‘Courts Are Not Battlefields for Broken Marriages,’ warns Supreme Court, said such litigation only burdens the justice system

A judgment authored by Justice Rajesh Bindal made these observations while dissolving a marriage that had been irretrievably broken for over 13 years, during which the couple had initiated more…

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Woman in a live-in relationship with a married man can’t claim relief under Domestic Violence Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has determined that a woman involved in a relationship with a married man, while fully aware of his marital status, cannot seek relief under the Protection…

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Mandatory For Police To Prosecute individuals for filing False FIRs; Investigating officers To Face Contempt if they fail to do so: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad high court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to mandatorily initiate prosecution against individuals who lodge false or malicious FIRs. Justice Praveen Kumar Giri passed the order while…

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Failed love affair or refusal to marry cannot by itself amount to abetment of suicide; Gauhati High court sets aside abetment of suicide against a man accused in the death of his minor girlfriend

The case originated from an FIR lodged by the father of the deceased, alleging that the petitioner had been in a relationship with the deceased for about two years on…

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