Being a lawyer I have worked with a couple of NGO’s dealing with Women’s rights and the majority of the cases that we handled there were Divorce and Domestic Violence cases. While, as usual our society finds the easiest way to deal with any solution, i.e. blaming the women because after all, that is what …
On 28 May, 2021, the Hon’ble Supreme Court gave its judgements on two of its Criminal appeal cases involving the provisions regarding Dowry death under Section 304-b and 498A of IPC and Section 113B of Evidence Act, 1872. Without digging deep into the facts of these judgements let us first understand the heinous impact of…
What is custody? Custody is the right to look after and care a person and same is applied in case of custody of child meaning. Child custody means you have the legal right to make big decisions about how to care for and raise your child. It is not important with whom your child lives or for…
In India, a family is considered as the basic unit of society and marriage as the most important relationships within family influencing morality and civilization. The disputes which arise in a family are very crucial and they need to be taken care of with patience and also reach a solution where both parties can benefit.…
“It’s normal for love to go through phases and it’s also normal for love to leave a relationship” While all eyes were on how the enormous wealth would be distributed or whether there is a scandal between the couple, a love affair, fights, etc., the Bill and Melinda divorce also shed the light on a…
Adultery is having extramarital affairs.It is having affairs with another person who is married or unmarried by a married person.Adultery is a happening which is having drudgery effects on people’s characters. Adultery was a crime until Apex court(Supreme Court) stuck down 497 section of IPC in 2018.But now the liberty or freedom is more exploited…
This article will provide the provisions and case laws for the Divorce under Hindu Law. Marriage is one of the oldest institutions of Hindus. It is considered one of the ten Sanskaras for them. It is the only Sanskara which has not been prohibited for any irrespective of caste and sex and has been provided…
Reliefs in Divorce Proceedings The justification for divorce and common partition are nearly the equivalent. Along these lines they could utilize its circumspection for not passing a declaration for divorce from straight away regardless of whether the divorce continuing had been started under Section 13(A) of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955. Rather, the Court may…
No petition for Divorce within one year of Marriage According to Section 14, no Court will file the case for divorce within one year of the marriage. However, can be engaged if the issue is identified with plural marriage, and where the assent of the life partner was taken through distortion, misrepresentation, excessive impact and…
Insanity Insanity implies when the individual is of weak psyche. Insanity as a ground of separation has the accompanying two prerequisites. The respondent has been seriously of weak psyche. The respondent has been experiencing persistently or irregularly mental turmoil of such a sort and so much that the petitioner can’t sensibly be relied upon to…
