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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.
Malaika Arora opens up about 'challenges' of co-parenting with ex-husband Arbaaz Khan: 'Arhaan baccha thodi hai...he is 22'
September 09, 2025 5:37 pm
"I cannot say it's the easiest thing on planet Earth," Malaika Arora added
A psychologist's guide to coping with divorce
November 17, 2023 10:29 am
If you're going through a divorce, here are some strategies to help you cope, according to Dr Jyoti Kapoor, founder-director and senior psychiatrist, Manasthali
SC: Irretrievable breakdown of marriage amounting to cruelty, a ground for divorce
April 28, 2023 1:36 am
Allowing a plea by the husband, the trial court had dissolved the marriage on May 2, 2009. On appeal by the wife, the Delhi High Court set aside the trial court order on April 8, 2011, following which the man approached the Supreme Court.
One-year wait for seeking divorce by mutual consent is unconstitutional: Kerala HC
December 10, 2022 7:08 am
The High Court was acting upon a petition moved by a young Christian couple, challenging the refusal of a family court to enter their joint petition for divorce.
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