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The Bombay High Court in the case of Sukrutkumar Babasaheb Bhandare vs. State of Maharashtra &Anr.

The Delhi High Court, in one of its landmark ruling held that if a male member of Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), by virtue of his being the first born eldest, can be a Karta, so can a female member.

On 4 August 2025 the Delhi High Court closed the chapter—at least for now—on a battle that began inside a 47-year-old marriage. In MAT.APP.(F.C.) 174/2023, a division bench of Justices...

Shafin Jahan v. Ashokan K.M. also known as the Hadiya marriage case is a landmark judgement when it comes to the freedom to profess or propagate any religion.

In a significant ruling delivered on 22 May 2026, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Namit Kumar, conclusively held that a sole surviving widow of a deceased government...

In a recent and notable decision, the Supreme Court of India addressed a protracted marital dispute in the case of Anurag Vijaykumar Goel v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.

The Delhi High Court in Smita Jina v. Amit Kumar Jina, decided on a case about dividing a home jointly owned by a husband and wife.

In a significant ruling delivered on May 29, 2026, the Supreme Court of India in Chaturbhuj Pradhan v. Amar Pradhan & Anr. (2026 INSC 600) dismissed an appeal challenging a direction to undergo DNA...

Matrimonial litigation between highly qualified professional spouses throws up questions that courts are increasingly called upon to answer: when both parties hold advanced degrees...

On 22 September 2025 a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court (Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar) closed the file on one of the longest-running matrimonial sagas in the National Capital's recent history

In the present case, the couple, two budding engineers were deeply in love got married on January 5, 2004, in Mumbai, after an eight-year-long courtship.

The Supreme Court of India (Court), in its recent judgement in the case of Deepika Singh v Central Administrative Tribunal and Others [Civil Appeal No. 5308 of 2022] (Deepika Singh)...

In the landmark case of MA v Superintendent of Police1, the Madras High Court reaffirmed that familial relationships transcend traditional norms...

In a ruling clarifying the law on caste validity disputes, the Bombay High Court has held that a child born to parents from different castes, including where one parent belongs to a Scheduled Caste...

In a noteworthy decision that advances the use of electronic evidence in quasi-criminal proceedings, the Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) held that a wife can be compelled to furnish her voice sample...

In a significant ruling delivered on 6th May 2026, a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court comprising Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande authoritatively resolved a long-contested question of matrimonial...

In a significant pronouncement on disability law and parental guardianship rights, the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam, per Justice C.S. Dias, delivered its judgment on 3rd June 2026 in W.P.(C) No. 12482 of 2025...

The administration of justice in matrimonial matters demands not merely substantive fairness but also procedural precision, particularly in the identification and application of governing statutes.