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Can tribal man seek divorce under Hindu law? Chhattisgarh High Court overturns order blocking couple's mutual plea
March 06, 2026 11:10 am
The counsel for the parties submitted before the Chhattisgarh High Court that since they follow Hindu customs and the marriage was solemnised accordingly, the family court could not have rejected their divorce plea.
‘Jealousy leads to wild allegations’: Why Andhra Pradesh High Court saved Indian family fabric in divorce case
February 28, 2026 9:04 am
The Andhra Pradesh High Court was hearing a plea of an estranged wife against Visakhapatnam family court granting divorce to on her husband's petition in April 2010.
‘Ideal couples don't go to court’: Why Jharkhand High Court rejected 55-year-old man's divorce plea after 4-decade marriage
February 20, 2026 10:21 am
Cruelty under Hindu Marriage Act News: Simple trivialities, which can be described as reasonable wear and tear of married life, cannot amount to cruelty, the Jharkhand High Court stated.
'A scar to psychology’: Jharkhand High Court grants divorce after wife remarries during first marriage's subsistence
February 25, 2026 10:02 am
Jharkhand High Court Divorce Case: The husband claimed before the Jharkhand High Court that his estranged wife is a “temperamental and whimsical lady”.
Privacy versus fair trial: Chhattisgarh High Court allows call recordings, chats on WhatsApp as evidence in divorce case
February 17, 2026 6:25 pm
Even though the right to privacy has been recognised as a fundamental right, excluding private chats in such cases would render the law a dead letter, the Chhattisgarh High Court held.
4-day pregnancy claim: Why Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld DNA test for child in Army man’s divorce battle
February 07, 2026 9:32 am
DNA test divorce case: The Madhya Pradesh High Court was hearing a plea of an estranged wife challenging a family court's order of a DNA test of her daughter requested by her husband alleging adultery.
Living near workplace not 'desertion': Why Jharkhand High Court dismissed husband’s divorce plea against teacher wife
February 05, 2026 10:14 am
Cruelty Divorce Case News: The Jharkhand High Court said that the wife’s inability to commute 75 km daily for work did not amount to willful abandonment, and the husband failed to prove any instance of cruelty.
‘Not just leaving house’: Jharkhand High Court explains why simply moving out doesn't count as 'desertion' in divorce
January 31, 2026 9:38 am
While dismissing a divorce plea of the husband, the Jharkhand High Court said that desertion requires both the factum of separation and intention to bring cohabitation to an end.
DNA test of child can be ordered to prove adultery of wife, rules Madhya Pradesh High Court, rejects woman’s plea
January 22, 2026 5:33 pm
A woman moved high court against an order directing for a DNA test of her child after her estranged husband alleged adultery against her.
Chhattisgarh High Court directs state family courts to maintain dedicated panels of legal experts for poor litigants
January 07, 2026 7:00 pm
The bench said that the responsibility of providing free legal aid to appellant cast upon the family courts can't be treated as an empty formality and must be discharged directly and effectively.
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