family law

New Delhi, April 8 Describing a decade-long dispute between estranged spouses as "a matrimonial battle of Mahabharata," the Supreme Court has provided a "final resolution" to the bitter legal conflict and annulled the marriage.Observing that the marriage was "dead for all practical purposes,"...

Kochi, April 7 The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea by the father of an accused in the Venjaramoodu mass murder case, seeking to prevent the release of a film that he claimed was based on the incident.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas rejected the plea of Abdal Rahim, father of A R...

Meerut (UP), April 5 In a remarkable departure from conventional social attitudes, a family in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut marked a divorce not with silence, but with celebration.Retired judge Gyanendra Kumar Sharma welcomed his only daughter, Pranita Vashistha, home with drums, garlands, and...

New Delhi, April 4 A Delhi court has acquitted a man and his parents in a dowry death case, stating that the prosecution failed to prove allegations of cruelty or dowry harassment against them.Additional Sessions Judge Deepak Wason acquitted Kartik Sharma, his father Ravi Dutt Sharma, and his...

Nainital, April 2 Cases arising from consensual relationships between minors must be handled carefully, the Uttarakhand High Court has observed.A single-judge bench of Justice Alok Mehra made the observation while hearing a case involving a relationship between minors, and as an interim...

Ranchi, April 2 – The Jharkhand High Court has expressed serious concern over allegations made by a young woman against her brother living abroad and questioned the police over its inaction, while directing it to take appropriate steps without delay.While hearing a habeas corpus petition, a...

Washington, April 2 – The US government has raised concerns about "birth tourism," particularly from China, as it urged the Supreme Court to restrict automatic citizenship for children born in the United States.Arguing for the Trump administration, Solicitor General John Sauer told the court...

Mumbai, April 1 The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea filed by actress Anita Advani seeking recognition of her alleged relationship with late Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna as a marriage.A single bench of Justice Sharmila Deshmukh dismissed the appeal filed by Advani...

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...