family law

 Madurai (PTI): A woman's disinclination to cook food cannot be considered a valid reason for granting divorce, the Madurai bench of Madras High Court has ruled. Dismissing an appeal filed by a Kanyakumari-based engineer, who had sought divorce from his wife, Justice G Rajasuriya said "by no stretch of imagination, a wife's disinclination to coo..

The Centre is examining the various aspects of surrogacy in order to enact a law that would address all legal, moral and constitutional concerns. style type="text..

WIDOW LOSES JOB AFTER REMARRIAGE, MOVES HC: Mumbai: Does a woman who got job on "compassionate grounds" after husband's death become ineligible after remarriage? The Bombay High Court..

New Delhi: The surrogate twins of a German couple may have a chance to go to Germany, if the couple decides to adopt them. ..

A woman and her children have the right to seek prohibition against alienation or disposal of properties belonging to a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) even when their estranged husband/father and in-laws/grandparents are alive, the Delhi High Court has ruled. “the ..

 The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, was enacted in 2007. The Act comes into force upon notification by the State Govts./UTs. National Council for Older Persons, which is an Apex Nationa..

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The Delhi High Court dismissed Rohit Shekhar’s plea that he was Andhra Pradesh Governor and veteran Congress leader N D Tiwari’s biological son. The order was seen as a relief to Mr Tiwari.  Rohit Shekhar is the son of former Congress party activist Ujjwala Sharma.  ..

A city-based Christian boy, who wanted to divorce his Hindu wife, was horrified to find that his marriage with her did not stand at all! Nilesh Narin married Kashmira Banker as per Hindu rituals in April 2002 and they were blessed with a child the following year. However, Kashmira deserted Nilesh in 2006, which made him approach the Ahmedabad family court claiming that his wife was marri..

Observing that mere suspicion of a woman about her husband's affair with another woman cannot be a ground for divorce, the Bombay High Court has set aside a divorce granted to a techie and his lecturer wife by a family court in Pune. After marriage, no wife will tolerate the company of another woman in her husband's life, observed Justice P B Majmudar and R V More on Thursday. Quas..

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Hindus who have always wanted to adopt a girl even though they already have a daughter can now do just that. The Hindu adoption law prohibits same gender adoptions but, in a landmark judgment this week, the Bombay High Court has thrown open the legal doors to allow Hindus adopt a child of the same gender as their existing one. In the verdict, the HC allowed a recent petition by Mumbai-..

 Women seeking separation from their partners on the grounds of impotence or sexual dissatis..