Laws Of Cruelty Attracted Even To Live-In Relationships, Void & Voidable Marriages: Karnataka High Court

The petitioner man had alleged that the complainant and him were not legally married and thus she could not have lodged a cruelty case against him and at most his…

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Husband Obligated to Earn Even by Physical Labour to Maintain Wife: Allahabad High Court Upholds Maintenance Order

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has said that an able-bodied husband can not escape the responsibility to pay maintenance to his wife on the ground that he…

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Judge Scolds 48 Year Old Capable Wife Asking Maintenance from 65 Year old bedridden Husband : Madras HC

The Madras High Court has provided relief to a senior citizen husband in a maintenance case where his wife filed a case asking for a Rs 30,000 monthly maintenance. The…

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No Protection For ‘Live-In couples’ If Hindu Marriage Subsists, court refuses to grant protection as the woman was already married

The Allahabad High Court last week refused to grant protection to a couple claiming to be in a live-in relationship as it noted that the woman was still the legally…

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