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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No one earns ₹9k a month these days: Supreme Court to man who said he can’t afford ₹12k maintenance to wife

In the matter, the apex court directed a husband to pay Rs 10,000 per month as maintenance to his wife. The man, however, informed the court that he earns only…

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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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Privacy Must Yield To Fair Trial’: Chhattisgarh HC Allows Husband To Produce Wife’s Call Recordings & WhatsApp Chats In Divorce Case

In a significant ruling on the scope of privacy in matrimonial disputes, the Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the right to privacy is not absolute and that private calls…

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