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Husband who left wife can’t allege desertion: Karnataka High Court rejects divorce plea

September 10, 2026 6:08 pm

The Karnataka High Court noted that the wife bore the responsibility and medical costs for their child who suffered from serious health conditions, while the husband had not visited the child for a long period.

Wife’s refusal to follow orthodox customs not cruelty, rules Andhra Pradesh High Court

September 07, 2026 12:39 pm

Refusing to follow a custom is not cruelty, but if the refusal turns into public humiliation or malicious behaviour towards the family, then the courts can look into the allegation of cruelty, the judges said.

Wife can't be expected to follow husband like 'Vodafone pug': Madras High Court

September 03, 2026 8:50 pm

The Madras High Court noted that the couple had been living separately for 16 years, with the wife making no effort to rejoin the husband, and concluded that the marital relationship had broken down beyond repair.

Shweta Tiwari once wanted a father for Palak: Why a ‘complete’ family isn’t always a happy one

September 02, 2026 5:13 pm

Shweta was married to actor Raja Chaudhary until 2007 and had a daughter, Palak. She subsequently married actor Abhinav Kohli in 2013 before being divorced in 2019, with whom she had a son, Reyansh.

Wife’s involvement in dowry death case no ground for divorce: Jharkhand High Court

September 03, 2026 11:01 am

The wife was previously convicted by a trial court in the dowry death case of her sister-in-law but was later acquitted by the high court in 2018, the court noted.

Karnataka High Court grants Rs 25 lakh permanent alimony to wife in 'dead marriage’

September 02, 2026 11:23 am

The couple, who had a love marriage in 2013, allegedly started living separately in 2016. The wife claimed her in-laws were against the marriage because she belonged to a Scheduled Caste.

‘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.

26 years apart: Madras High Court dissolves marriage, but sets conditions over property

August 29, 2026 11:43 am

The Madras High Court noted that even when the man’s daughters married, he was not present. It said no purpose would be served by keeping the couple’s marital tie alive.

'I have given her the keys': Sohail Khan on co-parenting with Seema Sajdeh

August 25, 2026 6:06 pm

Sohail Khan shared how he and Seema Sajdeh continue to co-parent their two sons after separation, focusing on communication, respect and shielding their children from conflict. An expert explains what healthy co-parenting looks like in practice.

MP High Court rules photos showing wife isn’t destitute can't be used to deny maintenance

August 26, 2026 10:07 am

The Madhya Pradesh High Court said that the the family court erred in rejecting maintenance merely because photographs suggested the petitioner was not destitute, which is legally irrelevant.

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