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‘Can’t force spouse to leave aged parents’: Chhattisgarh High Court grants divorce
September 01, 2026 12:45 pm
The court noted that the wife was allegedly insisting that the husband live separately from his parents, while he was unwilling to leave his old and ailing mother.
Wife's demand to separate from widowed mother-in-law is cruelty: Calcutta High Court
August 24, 2026 1:09 pm
The Calcutta High Court was hearing an appeal filed by a woman challenging a family court’s order granting divorce in favour of her husband’s allegations of cruelty.
Court upholds husband’s divorce over wife’s insistence to live away from ailing parents
August 21, 2026 11:19 am
The Chhattisgarh High Court noted that the woman is alleged to have persistently insisted that the husband leave his ailing parents and live separately with her.
RPF constable remarries, Jharkhand High Court orders Rs 30 lakh alimony to first wife
August 11, 2026 12:57 pm
The Jharkhand High Court ordered an RPF constable to pay Rs 30 lakh permanent alimony to his first wife and son, in addition to pending maintenance arrears, after he remarried.
‘Stinging words' over dowry: Kerala High Court denies relief to woman’s mother-in-law
August 10, 2026 2:59 pm
The Kerala High Court refused to cancel a dowry harassment case against a woman’s mother-in-law but cleared her brother-in-law against whom only ‘vague’ allegations were raised.
‘Hair loss from shampoo change, no rich diet’: Court cancels woman’s FIR against mother-in-law
August 07, 2026 2:48 pm
The Karnataka High Court held that while the husband must answer the allegations against him, vague claims against in-laws do not make out a criminal offence.
Denied son's paternity, called wife ‘unchaste’: Jharkhand High Court denies divorce to man for ‘cruelty’
July 24, 2026 10:18 am
The Jharkhand High Court has denied husband's divorce plea on the grounds of cruelty and desertion by pointing out that it appears that cruelty came from husband's side, by not taking care of the wife and her child.
Rejecting infertility as ground, Patna High Court upholds divorce over 'cruelty'
July 23, 2026 12:41 pm
The high court held that the marriage collapsed following repeated allegations and counter-allegations, failed reconciliation efforts, prolonged separation and criminal litigation.
Hosting husband’s relatives, caring for them not cruelty to wife, rules Calcutta High Court
June 10, 2026 3:53 pm
The Calcutta High Court refused to quash proceedings against a man who alleged physical and mental harassment by his wife.
Woman says in-laws compared her to shoe, Himachal Pradesh High Court refuses to quash her Rs 50 lakh dowry case
May 21, 2026 10:49 am
The Himachal Pradesh High Court was hearing a plea filed by the husband seeking to set aside the FIR lodged by the wife over allegations of dowry cruelty, including physical and mental harassment.
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Jallikattu allowed with proper safeguards: Javadekar
January 08, 2016 9:31 am
Imphal, Jan 08 (ANI): Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said that Tamil Nadu has been allowed to carry out their traditional bull taming sport ‘Jallikattu'. He added that the sport was approved after taking care of all the safeguards and without practicing cruelty against the animals.
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