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‘Not excessive’: Delhi High Court backs Rs 75,000 monthly maintenance for wife, son
September 05, 2026 7:29 pm
The man was challenging the family court’s order directing him to pay Rs 75,000 monthly maintenance to his wife and minor son.
‘Police have no power’: Andhra High Court directs cops to stay out of marital dispute
September 05, 2026 12:32 pm
The complainant claimed that the police, citing various cases filed by his wife against him, had been harassing him and insisting that he produce his children before them.
Noting ‘parallel relief’, Telangana High Court cancels order allowing man to visit his child
September 02, 2026 12:19 pm
The Telangana High Court set aside an order granting visitation rights to a child's father after finding that he had already secured a Delhi family court order to meet his daughter.
‘Needs mother’: Punjab and Haryana High Court grants 4-year-old's custody to woman
September 01, 2026 2:44 pm
The Punjab and Haryana High Court granted a four-year-old boy’s custody to his mother, saying maternal care is vital for him to grow up secure.
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.
‘Marriage not a licence to control’: Karnataka High Court on wife’s autonomy
August 25, 2026 11:43 am
The Karnataka High Court said household work and caring for in-laws should be voluntary, while parents’ care is the responsibility of their own children.
'Meagre sum adds to woes’: Himachal High Court hikes wife's maintenance after 15 years
August 25, 2026 10:34 am
The woman, who said she was her husband's third wife after his two earlier marriages ended in divorce, challenged the Rs 5,000 monthly maintenance awarded to her in 2011.
Lawyer’s income ‘irregular’: Telangana High Court restores Rs 20,000 maintenance to wife
August 24, 2026 5:57 pm
The Telangana High Court restored Rs 20,000 monthly maintenance to a woman, who works as a lawyer, observing that enrolment with the Bar does not prove sufficient income.
‘Has to survive for 42 years': Jharkhand High Court hikes woman’s alimony to Rs 40 lakh
August 25, 2026 12:36 pm
The husband argued that the Rs 10 lakh permanent alimony awarded by the family court was sufficient, pointing out that he had remarried and had a daughter in the second marriage.
‘Sedated’ at wedding, man can’t challenge his marriage 18 years later: Delhi High Court
August 19, 2026 6:03 pm
The Delhi High Court was hearing the appeal filed by a man challenging a May 2018 order of the family court dismissing his divorce plea.
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