Introduction On April 3, 2025, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh delivered a significant ruling in Preety v. Sumit Kumar Narwal (CR-7432-2024), a revision petition under Article…
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India recently delivered a significant judgment in the case of G.C. Manjunath & Others v. Seetaram (Criminal Appeal No.1759 of 2025), arising from the Special…
Introduction: The recent judgment in C.M.A(MD) Nos.460 & 1515 of 2024, delivered by the Hon’ble Justices G.R. Swaminathan and R. Poornima, examines crucial legal principles under the Hindu Marriage Act,…
Introduction: The Madhya Pradesh High Court in the case of Smt. Radha v. Sudhanshu (FA No. 1605 of 2023) delivered an important ruling on March 5, 2025, addressing the issue…
Enforcement of the order of maintenance is the most challenging issue, which is encountered by the applicants. If maintenance is not paid in a timely manner, it defeats the very…
There is no provision in the HMA with respect to the date from which an Order of maintenance may be made effective. Similarly, Section 12 of the D.V. Act, does…
The objective of granting interim/permanent alimony is to ensure that the dependant spouse is not reduced to destitution or vagrancy on account of the failure of the marriage, and not…
Introduction The Supreme Court of India, in Vivek Kumar Chaturvedi & Anr. v. State of U.P. & Ors. (2025 INSC 159), dealt with the issue of child custody, particularly focusing…
The HMA is a complete code which provides for the rights, liabilities and obligations arising from a marriage between two Hindus. Sections 24 and 25 make provision for maintenance to…
The D.V. Act provides relief to an aggrieved woman who is subjected to “domestic violence.” The “aggrieved person” has been defined by Section 2(a) to mean any woman who is,…
