(i) Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.125 -- Maintenance to Parent -- Father Having Rental and Business Income -- A father cannot claim maintenance from his son under Section 125 CrPC merely ..

(i) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.144 -- Maintenance to Wife -- Contradictory Statements on Date of Marriage -- In a proceeding under Section 144 BNSS, it is sufficient to esta..

(i) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, S.24 -- Maintenance to Wife -- Wife Employed and Earning -- A wife who is employed and earning at the time of filing an application for interim maintenance, and..

(i) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, S.13(1)(ia) -- Divorce -- Cruelty -- Wife's Wish that Husband Live as Gharjamai -- Wish of a spouse that the other live at the parental home of the wish-holder ..

(i) Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, S.23 -- Maintenance to Wife -- Interim Maintenance -- Allegation of Adultery -- There is no express statutory bar under the Act dise..

Civil Procedure Code, 1908, S.24 -- Transfer of Petition -- Divorce Petition Sought to be Transferred by Consent -- Where a wife seeks transfer of a divorce petition and the husband has no o..

(i) Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, S.2(a) -- Maintenance to Parent -- Claim Against Daughter-in-Law -- A daughter-in-law does not fall within the definitio..

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, S.13-B(2) -- Divorce -- Waiver of Statutory Cooling-Off Period -- Where parties have been living separately for a considerable period, have settled all supplementar..

Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, S.5 -- Maintenance under Senior Citizens Act -- Senior Citizen Receiving Regular and Family Pension -- Not entitled to maint..

(i) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, S.13(1)(i) -- Divorce -- Allegation of Compromising Position -- Not equivalent to proof of adultery -- Finding a spouse in a compromising position does not esta..

Divorce Act, 1869, S.3(3) -- Divorce -- Territorial Jurisdiction -- Christian Wife Residing Separately from Husband -- The phrase "within whose jurisdiction the husband and wife reside" mu..

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, S.13(1)(ia) -- Divorce -- Separate Rooms Within Same Premises as Part of Prolonged Discord -- Spouses occupying separate rooms in the same premises, standing alone,..