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Harmonizing Hindu Divorce Laws: Balancing Tradition, Modernity, And Justice In India

The statutory system of Hindu divorce which exists currently today has been greatly hindered by several contemporary dangers.

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Khurana and Khurana

Justice In Time: Allahabad High Court Orders Six-Month Limit On Maintenance Cases

In a landmark ruling reinforcing the urgency of financial relief for deserted wives, the Allahabad High Court in Smt. Anjali Singh vs. State of U.P. and Another...

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Divorce In The Digital Age: SC Allows Secretly Taped Calls Between Spouses

In a landmark ruling that reshapes the admissibility of evidence in matrimonial disputes, the Supreme Court of India in Vibhor Garg v. Neha...

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Spouse Staying Abroad For Career Not 'Cruelty' Or 'Desertion' – Bombay High Court

In the present case, the couple, two budding engineers were deeply in love got married on January 5, 2004, in Mumbai, after an eight-year-long courtship.

EL

Ethical Legal Consultants

Divorce By Mutual Consent

Fox & Mandal

Contemporary Challenges And Future Directions In Hindu Divorce Law Reform

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Evolving Alimony Laws In India: Comparative Insights, Judicial Trends, And Future Challenges

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Balancing Equity And Economic Justice: Alimony Awards And Economic Disparities In Indian Family Law

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Economic Justice Through Alimony: Gender, Fairness, And Legal Evolution In India

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Patna High Court Rules: Moral Lapses Alone Do Not Constitute Living In Adultery In Maintenance Cases

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Prenuptial Agreement And Its Enforcement In India

AG

Altacit Global

Navigating The Intricacies Of Family Law: Protecting The Ties That Bind

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Lawyered

Divorce Denied: Patna HC Says Schizophrenia Isn't Enough

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Breaking Down Section 14 HMA: Orissa High Court On Divorce Petitions Within First Year Of Marriage

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Real Estate Update I Supreme Court: Property Registration Alone Does Not Confer Ownership

India Real Estate

MH

Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co.

Oral Family Settlements & The Registration Requirement In Property Disputes

India Litigation

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Vaish Associates Advocates

New Compliance Requirements For Employers In India: MCA Notification 2025

India Commercial

AL

Anhad Law

Argus Talks: Decoding The Gayatri Balasamy Verdict: Boon Or Bane For Indian Arbitration (Video)

India Litigation

AP

Argus Partners

Aviation Newsletter | December 2024

India Transport

DL

Dentons Link Legal

Hybrid Disputes: The Challenge Of Trademark Jurisdiction In Family Law

Disputes arising from familial relationships often transcend mere emotional or relational conflicts and extend into financial and commercial territories.

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S&A Law Offices

Acquiring Property Through A Compromise Decree In Divorce Case- Understanding Stamp Duty Implication

In a recent landmark judgment of Arun Rameshchand Arya vs. Parul Singh[1], the Supreme Court of India exempted a wife...

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Alimony Decoded: 8 Critical Guidelines To Ensure Fair Settlements In Divorce Cases

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India dissolved a marriage under Article 142 of the Constitution, citing irretrievable breakdown, and awarded a substantial ₹6 crore one-time settlement as alimony.

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Custodial Challenges: Legal Principles And Ensuring Child Well-Being

Since child custody issues include the most intimate and sensitive aspects of a family's life, they are extremely troublesome in any judicial system. By properly analysing pertinent statutes...

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Khurana and Khurana

How To Take Mutual Divorce? | Lawyer For Divorce With Mutual Consent (Video)

Century Law Firm

Irretrievable Breakdown Of Marriage

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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Validity Of Prenuptial Agreements In India- An Analysis

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Miten V. Union Of India - Dissolution Of Marriage By Mutual Consent

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Marriage & Divorce Under Special Marriage Act

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Hon'ble Bombay High Court Reiterates Gender Neutrality Of Maintenance Law In India

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

ONE NATION, ONE LAW: The Necessity And Challenges In Implementing The Uniform Civil Code

India Government

KC

Karanjawala & Company

Uniform Civil Code (UCC) In Relation To Personal Law

SO

S&A Law Offices

Clarity On Parity: Bombay High Court Upholds Husband's Claim For Maintenance

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

Women And Maintenance

CA

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

ONE NATION, ONE LAW: The Necessity And Challenges In Implementing The Uniform Civil Code

The introduction of the Uniform Civil Code ("UCC") has been a perennially contentious issue in the sphere of Indian policy-making. Recently, the debate around the implementation of the UCC...

India Government

KC

Karanjawala & Company

Uniform Civil Code (UCC) In Relation To Personal Law

The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) implies a single law for all the citizens of the country applicable to their personal matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance,...

SO

S&A Law Offices

Clarity On Parity: Bombay High Court Upholds Husband's Claim For Maintenance

The Bombay High Court (HC) in a recent decision in Bhagyashri v Jagdish [Writ Petition Number 2527 of 2021], upheld the decision of a lower court decreeing ‘maintenance pendente lite' and permanent alimony in favour of the ex-husband.

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

Women And Maintenance

Maintenance, as a concept, has its roots in the social justice system of a civilised society.

CA

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

A Gift Deed Must Be Stamped, Registered At Sub-registrar Of Assurances

RA

Rajani Associates

Triple Talaq, Judgment Of Hon'ble Supreme Court And The Most Anticipated Triple Talaq Bill

Muslim Personal Law says that a talaq can either be given by the husband or by the wife. It can also be a mutual divorce.

SO

S&A Law Offices

Sin! Sin! Sin! : Supreme Court Declares Triple Talaq Unconstitutional!

Through its historic ruling delivered by a five-judge bench in the case of Shayara Bano and Ors v. Union of India on August 22nd 2017, the Supreme Court of India (SC) liberated Muslim women from the perpetual fear of...

CA

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Transfer Of Matrimonial Cases From One State To Another State Within India

Transfer of cases relating to Matrimonial Disputes from a court situated in a particular state to a court situated in another state, can only be done by the way of Transfer Petition...

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Vivek Nasa & Associates

Supreme Court Ruling On Alimony And Clarificatory Amendment To Trust Law

The Supreme Court of India in its recent decision held that a benchmark of 25% of the net salary of a husband was held to be a "just and proper" amount as alimony to his former wife.

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

Right To Maintenance Under Section 125 Of Criminal Procedure Code , 1973

SO

S&A Law Offices

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How To Take Mutual Divorce? | Lawyer For Divorce With Mutual Consent (Video)

Century Law Firm

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