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Kerala High Court Full Bench rules that a Hindu wife’s maintenance rights cannot be defeated by sale of husband’s property, even to third parties.
Gujarat High Court rules that family courts must execute mutual consent divorce decrees, including agreed property terms, without forcing separate suits.
Supreme Court rules a Hindu widowed daughter-in-law is entitled to maintenance from her father-in-law’s estate under Section 21(vii) of HAMA 1956. Court says timing of husband’s d…
Delhi High Court rules that a child’s emotional security and welfare override parental visitation rights. Courts may restrict visitation without deciding disputed allegations to p…
Jharkhand High Court grants divorce after husband shared wife’s private pre-marriage photos, calling it mental cruelty and character assassination.