Jharkhand HC: Accusing Wife Of Affair For Speaking To Man Reflects Gender Stereotypes, Amounts To Cruelty
The Jharkhand High Court upheld the dismissal of a husband's divorce petition, ruling that allegations...
Nov 9, 2026·3 min
Hindu Marriage Act — Legal Updates & Case Law
Explore 10 published judgments, orders, and legal explainers covering Hindu Marriage Act across the Supreme Court of India and High Courts.
Madras High Court Rejects Notion That Wife Must Follow Husband Like Pug in Vodafone Ad
The Madras High Court set aside a family court order dismissing a husband's divorce petition,...
Sep 3, 2026·3 min
Separate Living Arrangements Not Per Se Cruelty, Says Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has clarified that mere physical separation of spouses within the same...
Aug 26, 2026·3 min
Delhi High Court Upholds Divorce on Grounds of Wife’s Cruelty, Citing Persistent Quarrels and Harassment of In-Laws
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court has dismissed a wife’s appeal against a...
Aug 19, 2026·3 min
Gujarat High Court Stays Divorce Decree After Husband Enters Second Marriage During Pendency of Wife's Appeal
The Gujarat High Court has stayed a family court decree of divorce after observing that...
Jul 15, 2026·4 min
Allahabad High Court Clarifies Maintenance Entitlement Under Section 125 CrPC When Prior Marriage Subsists
The Allahabad High Court has held that a woman who enters into a relationship without...
Jul 13, 2026·4 min
Gujarat High Court Clarifies Scope of Section 14 HMA in Premature Divorce Suits
The Gujarat High Court has held that a family court cannot adjudicate the merits of...
Jul 9, 2026·3 min
Supreme Court Declines to Intervene in Delhi High Court Order Permitting Wife to Obtain Husband’s Hotel and Call Detail Records in Adultery Suit
The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal challenging a Delhi High Court direction that allowed a...
Jul 4, 2026·3 min
Can Only Wives Seek Divorce After a Maintenance Decree? Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Section 13(2)(iii) of Hindu Marriage Act
Supreme Court dismisses a man's challenge to Section 13(2)(iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, which...
May 11, 2026·4 min
Supreme Court Refers Plea for Separate Buddhist Personal Law to Law Commission
The Supreme Court has declined to directly issue a separate legal code for the Buddhist...
Nov 29, 2025·2 min