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Allahabad High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

‘Person having a spouse alive cannot live in illicit and live-in-relationship in contravention of law’: Allahabad HC refuses to grant police protection

Allahabad High Court clarified that it is not against live-in relationships, but against illegal relations

Published on March 14, 2024March 21, 2024By Apoorva
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delhi high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Benefit of interim maintenance cannot be denied merely based on unproven allegations of illicit relationship: Delhi High Court

“The object of the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is to provide for more effective provisions to safeguard the rights of the women who are victims of violence of any kind occurring within the family, and for matters connected therewith or incidentally thereof.”

Published on January 15, 2024January 18, 2024By Simranjeet
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delhi high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Attempt to commit suicide and false allegations of illicit relationship, amount to mental cruelty: Delhi High Court reiterates

“False allegations of illicit relationship are the ultimate kind of cruelty as it reflects a complete breakdown of trust and faith amongst the spouses without which no matrimonial relationship can survive.”

Published on August 18, 2023August 22, 2023By Simranjeet
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Allahabad High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Allahabad High Court | Constitution of India does not permit to issue mandamus when there is no threat perception alleged or transpired; Petition dismissed for filing with a purpose of obtaining seal of this Court on illegal relationship

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Ajai Tyagi, JJ. dismissed a writ petition with costs which was

Published on July 25, 2022July 29, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

At odd hours, if wife continues making discreet phone calls with another man even after a warning by husband, would it constitute matrimonial cruelty? Ker HC decides

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of A. Muhamed Mustaque and Dr Justice Kauser Edappagath, JJ., held that, despite a warning by

Published on March 3, 2022March 4, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsDistrict Court

Bishop Franco Mulakkal; A victim of faction feud in the Church and group fights of nuns? Read why Sessions Court acquitted the Bishop in nun rape case

Court of Session (Kottayam): While hearing a case which had lead nation to one of the most controversial outbreak and had lifted

Published on January 19, 2022January 19, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Woman commits suicide due to alleged illicit relationship of husband; mother registers case but seeks to withdraw stating she had lodged report under ‘rage’ | Bom HC Demystifies

Bombay High Court: Division Bench of M.S. Sonal and Pushpa V. Ganediwala, JJ., quashed the charges of abetment of suicide and other offences

Published on December 14, 2021December 24, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Husband and Wife consumed pesticide after a quarrel, wife died but husband survived. Will allegation of abetment of suicide on husband survive? SC explains

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of M.R. Shah and Aniruddha Bose, JJ., while addressing a matter noted that, Abetment by a person

Published on September 15, 2021September 17, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Del HC | Bail granted to a young mother accused in murder of her tutor with whom she had illicit relationship

Delhi High Court: Rajnish Bhatnagar, J. granted bail to a young mother of two minor children, who was booked in connection with

Published on August 10, 2021August 12, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

[Cruelty by Wife] Cal HC | Reckless allegations against husband corroborated by daughter. Affidavit of daughter how far can corroborate husband’s allegations? Court determines while confirming divorce decree against wife

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Arindam Sinha and Suvra Ghosh, JJ. confirmed a decree of divorce passed in favour of

Published on April 8, 2021April 8, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

[Flashback] Ker HC | If a husband imputes infidelity and immorality on the part of his wife, would that amount to cruelty? Read How HC discusses applicability of S. 27 of Special Marriage Act

To marry or not to marry and if so whom, may well be a private affair. But, the freedom to break a

Published on December 28, 2020December 31, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Court not empowered to dissolve marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of J.R. Midha, J. dismissed the appeal filed by the appellant-husband against the order

Published on August 23, 2018August 27, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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