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The Court quashed the wife’s complaint, saying that the allegations were vague. The Supreme Court recently dismissed a domestic violence complaint filed by a woman in Jammu after her mutual divorce with her husband fell through. Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K. Vinod Chandran deemed the allegations vague and generalized, describing the complaint as an “abuse […]

The Delhi High Court has held that a well-educated wife with relevant work experience should not remain unemployed merely to seek maintenance from her husband. “….this Court is of the considered view that a well-educated wife, with experience in a suitable gainful job, ought not to remain idle solely to gain maintenance from her husband,” Justice

The Delhi High Court was considering a Petition against an order of the Family Court whereby the Petitioner’s right to file reply/written statement was closed and a subsequent application for the recall of the said order was also dismissed. The Delhi High Court has underscored that Family Courts must follow a fundamentally different approach from

The Court observed that the mechanism for registration of marriages in Delhi was inadequate and not in conformity with a 2006 judgment of the Supreme Court. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought responses from the Central and Delhi governments on a public interest litigation (PIL) raising concerns over the inadequate statutory framework for marriage

The Court said that by mechanically granting bail in such cases, courts risk normalising a crime that continues to claim numerous innocent lives. On Monday, the Supreme Court emphasized the need for courts to thoroughly evaluate the circumstances before granting bail in dowry death cases. [Shabeen Ahmad v. The State of Uttar Pradesh] A bench

Synopsis Supreme Court Ruling: Husband Cleared of False Charges Under Section 498A, Dowry Act, and SC/ST Atrocities Ac After a five-year legal battle, the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a husband who was falsely accused under Section 498A, the SC/ST Atrocities Act, and the Dowry Act. His wife had filed the case as

The absence of an explicit dowry demand does not negate the applicability of the provision where acts of physical violence and mental distress have been demonstrated, the Court held. The Supreme Court has affirmed that a dowry demand is not a necessary condition for invoking the offence of cruelty against a wife under Section 498A