paternity leave in Parliament on Tuesday, urging the government to make it a legal right across all sectors in India.Speaking during the session...

Lucknow, March 30 The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday quashed an order of a magistrate court which had rejected a woman's plea seeking production of income proof and property details of her husband in connection with a case of domestic violence.The court ordered the...

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...

New Delhi, March 29 – Student activist Sharjeel Imam is scheduled to surrender to the Tihar Jail authorities on Monday, following the expiry of the 10-day interim bail granted to him by a Delhi court in connection with the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Imam...

Prayagraj, March 28 The Allahabad High Court has observed that if a petitioner is already married and his/her spouse is alive, he/she cannot legally enter into a live-in relationship with a third person without obtaining a divorce from the earlier spouse.A single-judge bench of Justice Vivek...

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...

Gandhinagar, March 27. Mandatory registration of live-in relationships and equal inheritance rights for sons and daughters are part of the Gujarat government's recently detailed framework under the Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2026.Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel stated that the provisions are...

New Delhi, March 26 A court here has sentenced a 72-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor last year, stating that despite the victim addressing him as "grandfather," he exploited her to satisfy his lust.Highlighting the betrayal of trust and the erosion of...

Prayagraj, March 25 The Allahabad High Court has stated that a husband cannot evade his responsibility to pay maintenance to his wife and children, even if he has already served a jail term for failing to do so.Justice Praveen Kumar Giri, in a recent order, clarified that sending a person to...

New Delhi, March 25 The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed a dowry harassment case against a woman's in-laws and sister-in-law in Uttar Pradesh, stating that vague allegations in matrimonial disputes should not be allowed to trigger criminal prosecution against a husband's relatives.A bench of...

Gandhinagar, March 24 – Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday termed the passage of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill 2026 by the state Assembly as a "historic moment" for Gujarat and the country.The passage followed a debate lasting more than seven and a half hours, which ended...

Shillong, March 23 The Meghalaya Human Rights Commission (MHRC) on Monday recommended a compensation of ₹10 lakh to the children of a woman who died at a government hospital, following findings of negligence in her treatment.The Commission found that negligence on the part of healthcare...

Kolkata, March 22 – The Uttar Pradesh Police, along with the Kolkata Police, recently arrested a man from Kolkata, 11 years after he allegedly kidnapped a minor girl from Uttar Pradesh and settled down here with her. The police said on Sunday that the arrest was made recently, and the Uttar...

New Delhi, March 20 The Supreme Court on Friday said that a husband must equally participate in household chores like cooking, cleaning, and washing, as he is not marrying a maid but a life partner.The observations came from a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, which was hearing...

Gandhinagar, March 18 The Gujarat government on Wednesday introduced the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026 in the legislative assembly, proposing a common legal framework to govern marriage, divorce, inheritance, and live-in relationships, irrespective of religion.Among other things...

New Delhi, March 18 Simply asking a married woman to assist in caring for a family member is not considered cruelty under criminal law, the Delhi High Court has said.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna delivered the judgment while quashing criminal cases against a husband and his family for alleged...

Bengaluru, March 18 A bill aimed at preventing crimes committed in the name of "honor" and tradition, and to penalize any conduct that interferes with individual freedom of choice in marriage, was tabled in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.The Karnataka Freedom of Choice in...

Chennai, March 17 – The Madras High Court has granted an interim stay in a property dispute involving the late actress Sridevi, temporarily halting proceedings before a civil court in Chengalpattu.The order comes as a relief to Sridevi's family, who have challenged competing claims over a...

New Delhi, March 17 Observing that adoption is part of the right to reproductive autonomy, the Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a law that stated a woman would be eligible for maternity leave if she legally adopted a child below the age of three months, deeming it discriminatory.Ruling...