Karnataka High Court Dismisses Man’s Annulment Petition Citing Cruelty
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a man’s petition against a previous family court order in which he had unsuccessfully sought the annulment of his marriage on grounds of cruelty by his estranged wife. The estranged wife had filed a case against the
Husband’s Expectation for Wife to do household Chores is not Cruelty: Delhi High Court
Issue: The Delhi High Court was asked to rule on whether a husband’s expectation that his wife perform household chores is cruelty and is cause for divorce, as well as whether the wife’s demands for separate living quarters and her fabrication of criminal
Wife is entitled to divorce on grounds of cruelty if subjected to sexual perversion without consent: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that a wife is entitled to divorce if subjected to sexual perversions against her will amounting to physical as well as mental cruelty. The division bench of justices Amit Rawal and CS Sudha observed “Perceptions of people
Dowry demand without cruelty is not an offence under section 498A IPC: Kerala High Court
Recently, the Kerala High Court observed that demand for dowry or any property or valuable security without the ingredient of “cruelty” will not amount to an offence under section 498A of Indian Penal code. It also held that trivial disputes between spouses or
Wife persisting on live with husband at his place of posting is not cruel: Chhattisgarh High Court
Issue – The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that remaining with the spouse at his place of work is not cruelty within the Hindu Marriage Act. Facts of the case – The pair tied the knot on May 19, 2005. They lived peacefully
Karnataka High Court: Treating wife like cash cow without any emotional attachment to her is cruelty.
Written By- Pretika Tiwari [Leena Monteiro vs Alwyn D’Cruz] The bench comprising of Justices Alok Aradhe and J M Khazi observed that, in the present case, even though the wife had invested over rupees sixty lakh in her husband’s failing business projects, she
Animal Brutality: Nature Cruelty
Written by Manika Gandhi Nature has no compassion. Nature accepts no excuses and the only punishment it knows is Death.” – Eric Hoffer India is a land of rich diversity. By almighty’s grace, the country has been inherited with plenty of natural resources and animal varieties.
Bombay HC: Wife Staying Abroad For Career Not ‘Cruelty’ To Husband Or ‘Desertion Of Spouse’
The Court has refused a divorced 44-year-old engineer allegedly cruelty and desertion in response to a refusal by his spouse in India, noting that his decision to remain in Canada, where she settled with the couple's son, is not "unjustified" or "selfish."
498A IPC Case: “Her Behaviour Does Not Appear To Be Normal In First Blush”: Delhi High Court.
The Delhi High Court has granted interim custody of a woman to her father after observing that her behavior appears abnormal and has suffered partial loss of memory and speech after allegedly being mentally and physically tortured by her husband and in-laws.
