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hindu marriage act news

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”.
chandigarh news
Published on May 18, 2026 06:38 am IST

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

Marriage is a partnership of equals, not service contract: HC
mumbai news
Published on May 17, 2026 05:12 am IST

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)
chandigarh news
Published on Apr 07, 2026 06:00 am IST

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.
mumbai news
Updated on Apr 02, 2026 05:47 am IST

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 )
lucknow news
Published on Feb 17, 2026 08:22 am IST

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
chandigarh news
Published on Feb 04, 2026 07:22 am IST

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

Can waive 1-year separation norm in mutual consent divorce, says HC
india news
Published on Dec 18, 2025 07:24 am IST

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.
india news
Published on Nov 19, 2025 04:40 pm IST

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)
lucknow news
Updated on Nov 15, 2025 09:01 pm IST

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

Representational image.
india news
Published on Nov 05, 2025 10:53 am IST

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)
delhi news
Published on Nov 02, 2025 03:40 am IST

No alimony to self-sufficient spouse: Delhi HC

(Shutterstock)
delhi news
Published on Oct 19, 2025 03:38 am IST

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)
delhi news
Published on Aug 31, 2025 03:22 am IST

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)
delhi news
Updated on Aug 23, 2025 10:58 pm IST

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

Sunita Ahuja and Govinda
cinema
Published on Aug 23, 2025 10:33 am IST

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
india news
Published on Aug 19, 2025 06:11 pm IST

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.
others
Published on Aug 13, 2025 02:28 pm IST

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)
chandigarh news
Published on Jun 08, 2025 07:00 am IST

Arya Samaj marriages valid under Hindu Marriage Act: Allahabad HC

Venue doesn’t matter if Vedic rites are performed, says Allahabad HC (Sourced)
lucknow news
Updated on Apr 17, 2025 09:39 pm IST

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)
india news
Published on Apr 11, 2025 08:06 am IST

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)
india news
Published on Apr 06, 2025 07:02 am IST

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)
opinion
Published on Mar 29, 2025 09:05 am IST

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
india news
Updated on Mar 19, 2025 10:29 pm IST

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)
opinion
Updated on Mar 18, 2025 08:44 pm IST

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

(For representation)
lucknow news
Published on Mar 16, 2025 07:30 am IST

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
india news
Published on Mar 14, 2025 05:52 am IST

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)
india news
Published on Mar 13, 2025 09:22 pm IST

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

The high court was apprised that 28 similar petitions were pending an appeal. (Shutterstock)
india news
Published on Mar 07, 2025 06:50 am IST

Hits and misses in Uttarakhand UCC

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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)
opinion
Published on Feb 03, 2025 08:42 pm IST

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)
lucknow news
Updated on Jan 29, 2025 05:10 am IST
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