Daughter turning major, will not be entitled to maintenance from father? Andhra Pradesh HC explains the law
Andhra Pradesh High Court: While explaining the law on whether father is obligated to provide maintenance to his daughter irrespective of the
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Maintenance amount being paid to son scaled-down, but period of maintenance increased: Supreme Court
Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and MR Shah, JJ., modifies the maintenance amount being to a son.
Delhi HC decides that Father’s obligation to maintain a child cannot end once he/she turns 18 years of age. Read why
Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., while allowing in part the revision petition filed challenging the Family Court’s maintenance order made a
Bom HC | Father rapes minor daughter, but conviction under S. 376(2) (i) IPC set aside. Why? Read Court’s opinion in light of S. 164 CrPC || Detailed Report
Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Prasanna B. Varale and S.M. Modak, JJ., while addressing the present matter expressed that: “…relationship
Bom HC | Can a daughter approach Family Court on behalf of her father to challenge validity of his marriage? OR only parties to marriage can challenge validity? Read in light of S. 7 of Family Courts Act
Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of R.D Dhanuka and V.G. Bisht, JJ., addressed a concern wherein a daughter filed a petition
Bom HC | Child commits suicide, mentions drinking habit of father in suicide note. Can the father be held liable for abetment to suicide? Law explained
Bombay High Court: V.M. Deshpande, J., held that merely drinking can never be an abetment for a person to commit suicide. The
All HC | Man, principal accused in incident relating to wife’s death, seeking custody of minor children. Can the custody with maternal grandparents said to be illegal? Read on
Allahabad High Court: Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, J., addressed a petition wherein petitioner is an accused of the offences lodged under Sections
All HC | In minor’s custody case, where child is below 5 years of age, mother is preferred, but is there any exception to it? Court explains
“Human affairs can never be disposed of by a rubber stamp approach or the application, virtually of mathematical formulae.”
Bom HC | Welfare of child as paramount consideration: Father of minor given custody for mother not being able to take care of the child
Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of A.S. Chandurkar and N.B. Suryawanshi, JJ., determined the factors in regard to grant of custody of
Bom HC | Whether unmarried daughter who is major by age, entitled to claim maintenance from father till her marriage? HC explains law in light of Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act
Bombay High Court: Nitin W. Sambre, J., while setting aside the orders pronounced by the Courts below observed that, “the law already gives
No Legal Rationale for Primacy – Revisiting Section 6(a) of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956
by Palak Maheshwari† and Aniket Pandey††
Del HC | Not abnormal for a girl not to make complaint against her father; order discharging accused-father of offence of rape set aside
Delhi High Court: Observing that the trial court, in the present case, did not seem to be alive to realities, Sanjeev Sachdeva, J.
A mother’s writ of habeas corpus denied as custody of child with the father is not illegal
Uttaranchal High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. dismissed a writ of habeas corpus filed by the petitioner-mother