The Calcutta High Court upheld a divorce decree, ruling that occasional instances of a separated couple living together do not amount to condonation of cruelty. The court found mental cruelty established and noted the marriage had broken down irretrievably after prolonged separation
Sangeetha, wife of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, on Friday withdrew her divorce petition filed before a Chengalpattu family court. Appearing through video-conferencing, she informed the court of her decision, following which the court disposed of the petition as withdrawn
The Supreme Court referred a matrimonial dispute to mediation and appointed former judge Justice M.R. Shah as mediator. The court stayed family court proceedings while efforts are made to resolve the case amicably over allegations involving false evidence and maintenance claims
The Telangana High Court set aside a Family Court order restraining a wife from approaching her husband, citing lack of medical evidence. The Bench held that serious findings like mental illness require credible proof and cannot be based on allegations alone
In Kothagudem, the Indian Legal Professionals Association (ILPA) district committee submitted a petition to BJP State President N. Ramchander Rao, urging him to expedite the long-pending appointments of 1,900 advocates as notaries.
The Bombay High Court upheld a family court’s decision granting divorce to a man, ruling that denial of intimacy and constant suspicion of an affair by his wife amounted to cruelty. The court found the marriage irreparably broken
A bench of Justice Navin Chawla, while advancing a matrimonial case scheduled for October 18 to August 8, said that long adjournments are unnecessary, especially given the volume of pending matrimonial cases.
The woman and the husband have been living separately for many years. The man had filed a petition in 2013 under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, seeking maintenance allowance from his wife.
