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After the papers: What it really means to start over as a divorced woman in India

June 02, 2026 4:31 pm

A look into the emotional, financial, social, and psychological reality of separation -- told by the women who lived it

Delhi man sets himself on fire after a quarrel with wife, dies

May 19, 2026 1:54 pm

Police said rumours that his wife and mother-in-law set him ablaze are baseless

No zoom for marriage fixes: Andhra Pradesh High Court rejects US-based man’s plea for virtual reconciliation

May 02, 2026 10:39 am

Dismissing US based man's plea for virtual appearance in matrimonial dispute, the Andhra Pradesh High Court stated that at that stage of reconciliation, until it fails, video conferencing is not permissible for such purpose.

Can daughter get family pension after her parents' death post divorce? Tripura High Court clarifies

April 05, 2026 2:37 pm

The Tripura High Court concluded that since the petitioner was not a divorcee when her father died, she could not claim the relief under the State Civil Services (Revised Pension) Rules.

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.

Can mutual consent divorces be given before prescribed separation, cooling off periods? Here's what Delhi High Court said

December 18, 2025 3:53 pm

Mutual Consent Divorce India: The bench clarified that the one-year separation period can be waived while expressing gratitude to senior advocate and amicus curiae Rajshekhar Rao for their invaluable assistance in the matter.

Calcutta High Court says parties must not be forced to stay in ‘dead marriage’ if reunion impossible, allows divorce

December 15, 2025 4:40 pm

The petitioner husband in the high court alleged that apart from her regular job, his estranged wife gave private tuition at her parental home and returned home late at night.

Celebrity private affairs require utmost sensitivity to avoid public spectacle: Divorce lawyer Mrunalini Deshmukh

November 28, 2025 5:17 pm

Mrunalini Deshmukh interview, Celina Jaitley divorce case: Mumbai-based celebrity lawyer Deshmukh says the celebrity status of the person becomes an attraction for the media to do that, because there is always an inquisitive trade in the media to peep into even the personal lives of the parties concerned.

‘Injury can be physical or mental’: Andhra Pradesh High Court upholds divorce granted on husband’s ground of cruelty

November 26, 2025 5:43 pm

Andhra Pradesh HC cruelty divorce, AP High Court divorce ruling: The man had filed a plea on the ground of cruelty for divorce in a family court, which allowed it in 2008. The woman, however, challenged the family court verdict before the high court.

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