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Anand Marriage Act to come into force in Sikkim from June 1

According to a Union law ministry notification issued on May 14, “the central government hereby appoints the 1st day of June, 2026, as the date on which the provisions of the Anand Marriage Act, 1909 shall come into force in the State of Sikkim”.

Published 81 days ago

Marriage is a partnership of equals, not service contract: HC

Marriage is a partnership of equals, not service contract: HC

Published 82 days ago

Chandigarh: ‘Making unsubstantiated claims against hubby points to cruelty’

The court concluded that it would be impossible for the husband to live with his wife and dissolved the marriage with costs. (HT File)

Published 122 days ago

HC rejects Rajesh Khanna’s partner’s plea to recognise her as his widow

Few people know that Anita Advani, the reported live-in-partner of Rajesh Khanna, had acted with Dimple Kapadia in a movie called Saazish. The film was apparently her first and the last Bollywood appearance.

Updated 127 days ago

HC says case can’t be transferred merely on wife’s allegations

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has dismissed the wife’s allegations. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE )

Published 171 days ago

Punjab: Sangrur panchayat calls for family’s boycott after same-village wedding

The panchayat and residents of Rogla village in Sangrur district passed a resolution to socially boycott a local family and demand their immediate relocation after their son married a woman from the same village

Published 184 days ago

Can waive 1-year separation norm in mutual consent divorce, says HC

Can waive 1-year separation norm in mutual consent divorce, says HC

Published 232 days ago

Repeated threats by spouse to commit suicide amount to cruelty: Bombay HC

The bench referred to a Supreme Court judgment that said threats of suicide by a spouse amount to cruelty.

Published 261 days ago

With woman already married, Allahabad HC refuses police protection to ‘live-in’ couple

The petitioners don’t have legally protected and judicially enforceable subsisting right to ask for mandamus, court said. (For Representation)

Updated 264 days ago

Absence of Saptapadi does not exclude marriage from Hindu Marriage Act: Delhi HC

Representational image.

Published 275 days ago

Failure to dispel doubt of infidelity is cruelty, grounds for divorce: Delhi HC

The bench delivered the judgment while dealing with a woman’s petition challenging a family court’s November 2022 order granting divorce to her husband on the ground of cruelty. (Representative photo)

Published 278 days ago

No alimony to self-sufficient spouse: Delhi HC

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Published 292 days ago

Hiding absence of uterus valid ground for annulment of marriage: Delhi HC

Section 12 (1)(c) of the HMA allows a spouse to seek annulment if consent for marriage was obtained by fraud, whether relating to the nature of the ceremony or any material fact or circumstance. (HT Archive)

Published 341 days ago

Marriage can be annulled for deliberate misrepresentation of marital status

A division bench of justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanthan Shankar delivered the ruling on August 20. (HT Archive)

Updated 348 days ago

EXCLUSIVE| Koi divorce nahi ho raha hai: Govinda’s team denies rumours of split

Sunita Ahuja and Govinda

Published 349 days ago

HC junks woman's ₹90 lakh alimony plea as she fails to prove husband impotent

The high court dismissed the woman's appeal against a trial court order dismissing her plea seeking divorce on the grounds that her husband cannot perform sexual intercourse due to erectile dysfunction, nullity of marriage, and cruelty

Published 353 days ago

YouTuber Armaan Malik, two wives summoned by court over multiple marriages

Armaan Malik faces legal issues for alleged bigamy and controversial Instagram video with wife Payal.

Published 359 days ago

Haryana: Khap leaders to meet in Jind on June 22 over social issues

Haryana Sarpanch Association chief Ranbir Singh Gill said that khap leaders and social activists from across the state will participate in the meeting. (HT File)

Published 425 days ago

Arya Samaj marriages valid under Hindu Marriage Act: Allahabad HC

Venue doesn’t matter if Vedic rites are performed, says Allahabad HC (Sourced)

Updated 476 days ago

File pleas on hardship to seek divorce in one year: HC

Noting that the couple have been residing separately for nearly five years and proactively contesting the case before the court, the bench said it would be apt to remand the matter back to the family court for fresh adjudication, rather than dismissing it purely on procedural grounds. (HT Archive)

Published 483 days ago

Kids from void marriage can inherit father’s properties: Orissa high court

The bench of justices Bibhu Prasad Routray and Chittaranjan Dash dismissed a matrimonial appeal of an 80-year-old woman who challenged the order of a family court. (Shutterstock)

Published 488 days ago

Minority status of Jains and personal laws: A knotty affair

The addition of Jains as the sixth community for the purposes of the Minorities Commission could not mean or imply anything else, much less change the course of personal law applicable to the community (AP)

Published 497 days ago

On Chahal-Dhanashree divorce, Bombay HC's order to family court

The Bombay HC has asked for a family court to decide on Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma's divorce tomorrow

Updated 505 days ago

Denial of right to education as a ground for divorce

The court ruled that “compelling the wife to discontinue her studies or creating such an atmosphere that she is put in a position not to continue her studies at the beginning of their marital life” amounted to mental cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955, (HT Photo)

Updated 506 days ago

Woman filing false cases against husband amounts to mental cruelty, says HC

(For representation)

Published 509 days ago

Quitting job to deny wife alimony is not appreciated in civilised society: Orissa HC

Quitting job to deny wife alimony is not appreciated in civilised society: Orissa HC

Published 511 days ago

Orissa HC rebukes engineer who quit job to avoid paying maintenance to wife

The woman had filed for divorce and interim maintenance in 2016 (Photo: Orissa High Court website)

Published 511 days ago

Don’t reject Jains’ divorce plea under Hindu Act: HC

The high court was apprised that 28 similar petitions were pending an appeal. (Shutterstock)

Published 518 days ago

Hits and misses in Uttarakhand UCC

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami during an event to announce the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (PTI Photo)(PTI01_27_2025_000157A) (PTI)

Published 549 days ago

Hindu marriage can’t be dissolved in a year unless for exceptional hardship: HC

It was observed that in the present matter, except for the routine ground for mutual incompatibility, no exceptional circumstance was shown to exist to allow parties to file for divorce within one year of marriage. (For representation)

Updated 555 days ago

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