No one earns ₹9k a month these days: Supreme Court to man who said he can’t afford ₹12k maintenance to wife

In the matter, the apex court directed a husband to pay Rs 10,000 per month as maintenance to his wife. The man, however, informed the court that he earns only…

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Husband not liable for wife’s suicide just because he doubted her character; Uttarakhand HC dismisses conviction of a man sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment

While acquitting a man who was convicted under Section 306 of IPC in his wife’s suicide case, the Uttarakhand High Court has held that criminal liability under Section 306 cannot…

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‘One Incident’ Of Husband Slapping Wife For Staying Overnight At Parent’s Home Without Telling Him Not Cruelty: Gujarat High Court

Acquitting the husband accused of cruelty and abetment to suicide after 23 years, the court further said that allegation of persistent, unbearable continuous beatings by husband would require cogent evidence…

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Privacy Must Yield To Fair Trial’: Chhattisgarh HC Allows Husband To Produce Wife’s Call Recordings & WhatsApp Chats In Divorce Case

In a significant ruling on the scope of privacy in matrimonial disputes, the Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the right to privacy is not absolute and that private calls…

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