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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.
Abandoning spouse in anger, disgust not desertion: Jharkhand High Court denies divorce to man
December 15, 2025 5:03 pm
Jharkhand High Court Judgement on Desertion Divorce Case: Jharkhand High Court said that the marriage took place on April 30, 2021, and the suit for dissolution for marriage was filed by the husband on September 1, 2022, which was within two years of the marriage due to which the family court rejected the said ground of desertion as alleged by the husband.
Hindu marriage valid even without registration certificate: Allahabad High Court
August 29, 2025 4:31 pm
The HC set aside a family court order that called for a marriage registration certificate in a divorce proceedings case, even though the petitioner sought exemption from filing it
How the idea of marriage has evolved over time
August 30, 2025 12:19 pm
The idea of marriage in its dominant, modern form is seen as a product of economic and legal conditions. But how do values such as gender equality, personal liberty, and dignity inform the ongoing debate about marriage?
Alimony, maintenance can be granted even when marriage is void under Hindu Marriage Act: Supreme Court
February 13, 2025 9:33 am
The top court also took exception to the expression “illegitimate wife” or “faithful mistress” used by the Bombay HC in one of its judgments, and said “the use of such words is misogynistic” and “very inappropriate”.
SC's stridhan ruling reignites debate: Should prenuptial agreements become the norm in India?
May 14, 2024 4:03 pm
Since marriages under Indian personal laws are generally regarded as sacraments, any agreement seen as encouraging separation is considered invalid, says Chinmay Deshmukh, an assistant professor of law at BITS Law School.
Do marriages need to be registered? What happens if they are not?
May 14, 2024 12:47 pm
Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that a Hindu marriage is not valid ‘unless performed with ceremonies in proper form’. This was despite the couple in question having an official marriage certificate. Here is why.
Hindu marriage not valid ‘unless performed with ceremonies in proper form’: SC
May 02, 2024 7:59 am
A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Augustine George Masih in an order dated April 19 urged “young men and women to think deeply about the institution of marriage even before they enter upon it and as to how sacred the said institution is, in Indian society”.
If and when it’s the end of love
March 10, 2024 9:44 am
Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Justice Donadi Ramesh noted that society is more permissive and individualistic in nature saying, “education, financial independence, breaking of caste barriers, modernisation and effect of Western culture also affect a relationship between two people”.
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