𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟰𝟵𝟴𝗔 𝗜𝗣𝗖: 𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁

The Kerala High Court recently held that a mere demand for dowry or any property or valuable security without the ingredient of 'cruelty' would not attract the offence under Section…

Continue Reading𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟰𝟵𝟴𝗔 𝗜𝗣𝗖: 𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁

𝗪𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗢𝗳 𝗛𝘂𝘀𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱’𝘀 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗨𝗽 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁 ‘𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘁𝘆’: 𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁

The Kerala High Court has held that wife seeking the help of her husband's employer for patching up her broken marital relationship or her not knowing cooking cannot be grounds…

Continue Reading𝗪𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗢𝗳 𝗛𝘂𝘀𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱’𝘀 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗨𝗽 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁 ‘𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘁𝘆’: 𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁

𝗦𝗖 𝗿𝗲𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝟴𝟵-𝘆𝗿-𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻’𝘀  𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝟴𝟮

A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi observed that "irretrievable breakdown of marriage" cannot be viewed as a straightjacket formula to always grant divorce. The judges further…

Continue Reading𝗦𝗖 𝗿𝗲𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝟴𝟵-𝘆𝗿-𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻’𝘀  𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝟴𝟮

𝗪𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀 ‘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆’: 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁

The Karnataka High Court recently held that a wife cannot claim maintenance when she is in an adulterous relationship with another person. Justice Rajendra Badamikar made the observation while dismissing…

Continue Reading𝗪𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀 ‘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆’: 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁