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Bombay high court

Fear of wife's mental health issues helps man get divorce

The court while dissolving the marriage also quashed the family court order favouring the wife on the same ground.

29 Oct 2017 8:26 PM GMT

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6-month cooling period for granting divorce under Hindu law can be...

SC held, minimum cooling period for granting divorce can be waived if there was no possibility of cohabitation between...

12 Sep 2017 3:24 PM GMT

The court was hearing an appeal against non-registration of a divorce application on grounds that one of the parties was away in the US and did not present herself in court to file her consent.

HC: Consent in divorce plea using modern tech legal

Arguing for the petitioner's wife, advocate Samir Vaidya said that his client and her husband had been living apart for...

14 April 2018 8:30 PM GMT

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26-yr-old Karnataka woman forced to marry, writes to Supreme Court

SC directed Centre to provide protection to woman, daughter of politician in Karnataka, who claimed that she was...

11 April 2018 11:33 AM GMT

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3-judge SC Bench to hear validity of conjugal rights

According to the petitioners, Ojaswa Pathak and Mayank Gupta the provisions provide the statutory scheme for the...

5 March 2019 9:01 PM GMT

Madras high court

Transsexual is a bride as per Hindu Marriage Act: Madras HC

The judge said the apex court had held that transgender persons had the right to decide their self-identified gender.

23 April 2019 1:25 PM GMT

Faster divorces and separation processes, especially in certain circumstances, are very healthy. Representational image/AA.

AA Edit | Quicker divorces are welcome

Supreme Court waived the mandatory waiting of six months for granting divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act.

1 May 2023 6:47 PM GMT

However, the court rejected the plea on the grounds that the Act has not defined what constitutes the agni around which the pheras have to be taken. (Representational image)

Pheras around incense sticks doesn't invalidate marriage: Bombay HC

Court rejects plea of man to dissolve union.

30 April 2018 11:49 PM GMT

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Attempt to stop marriages by khap panchayats illegal: Supreme Court

The ruling came on a plea by NGO Shakti Vahini, which had moved the apex court in 2010 seeking protection of couples...

27 March 2018 6:48 AM GMT

As per custom, the women declared witches will not be allowed to serve food to other members of the families and are barred from attending auspicious occasions such as marriage. (Representational image)

Marriage without consent, SC lets K'taka woman to stay away from...

However, SC refused to annul 26-year-old woman's marriage only on the ground that it was performed without her consent.

7 May 2018 2:03 PM GMT

The Supreme Court also referred to the National Crime Records Bureau Data stating every six hour a woman is raped in the country. (Photo: File | ANI)

Second marriage not void during pendency of divorce appeal: Supreme...

The restriction placed on second marriage till dismissal of an appeal would not apply in cases were the parties have...

28 Aug 2018 3:50 AM GMT

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Supreme Court nixes cool-off rider, gives divorce

The bench therefore granted divorce to the lawyer couple.

14 Nov 2016 10:32 PM GMT