Family Court

Indore family court orders a wife, who owns a beauty parlour, to pay Rs. 5,000 monthly maintenance to her unemployed husband, challenging traditional gender roles. The ruling diverges from the norm where husbands are typically ordered to provide maintenance to their wives, sparking discussion and setting a precedent in Madhya Pradesh.

Explore the legal intricacies surrounding conjugal rights and marital obligations as a working woman challenges her husband's claim under the Hindu Marriage Act in a contentious case before the Gujarat High Court.

After over 13 years of marriage, singer-rapper Honey Singh and his wife Shalini Talwar were granted a divorce by a Delhi court. The second motion in the case was allowed by Family Court Principal Judge Paramjit Singh, ending a nearly two-and-a-half-year legal procedure.

Shikhar Dhawan has been granted a divorce on the grounds of cruelty by the family court of Delhi. The court's decision came after mutual consent and noted that the estranged wife had intentionally left the matter uncontested.

Officially dissolving his 11-year marriage, the court noted the mutual consent for divorce and the absence of cohabitation as husband and wife since August 8, 2020. While addressing the custody of their minor son, the court considered moral concerns and the pending criminal case against the respondent

A division bench of the Kerala High Court comprising Justice A Muhammed Mushtaq and Justice Sophie Thomas made the statement while granting the appeal filed by the husband, who is a Thrissur resident, against the denial of the divorce petition by the Irinjalakuda family court.

The Karnataka High Court granted divorce to a couple where the husband appealed due to his wife's racial remarks and humiliation. The court deemed such behavior as cruel, ruling in favor of the husband. The court dismissed the wife's accusations of an extramarital affair and granted the divorce based on cruelty grounds.

A bench comprising justices Suneet Kumar and Rajendra Kumar quashed a family court's order by a Principal judge, which dismissed the divorce appeal under Section 13 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The Family Court had observed that the husband submitted photocopies of documents, which are not admissible, instead of originals.

The Bombay High Court dismissed an appeal filed by a 50-year-old woman challenging a November 2005 decree issued by a family court in Pune dissolving her marriage to a retired Army officer. According to the Bench, the wife's making unwarranted and false allegations about her husband's character harms his reputation in society and amounts to cruelty.

A single bench of Justice Bharati Dangre was hearing a revision application filed by the man challenging an order of the family court in Pune.

Sohail Khan's marriage to Seema Khan has reached a breaking point, as the two have filed for divorce today. The two were seen departing separately from the Mumbai family court.
 

While overturning the Family Court's refusal to allow divorce, a bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh stated that both parties would be able to start a new life if the divorce was granted.
 

According to the latest report published in Sakshi Post, Samantha Akkineni and Naga Chaitanya have reportedly met the marriage counsellor.

Under the new MP Bill, a family court in the state will be empowered to declare marriages conducted for the purpose of religious conversion null and void. The alimony in such cases would be granted as per Section 125 of the CrPC.

With the coronavirus tally breaching 1,000-mark on Friday, the courts in the state have decided to remain closed till June 6, 2020