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Delhi High Court upholds ₹50,000 interim maintenance under domestic violence law — “Inherited assets and education of wife do not defeat right to maintenance” while dismissing husband’s revision

Court’s decision The Delhi High Court dismissed a criminal revision petition filed by a husband challenging concurrent orders granting interim maintenance of ₹50,000 per month to his wife under the…
Posted by Rawlaw December 18, 2025
maintenance
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Delhi High Court upholds interim maintenance for wife and minor child — “Education alone not proof of employability; husband’s moral obligations cannot override statutory duty” — order partly modified

1. Court’s decision The Delhi High Court has upheld the Family Court’s award of interim maintenance of ₹15,000 per month to the wife under Section 125 of the Code of…
Posted by Rawlaw December 14, 2025
wife, legal guardian
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Delhi High Court appoints wife as legal guardian of man in vegetative state — “Statutory vacuum cannot deny protection; parens patriae jurisdiction must step in”

1. Court’s decision The Delhi High Court has appointed the wife of a man lying in a long-term vegetative state as his legal guardian, invoking its inherent parens patriae jurisdiction…
Posted by Rawlaw November 22, 2025
divorce
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Patna High Court Upholds Divorce Decree, Grants ₹20 Lakh Permanent Alimony to Wife: “Law Must Ensure Dignity, Not Mere Survival, After Breakdown of Marriage”

Court’s Decision The Patna High Court, comprising Chief Justice P.B. Bajanthri and Justice S.B. Pratap Singh, upheld the decree of divorce granted by the Family Court, Jehanabad, while enhancing the…
Posted by Rawlaw October 16, 2025
mental cruelty
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Kerala High Court: “Ill-Treatment of Husband’s Children by Wife Constitutes Mental Cruelty”—Court Upholds Divorce, Enhances Maintenance to ₹15,000

Court’s Decision The Kerala High Court upheld the Family Court’s decree dissolving a Christian marriage on the ground of cruelty, holding that the wife’s continuous ill-treatment of the husband’s children…
Posted by Rawlaw October 13, 2025
acid burn
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Kerala High Court Upholds Life Sentence for Brutal Acid Attack on Wife and Children; Orders ₹3 Lakh Compensation Each to Victims: “Courts Have a Bounden Duty to Ensure Victims Are Adequately Compensated”

Court’s Decision The Kerala High Court affirmed the life imprisonment of an accused who poured acid on his wife and four children while they were asleep, holding him guilty under…
Posted by Rawlaw October 6, 2025
matrimonial dispute
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Delhi High Court: “Merely because the wife is earning does not bar maintenance – interim support must reflect parity in lifestyle” – Maintenance enhanced to ₹1.5 lakh for wife and child

Court’s Decision The Delhi High Court partly allowed an appeal under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984, challenging a Family Court order that had denied maintenance to the…
Posted by Rawlaw September 11, 2025
bail grnated
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Delhi High Court Grants Bail in Wife’s Murder Case Noting Lack of Clear Evidence: “Liberty Cannot Be Denied When Guilt Is Not Established”

Court’s Decision The Delhi High Court allowed the bail application of an accused charged with the murder of his wife and destruction of evidence. Justice Girish Kathpalia, delivering the judgment…
Posted by Rawlaw August 7, 2025

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