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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Allahabad High Court denies maintenance to wife earning ₹73k and owning ₹80 lakh flat, dismisses family court’s decision of ordering the husband to pay ₹15,000 per month to the wife.

The Allahabad High Court recently refused to grant maintenance to a woman employed as a software engineer with a monthly salary of ₹73,000 and an investment in a flat worth…

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Wife is entitled to family pension even if the husband dies during the pendency of the matrimonial dispute: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court recently ruled that a wife cannot be denied family pension after her husband’s death merely because matrimonial proceedings were pending between them, unless those proceedings had…

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