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Family Law
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30 ARTICLES
Delhi High Court
Interim injunctions blocking foreign divorce proceedings are appealable under the Family Courts Act, Delhi High Court rules
The Petitioner challenged, under Article 227 of the Constitution, the Family Court’s order dated 25 March 2026 granting an ad-interim anti-suit injunction against him.3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Father facing trial for wife’s murder denied habeas corpus plea for custody of their children; Delhi HC defers welfare decision to guardianship court
The petitioner sought a writ of habeas corpus under Article 226 of the Constitution read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking production and custody of his two minor children.3 MIN READ↗
Allahabad High Court
A child adopted by a widow is deemed her deceased husband’s adopted son and inherits his property.
The petitions concerned competing claims over agricultural holdings in villages Rasauli, Jawania, Keshavpatti and Atawaria, District Allahabad (now Prayagraj), under consolidation proceedings.4 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
The six-month cooling-off period under Section 13B(2) is directory and may be waived judicially.
The petitioner challenged the order dated 29 June 2026 passed by the First Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Indore, in HMA No. 1110/2026, concerning the parties’ application for waiver of the statutory coolin...3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
A daughter-in-law’s shared-household residence right is not indefeasible after the owner withdraws permission.
The respondent-plaintiff, Chand Babu, was the owner of House No. 201, Ground Floor, MIG Flats, Jahangir Puri, Delhi, as evidenced by the allotment letter and payment receipt.3 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
A Hindu joint family Karta may compromise coparcenary property without court permission.
Hariharakrishnan instituted O.S. No. 3 of 2013 before the III Additional District Court for partition against his brothers, including the present respondents; Natesan Industries, the joint family business, was also im...4 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Section 125(4) bars maintenance where a wife voluntarily lives separately without sufficient reason.
The applicant and respondent No. 2 were married on 08.06.2021.3 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Maintenance may be assessed on earning capacity despite absence of documentary income proof.
The applicant-husband and respondent No. 2-wife were married on 17 November 2005 according to Arya Samaj rites. They had a minor son, who was residing with the applicant. Following matrimonial disputes, the wife was t...3 MIN READ↗
Allahabad High Court
Magistrates can grant interim child custody under the Domestic Violence Act despite Family Court jurisdiction, Allahabad High Court rules
The revisionist, Rohit Yadav, challenged the order dated 16 July 2025 by which the Additional Sessions Judge, Saharanpur dismissed his criminal appeal and affirmed the trial court’s order dated 6 March 2025 directing...3 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Wife’s greater hardship and pending proceedings at her residence justify transfer of matrimonial proceedings.
The applicant-wife filed an application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking transfer of Family Suit No. 3982 of 2025, instituted by the respondent-husband and pending before the Family Court...3 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Matrimonial proceedings may be transferred to the wife’s jurisdiction where travel causes substantial hardship.
The applicant-wife filed an application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking transfer of Family Suit No. 279 of 2026, instituted by the respondent-husband and pending before the Family Court...3 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
A matrimonial suit may be transferred to the wife’s residence when distant travel causes substantial hardship.
The applicant-wife filed an application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking transfer of Family Suit No. 108 of 2026, instituted by her husband under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 195...2 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Matrimonial proceedings may be transferred to the wife’s residence where travel causes substantial hardship.
The applicant-wife filed an application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking transfer of Family Suit No. 2093 of 2025, instituted by the respondent-husband and pending before the Family Court...3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
A father cannot appropriate a child’s investment corpus towards his independent maintenance obligation.
The respondent, Shamli Kawatra, was the beneficiary of a PPF account opened in her name by her father, Sudhir Kawatra, on 9 December 1999. The account matured in 2016, and the appellant closed it and withdrew ₹8,13,85...3 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Matrimonial proceedings may be transferred to the wife’s residence to avoid hardship and consolidate pending suits.
The applicant-wife sought transfer under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, of Family Suit No. 15 of 2026, instituted by the respondent-husband under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and pendin...3 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Matrimonial suits may be transferred to the wife’s forum to consolidate interconnected maintenance proceedings.
The applicant-wife filed an application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking transfer of Family Suit No. 188 of 2025, instituted by the respondent-husband under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriag...3 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Matrimonial suit transferred to wife’s jurisdiction for consolidation with related maintenance proceedings.
The applicant-wife sought transfer under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, of Family Suit No. 2057 of 2025, instituted by the respondent-husband under Section 13(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, befo...3 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Concurrent findings in ex parte divorce proceedings warrant no interference in second appeal absent perversity.
The respondent-husband instituted H.M.P. No. 18 of 2023 under Sections 13(1)(i-a) and 13(1)(i-b) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, alleging mental cruelty and desertion by the appellant-wife.3 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Matrimonial proceedings may be transferred where the wife’s childcare and financial hardship substantially outweigh the husband’s travel burden.
The applicant-wife filed an application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”), seeking transfer of Family Suit No. 148 of 2025, instituted by the respondent-husband before the Family Court at V...3 MIN READ↗
Allahabad High Court
Mere wife’s convenience, child’s schooling, or connected maintenance proceedings do not warrant transfer under Section 24 CPC.
The applicant sought transfer under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, of Case No. 595 of 2025, instituted by the opposite party under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, from the Principal Judge,...3 MIN READ↗
Supreme Court
Adultery claim can stop interim maintenance only on clear, ex-facie proof, rules Supreme Court
Himanshu Chordia married Arushi Jain on 7 July 2014. Following matrimonial discord, Arushi left the matrimonial home on 13 May 2020 with the parties’ child and subsequently filed proceedings under Section 125 CrPC for...4 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Maintenance for a professionally qualified wife cannot be stopped automatically if she fails to find a job within a deadline: Delhi High Court
The parties married on 08.07.2010 and have been living separately since January 2019.3 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Matrimonial Proceedings May Be Conducted via Video Conferencing to Obviate Transfer of Cases Between Jurisdictions.
The petitioner (wife) filed an application under Section 24 of the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) seeking the transfer of matrimonial proceedings (Case No. RCSHM 132A/25) from the Court of the III District Judge, Mahitpur...2 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Quashment of Matrimonial Prosecution Under Section 528 BNSS Following Voluntary Amicable Settlement Between Parties
The marriage between Applicant No. 1 and Respondent No. 2 was solemnized on 06.03.2020.2 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Maintenance arrears over one year can be recovered if execution was already pending or delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic, rules MP High Court.
The petitioner (wife) and respondent (husband) married on 14.05.2015.2 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Maintenance quantum for retrospective periods must be proportionately scaled to the husband's actual income during those years.
The parties married on 19.11.2013 according to Hindu rituals; the wife has resided separately since 01.11.2015, alleging cruelty, persistent dowry demands, and ouster from the matrimonial home, while the husband conte...4 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Wife’s convenience and existing litigation at place of residence prioritize transfer of matrimonial proceedings under Section 24 CPC.
The applicant (wife) filed a petition under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking to transfer a matrimonial suit filed by her husband from the Family Court at Amreli to the Family Court at Rajkot2 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Wife’s Convenience Predominates in Section 24 CPC Transfer Petitions Particularly Regarding Childcare and Significant Distance
The applicant (wife) filed an application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking the transfer of a matrimonial suit (HMP No. 394 of 2025) from the Family Court at Bhavnagar to the Family Court...2 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Statutory Six-Month Cooling-Off Period Under Section 13B(2) is Directory and May Be Waived.
The petitioner challenged an order dated July 8, 2026, passed by the 3rd Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Indore, in HMC No. 788/2026.2 MIN READ↗No articles match these filters.