(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) Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, S.25 -- Child Custody -- Removal of Child in Breach of Foreign Court Order -- Where a child has been removed from a foreign jurisdiction in violation of or..

(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) Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, S.16 -- Adoption -- Ceremony of Giving and Taking Essential to Validity -- The ceremony of giving and taking of the child is not a mere formali..

(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..

(i) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, S.13(1)(ia) -- Divorce -- Denial of Conjugal Rights -- Persistent refusal of sexual intercourse without reasonable cause amounts to mental cruelty. It is a vali..

(i) Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, S.6, S.7, S.9 -- Adoption -- Biological Father Adopting Own Illegitimate Child -- Not statutorily prohibited -- A Hindu male is not, merely by ..