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Secretly Recorded Phone Calls Between Spouses Are Admissible As Evidence In Divorce Proceedings - Supreme Court

In a significant ruling, the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Vibhor Garg vs. Neha, 2025 INSC 829, held that secretly recorded phone calls between spouses are admissible as evidence in divorce proceedings, thereby settling the law amidst conflicting judgments by various High Courts...

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Vaish Associates Advocates

Delhi High Court On Mental Cruelty: False Allegations, Vexatious Litigation And The Boundaries Of Matrimonial Conduct

The Bench held that a consistent pattern of false allegations, unfounded criminal complaints, and vindictive litigation amounts to mental cruelty sufficient to dissolve a marriage

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Husband Cannot Use Child As A Pawn To Prove Wife's Adultery – DNA Test Plea Dismissed

In a landmark decision that reinforces the sanctity of privacy, dignity, and the rights of a child, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court in Kandhasamy v. Magudeeshwari & Anr. ruled that a husband cannot use his...

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Joint Names, Joint Pain: When Matrimonial Fault Lines Meet Property Rights , Delhi High Court's 2025 Verdict On Maintenance, Joint Assets And Denial Of Divorce

On 22 September 2025 a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court (Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar) closed the file on one of the longest-running matrimonial sagas in the National Capital's recent history

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IndiaLaw LLP

Delhi HC Upholds Equal Co-Ownership In Jointly Purchased Property, Limits Scope Of Shared Household Rights

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Delhi High Court Upholds Divorce On Grounds Of Cruelty And Long-Term Separation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

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

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

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

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

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

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

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

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

The New Labour Codes In Practice: A Compliance Roadmap For Employers

India Employment

DD

Dhir & Dhir Associates

SEBI (Stock Brokers) Regulations, 2026: A Structural Reset Of India's Broking Regulatory Framework

India Commercial

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

The Independent Director Conundrum In India

India Commercial

LP

Legitpro Law

Moving Towards Responsible And Ethical Use Of AI: Analysis Of India's Proposed AI Bill, 2025

India Technology

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LexOrbis

RBI's Universal Bank Guidelines 2025: Key Strategic Shifts In Governance, Capital And Innovation

AP

AK & Partners

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

The confluence of social justice, gender equality, and economic rights is the most important aspect related to alimony within Indian family law.

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

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

In a recent judgment, the Patna High Court has reaffirmed the legal principles governing the maintenance rights of a wife, even in the face of allegations of adultery.

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Prenuptial Agreement And Its Enforcement In India

Marriage is a social, economic, legal relationship between two genders. In most part of the world, this culturally universal institution is considered a binding contract between two people and acknowledged by religious institutions or validated by State.

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Altacit Global

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

Family is the cornerstone of society, and family law plays a crucial role in preserving and regulating the relationships within it.

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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

Hybrid Disputes: The Challenge Of Trademark Jurisdiction In Family Law

SO

S&A Law Offices

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

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

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

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Custodial Challenges: Legal Principles And Ensuring Child Well-Being

Ka

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

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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

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

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

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

When both husband and wife mutually want to take divorce.

Century Law Firm

Irretrievable Breakdown Of Marriage

Divorce, once stigmatized, has experienced a notable shift in societal attitudes, where it has become increasingly normalized and accepted in modern times.

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Validity Of Prenuptial Agreements In India- An Analysis

A prenuptial agreement, often referred to as a "prenup", is a legally binding contract entered into by a couple before they get married.

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

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

Divorce by mutual consent is the termination of marriage with the free will and consent of the parties. The parties are at a consensus with respect to their decision to dissolve the marriage.

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Marriage & Divorce Under Special Marriage Act

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

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

I want to transfer my property equally between my three daughters.

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Rajani Associates

Rights To Co-Owned Property Can Be Transferred Via A Release Deed

As part of the settlement agreement for a divorce, a lump sum of ₹25 lakh is to be given to the wife ( ₹12.5 lakh has already been given at the time of the first motion in July 2019).

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Rajani Associates

Muslim Women (Protection Of Rights On Marriage) Bill, 2019 Scraps Triple Talaq: India

The issue of triple talaq has been contentious for a secular country like India where every religion has its own personal set of laws. But the controversy over the topic is due to communal tones...

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STA Law Firm

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

SO

S&A Law Offices

Waiver Of Cooling Period Under Sec 13B (2) Of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

SO

S&A Law Offices

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

SO

S&A Law Offices

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

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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

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

VN

Vivek Nasa & Associates

Supreme Court Ruling On Alimony And Clarificatory Amendment To Trust Law

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

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

SO

S&A Law Offices

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Century Law Firm

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