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The Bombay High Court ruled that a 21-year-old woman cannot be compelled to return home or marry against her will, framing residence and marriage as choices under Article 21.
The Supreme Court ruled that obtaining hotel booking records and call detail records is permissible to establish adultery in matrimonial disputes, as it does not infringe on privacy rights.
The Supreme Court ruled that hotel booking records and call detail records can be summoned to prove adultery in matrimonial disputes without violating privacy rights. This ruling underscores the necessity of such evidence for fair matrimonial proceedings.
The MP High Court revoked anticipatory bail granted to Giribala Singh in the dowry death case of Twisha Sharma. The court found merits in the allegations against Singh, necessitating her presence for questioning.
The Delhi High Court has acquitted a Muslim man convicted in a 2008 interfaith marriage case, ruling that the relationship was consensual. This highlights complexities in interfaith marriages within deeply divided societal contexts.
In a disturbing incident in Kerala, a litigant attacked the parents of two lawyers due to their representation of his wife in a case. The advocates' mother was hospitalized after the attack, and the father is critically injured.
The Delhi High Court ruled that a father cannot utilize his daughter’s Public Provident Fund (PPF) account to meet his legal obligations for maintenance payments to her and her mother. The court clarified that the PPF account belongs to the daughter, and the father acts merely as a guardian.
The Karnataka High Court quashed a cruelty case filed by a woman against her mother-in-law, stating that vague allegations did not meet the threshold for such charges. The ruling reaffirms legal standards for domestic cruelty accusations.
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court directed two women police officers to pay ₹1,00,000 each as compensation for not registering an FIR in a dowry demand case. This ruling emphasizes accountability for police actions regarding sensitive matters.
The Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that a refusal to marry in a long-term live-in relationship does not constitute rape. The decision clarifies rights concerning consent and expectations in such relationships.
The Allahabad High Court has reprimanded the UP Police for blocking a woman's phone number based on her husband's false complaint, ordering immediate restoration of service.
The Kerala High Court has mandated all family courts in the state to adhere to child custody guidelines established by the Calcutta High Court. This directive will remain in effect until local guidelines are created for Kerala.
The Karnataka High Court granted anticipatory bail to a mother implicated in her son's serious allegations, including rape and forced religious conversion of his wife, marking a complex intersection of criminal law and family matters.