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In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of India ruled that bail in marital disputes cannot be contingent upon conditions like mandatory maintenance payments. A bench consisting of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice S.V.N. Bhatti overturned a Patna High Court order requiring the appellant, Srikant Kumar, to pay ₹4,000 per month as maintenance to secure […]

The Supreme Court has ruled that a divorced wife cannot claim permanent alimony simply to achieve financial equality with her ex-husband. Addressing a troubling trend in matrimonial disputes, the Court emphasized that maintenance or alimony should not be viewed as a means of “equalizing wealth between the parties.” While a wife is entitled to maintenance

The Supreme Court clarified that these factors serve as a ‘guideline’ rather than a ‘rigid formula’ for determining permanent alimony. It outlined eight key factors to be considered when deciding the amount of permanent alimony. This ruling comes amidst the ongoing controversy surrounding the death of a Bengaluru-based techie, who had accused his wife and

The Court said that there is a growing trend to use the provision as a tool by women for unleashing personal vendetta against the husband and his family. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court raised concerns about the widespread misuse of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which penalizes cruelty by husbands and their

The Court observed that the deceased’s dying declaration did not mention any physical relationship or sexual intercourse with the accused, nor did it claim that these actions were based on a promise of marriage. On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that a mere refusal to marry does not constitute abetment of suicide under the Indian

The Supreme Court has urged lower courts to refrain from unnecessarily implicating a husband’s distant relatives in cases filed by a wife accusing domestic cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. This remark was made by a bench of Justice CT Ravikumar and Justice Rajesh Bindal while quashing the criminal proceedings against the

A Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice N Kotiswar Singh flagged the “worrying trend” of attributing criminality to the male partner after a consensual sexual relationship turns sour later. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court held that a long-term physical relationship between partners, where the woman neither objected nor insisted on marriage, signifies consent rather

The case revolved around allegations of defamatory emails and chats that the ex-wife had purportedly sent, targeting her ex-husband NEW DELHI: The Saket Court in Delhi has ruled in favor of a man in a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife, ordering her to pay ₹15 lakh in damages. The case stemmed from allegations that the

The Court was of the view that it was inconceivable for the girl-complainant to maintain a prolonged relationship with the accused without her consent. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court dismissed a rape case against a man, noting that the complainant’s long-term relationship and physical involvement with him reflected her consent [Prashant v. State of NCT