Wife Can’t Claim Maintenance If Her Own criminal Acts leads to the destruction of husband’s earning capacity: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that if a wife, by her own acts or omissions, causes or contributes to the incapacity of her husband to earn, she cannot be…

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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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SC Upholds Divorce Citing 17-Year Separation; Orders Husband to Pay ₹50 Lakh Permanent Alimony to ‘Advocate-Wife’, pay ₹30k monthly maintenance to minor daughter

The Supreme Court recently upheld the grant of divorce to a family court judge while enhancing the permanent alimony payable by him to his wife, who used to be an…

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