Delhi High Court rules courts can waive mandatory 1-year separation & cooling-off period in mutual consent divorce cases, prioritizing decisional autonomy of spouses. Read the landmark verdict.
Supreme Court stays Bombay HC order enhancing wife's maintenance from ₹50k to ₹3.5 lakh/month. Husband directed to clear arrears. Next hearing in 2026. Details inside.
The Supreme Court termed Delhi's pollution an annual crisis requiring long-term solutions. It upheld the government's decision to shut schools for young students. Read more on the court's stance and the ongoing winter break.
The Supreme Court ruled that a marriage where spouses hold opposing views and refuse to accommodate each other amounts to mutual cruelty, granting divorce to a couple after a 24-year legal battle. Read the landmark judgment.
Supreme Court increases compensation to Rs 8.65 lakh for parents of a 14-year-old killed in a road accident, citing 'pain and suffering'. Read the full legal analysis.
India's Supreme Court ruled that a couple's refusal to live together constitutes cruelty, dissolving a broken marriage. Read the landmark judgment details.
Telangana High Court dismisses SC/ST Act case against businessman, ruling the dispute over a failed New Year event was private, lacking intent to humiliate based on caste. Details inside.
After a 20-year legal battle, Rousanara Begum wins Supreme Court case affirming divorced Muslim women's right to reclaim gifts given at marriage. A landmark victory for gender equality.
Punjab & Haryana High Court sentences Gurdeep Singh to 3 months jail for contempt after he remarried while his ex-wife's appeal against divorce was pending. Justice Alka Sarin says it breached Section 15 of Hindu Marriage Act.
Punjab & Haryana High Court sentences man to 3-month jail for a brazen second marriage while his wife's divorce appeal was pending. Landmark ruling upholds legal sanctity.
Gujarat High Court temporarily stays family court's Rs 45 lakh alimony order to a wife accused of murdering her mother-in-law. The husband challenged the payment. Read the full story.
Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court, citing Supreme Court, rules loudspeaker use is not essential for religion. Petition by Gondia mosque dismissed. Details on noise pollution laws inside.
Nagpur HC dismisses mosque plea for loudspeakers, citing Supreme Court ruling on noise pollution and rights of unwilling listeners. Read the full legal analysis.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has agreed to discuss the demand for a circuit high court bench in Mangaluru with the Karnataka Chief Justice. Lawyers' delegation met CM to push for swift justice in coastal region.
Supreme Court mandates return of all marriage gifts to wife upon divorce, including those given to groom. A landmark ruling for Muslim women's rights and against patriarchy.
Delhi High Court will examine a plea seeking urgent scientific measures to control the capital's hazardous air pollution levels, which are causing severe health issues. Read the full details.
India's Supreme Court emphasizes dignity & autonomy for divorced Muslim women under a 1986 law, examining return of marital goods. Read the landmark ruling details.
Punjab and Haryana High Court clarifies courts can summon any accused if evidence points to them, even if not named in FIR. Key ruling in Haryana case.
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan's divorce settlement details are public. The actors will split 50% of each other's retirement benefits accrued during their marriage. Get the full story.
Supermodel Gisele Bündchen shares her pain and acceptance after divorcing NFL icon Tom Brady. She reveals her hopes for a 50-year marriage and how they grew apart. Read her full emotional interview.
Bombay High Court dismisses 2019 FIR against a UK citizen and six relatives, citing lack of evidence for charges of cruelty and criminal breach of trust. Details inside.
Telangana High Court dismisses 17-year legal battle, refusing divorce to couple married for 34 years. Court cites advanced age, saying dissolution 'will not serve any purpose'.
Agra transforms from city of eternal love to UP's divorce hub with 762 petitions in September. Small towns lead the breakup boom as women assert rights and attitudes shift across Uttar Pradesh.
Jammu and Kashmir High Court declares cross-LoC trade as intra-state commerce, rejecting import-export classification. Landmark ruling affirms PoK as Indian territory with GST implications.
Telangana High Court confirms divorce for couple separated 17 years, citing irretrievable breakdown. Husband ordered to pay ₹30 lakh as final alimony settlement. Read the full legal analysis.
Telangana High Court upholds divorce after 17-year separation, citing irretrievable breakdown. Husband ordered to pay ₹30 lakh alimony as final settlement. Read the full story.
Celina Jaitly shares emotional post amid divorce from Peter Haag, accusing him of domestic violence. Read her powerful message of resilience and determination.
Telangana High Court dismisses woman's divorce appeal, ruling marriage not 'irretrievably broken' as the couple lives together with their son and daughter-in-law. Details inside.
Peter Haag initiated Austrian divorce months before Celina Jaitly's domestic violence case. Actor seeks ₹50 crore compensation. Read the full story.
Andhra Pradesh High Court upholds divorce granted to husband on grounds of mental cruelty. Landmark ruling expands definition of cruelty to include psychological harm in matrimonial cases.