Divorce Can’t Be Granted Citing Cruelty Based On WhatsApp Chats ; Bombay HC quashes application filed by a man seeking divorce from his wife on grounds of cruelty

A bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande last week quashed an order passed by the Nashik district family court allowing an application filed by a man seeking divorce…

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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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Asking an Educated, Earning Wife to Contribute to Household Expenses & Pay EMIs Not ‘Cruelty’: Calcutta HC quashes criminal proceedings against husband 

The Calcutta High Court has ruled that asking an educated and earning wife to contribute to household expenses or pay EMIs for a joint property does not constitute ‘cruelty’ under…

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𝗡𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟰𝟵𝟴𝗔 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝟮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀: 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗛𝗖 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀

On July 22, the Supreme Court of India supported and adopted the guidelines issued by the Allahabad High Court that were meant to prevent the misuse of Section 498A of…

Continue Reading𝗡𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟰𝟵𝟴𝗔 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝟮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀: 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗛𝗖 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀