Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

Right to marry is a human right: Madras HC suggests changes to Hindu Marriage Act to avoid obstacles to remarriage
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Right to marry is a human right: Madras HC suggests changes to Hindu Marriage Act to avoid obstacles to remarriage

S N Thyagarajan
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Hindu marriage is not a contract; husband can't seek divorce saying he has lost interest in wife: Karnataka HC
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Hindu marriage is not a contract; husband can't seek divorce saying he has lost interest in wife: Karnataka HC

Swagta Nath
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Hindu marriage void despite valid certificate if Saptapadi not performed: Gujarat High Court
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Hindu marriage void despite valid certificate if Saptapadi not performed: Gujarat High Court

Ritwik Choudhury
3 min read
Qualified wife who sits idle can be denied interim maintenance: Allahabad High Court
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Qualified wife who sits idle can be denied interim maintenance: Allahabad High Court

Bar & Bench
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"Attempt to extract pound of flesh": Madhya Pradesh HC rejects woman’s plea for interim maintenance from husband
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"Attempt to extract pound of flesh": Madhya Pradesh HC rejects woman’s plea for interim maintenance from husband

Arna Chatterjee
2 min read
Supreme Court stays Delhi HC order for fresh trial in case where divorce was granted under ‘non-existent’ law
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Supreme Court stays Delhi HC order for fresh trial in case where divorce was granted under ‘non-existent’ law

Ritwik Choudhury
2 min read
Madhya Pradesh High Court steps in to protect inter-caste couple from harassment by relatives
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Madhya Pradesh High Court steps in to protect inter-caste couple from harassment by relatives

Arna Chatterjee
2 min read
Delhi High Court directs re-training for family court judge who made up provision to pass divorce decree
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Delhi High Court directs re-training for family court judge who made up provision to pass divorce decree

Arna Chatterjee
3 min read
Haq and the million-dollar FAQ: Why Indian divorce law still fails the global gender justice test
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Haq and the million-dollar FAQ: Why Indian divorce law still fails the global gender justice test

Stutee Nag
4 min read
Denial of divorce in cases of irretrievable breakdown of marriage adds to suffering: MP High Court
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Denial of divorce in cases of irretrievable breakdown of marriage adds to suffering: MP High Court

Bar & Bench
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Chhattisgarh HC upholds divorce to man whose wife called him 'paaltu chuha', insisted him to live separately from his parents
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Chhattisgarh HC upholds divorce to man whose wife called him 'paaltu chuha', insisted him to live separately from his parents

Bar & Bench
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Wife can't be denied interim maintenance merely because she is educated or earning: Delhi High Court
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Wife can't be denied interim maintenance merely because she is educated or earning: Delhi High Court

Prashant Jha
3 min read
Madhya Pradesh High Court grants divorce to man whose wife set herself on fire and blamed in-laws
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Madhya Pradesh High Court grants divorce to man whose wife set herself on fire and blamed in-laws

Bar & Bench
2 min read
Foreign court's divorce decree can't dissolve Hindu marriage solemnised in India: Gujarat High Court
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Foreign court's divorce decree can't dissolve Hindu marriage solemnised in India: Gujarat High Court

Ratna Singh
3 min read
Disclosure of second marriage in affidavit no ground to invalidate election win: Bombay High Court
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Disclosure of second marriage in affidavit no ground to invalidate election win: Bombay High Court

Sahyaja MS
2 min read
Husband’s unexplained relationship with another woman is cruelty to wife: Punjab and Haryana High Court
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Husband’s unexplained relationship with another woman is cruelty to wife: Punjab and Haryana High Court

Bar & Bench
2 min read
Wife watching porn, masturbating not ground for divorce: Madras High Court
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Wife watching porn, masturbating not ground for divorce: Madras High Court

Meera Emmanuel
5 min read
Compelling wife to discontinue studies is cruelty, ground for divorce: Madhya Pradesh High Court
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Compelling wife to discontinue studies is cruelty, ground for divorce: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Sofi Ahsan
3 min read
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