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Delhi High Court rules that a granddaughter’s right to maintenance can convert a life estate into absolute ownership, strengthening women’s succession rights.
Chhattisgarh High Court holds that a wife living separately without sufficient reason is not entitled to maintenance under Section 125 CrPC, upholding family court order.
Bombay High Court rules that an adopted child is entitled to the caste of adoptive parents, quashing Pune authority’s order cancelling caste certificate.
Chhattisgarh High Court cancels a gift deed after relatives failed to maintain senior citizens, reinforcing rights under the Maintenance Act, 2007.
Allahabad High Court ruled that a wife cannot seek maintenance under Section 125 CrPC if her family’s criminal act rendered the husband incapable of earning, calling such relief a…