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
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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
On Monday, November 4, the Supreme Court raised concerns about the slow progress of cases filed under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDVA), noting that their handling is similar to regular Family Court cases. The bench, consisting of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Pankaj Mithal, pointed out that although the PWDVA was
The man claimed that his wife was a transgender person and that she could not file a domestic violence case against him since she was not a biological woman. The Delhi High Court today declined to consider a writ petition submitted by a man seeking a directive for the Delhi Police to perform a gender
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The Delhi High Court ruled on Monday that a wife’s right to live in the shared household under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act), is not absolute, particularly if she is financially independent. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, presiding as a single bench, made this statement while dismissing an appeal from
The Delhi High Court ruled that orders issued under Section 12 of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 (GW Act) can be appealed under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 (FC Act). A Full Bench was formed by the Chief Justice following a referral order from the Division Bench in a matrimonial case.
The Union Ministry of Law and Justice has instructed all Notaries to refrain from executing marriage and divorce deeds since they are not authorized as Marriage Officers. An Office Memorandum from the Department of Legal Affairs has warned Notaries that such actions are illegal. “It is brought to the notice of all concerned that the
The Delhi High Court has determined that a senior citizen’s right to peaceful living cannot be diminished by a woman’s right to occupy a shared household under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act), particularly in cases where there is substantial evidence of serious mistreatment. Justice Sanjeev Narula, leading a Single
