Kar HC | Family Court’s orders granting maintenance twice to wife quashed
Karnataka High Court: Alok Aradhe, J. admitted the petitions under Article 227 of the Constitution of India for quashment of the order
dissolution of marriage
P&H HC | No fresh suit can be filed once the issues have been framed and the same was not disputed by the party
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Deepak Sibal, J. dismissed the present petition as the impugned order was not defective on the ground
Cal HC | Wife, capable of maintaining herself independently, cannot claim alimony pendente lite under S. 36 of Special Marriage Act
Calcutta High Court: Biswajit Basu, J. dismissed a revision application of the filed by a lady seeking alimony pendente lite. The husband/respondent
Jhar HC | Cruelty perpetrated to a woman physically in marriage, continues psychologically even after cruelty ceases
Jharkhand High Court: Anil Kumar Choudhary, J. dismissed an interlocutory application praying for grant of special leave under Section 378 (4) of
Utt HC | Non-disclosure of major ailments before marriage amounts to ‘cruelty’ although the aliments itself are no grounds for divorce; dissolution of marriage upheld
Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ramesh Chandra Khulbe, JJ. entertained an appeal by the appellant-wife under Section
All HC | Sex against order of nature, against the wishes of wife – a criminal offence and marital wrong amounting to cruelty, which is a ground for dissolution of marriage
Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Shashi Kant Gupta and Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, JJ. affirmed the Judgment of lower court granting
Pak SC | Family Courts Act: Curtailment on right to appeal does not exclude wife’s right of appeal if she is dissatisfied with quantum of dower awarded
Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Three-Judge Bench of Mian Saqib Nisar, CJ and SH. Azmat Saeed and Ijaz-Ul-Ahsan, JJ. dismissed the appeal
Application for amendment of plaint on basis of undisclosed hand written declarations not allowed
Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ashis Kumar Chakraborty, J. allowed a challenge to the order passed by Additional
Marriage solemnized before dismissal of appeal against decree of divorce held valid on ‘purposive construction’: SC
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of S.A. Bobde and L. Nageswara Rao, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the judgment of Delhi
Decree passed by Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, Canada confirmed by Bombay HC
Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench at Goa comprising of C.V. Bhadang, J., confirmed the decree of dissolution of marriage between
Slight difference in ideologies of spouses must not lead to dissolution of marriage
Uttaranchal High Court: In a recent case addressed by the Court, the appellant husband whose plea for dissolution of marriage under S.
Divorce petition allowed on the grounds of cruelty and adultery
High Court of Kenya: The petition was filed pertaining to the issue of dissolution of marriage on the grounds of cruelty and