UP Woman Missing for 5 Years Returns as Husband Plans Second Marriage
A family in Uttar Pradesh was left stunned when a woman who had been missing for nearly five years suddenly returned to her matrimonial home with a court order, just…
Divorced wife can continue to claim maintenance: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that an ex parte decree of divorce obtained by a husband does not, by itself, extinguish his statutory obligation to maintain his former wife…
Wife can claim permanent alimony even after divorce decree: Madhya Pradesh HC
The case arose from a matrimonial proceeding initiated by the husband under the Hindu Marriage Act. The proceedings ultimately resulted in an ex parte divorce decree. The wife had initially…
Wife demands whopping 2 crore for mutual divorce, just after 2 years of marriage, refuses to cohabit; Chhattisgarh HC calls it mental cruelty
The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld a decree of divorce on the ground of mental cruelty, holding that a spouse who persistently refuses to resume cohabitation, deprives the other spouse…