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The law relating to maintenance under Section 125 CrPC has been rooted into the principles of social justice and seeks to prevent destitution and vagrancy. Despite its beneficial object, disputes frequently arise...

The Supreme Court of India in Amanjot Singh Chadha v. Union of India & Ors. has delivered a landmark judgment addressing a long-standing gap in the operationalisation of the Anand Marriage...

As the Supreme Court marks 70 years of its establishment, the critical role it has played in the development of rights juris-prudence and expanding progressive, libertarian ...

The formation of blended families is increasingly common, with step-parents playing crucial roles in children's lives. However, the legal process of adoption, particularly when a biological parent is still alive.

The Bombay High Court (HC) in a recent decision in Bhagyashri v Jagdish [Writ Petition Number 2527 of 2021], upheld the decision of a lower court decreeing ‘maintenance pendente lite' and permanent alimony in favour of the ex-husband.

The Bench held that a consistent pattern of false allegations, unfounded criminal complaints, and vindictive litigation amounts to mental cruelty sufficient to dissolve a marriage

The Supreme Court of India in Malleeswari v. K. Suguna & Anr. (2025 INSC 1080, decided on 8 September 2025) delivered a significant judgment that touches on two pillars of Indian property law...

The Supreme Court has clarified how property registered in the joint names of two wives of a common husband should be treated for succession purposes under the Indian Succession Act, 1925. In a case involving a 1959 property purchase where the husband provided consideration but registered the land in his two wives' names, the Court held that the property vested in the wives themselves, not the husband. The judgment demonstrates how Sections 33, 35 and 38 of the Act must be applied sequentially and separatel

The intersection of personal laws and statutory remedies presents persistent jurisdictional challenges in Indian family law. The Allahabad High Court addressed these complexities in Smt. Rizwana...

Modern scholarship focuses on special aspects of Smritis and their relevance in the contemporary world.

The face of modern Islamic commercial law offers opportunities and challenges. Certainly, the global financial and commercial marketplace presents a challenging backdrop for Islamic principles...

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India dissolved a marriage under Article 142 of the Constitution, citing irretrievable breakdown, and awarded a substantial ₹6 crore one-time settlement as alimony.

Family is the cornerstone of society, and family law plays a crucial role in preserving and regulating the relationships within it.

The Telangana High Court's decision in Smt. K. Swathi v. The State of Telangana & Another[1] marks a defining moment in the interpretation of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes...

The recent judgment of the Supreme Court, in Angadi Chandranna vs Shankar & Ors.

Clarifying the distinction between ancestral and self-acquired property in Hindu law, the Supreme Court of India has held that the mere existence of sons and daughters in a joint Hindu family...

In a landmark decision that reinforces the sanctity of privacy, dignity, and the rights of a child, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court in Kandhasamy v. Magudeeshwari & Anr. ruled that a husband cannot use his...