𝗪𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗩 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁

The Kerala High Court recently upheld a woman's right to claim maintenance under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act), despite an earlier agreement signed with…

Continue Reading𝗪𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗩 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁

Divorce not granted to a husband despite 18 years separation from wife having mental illness : Patna 

The Patna High Court has held that mere allegations of a mental disorder such as schizophrenia cannot justify a plea for divorce unless it is proved that the disorder is…

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Human teeth not a dangerous weapon: Bombay High Court after woman alleges being bit by sister-in-law

A bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Sanjay Deshmukh quashed a case filed against a family of five while relying on a precedent set by the apex court in Shakeel…

Continue ReadingHuman teeth not a dangerous weapon: Bombay High Court after woman alleges being bit by sister-in-law

𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗛𝗖 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 ‘𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲’, 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 ‘𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲’ 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁

The Allahabad high court has granted bail to a rape accused as the complainant "herself invited trouble" by agreeing to go to his house after consuming alcohol with friends. The…

Continue Reading𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗛𝗖 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 ‘𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲’, 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 ‘𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲’ 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁