family law

 Irrespective of personal law, Indian can adopt child: Cour..

No court in the country except the Supreme Court can grant divorce on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of matrimonial relationship. ‘This doctrine of irretrievable breakdown of marriage is not available even to the High Courts which do not have powers similar to those exercised by the Supreme Court under Art 142 of the Constitution,’ A bench comprising Mr J..

 More than a week after television actress Shaheen Ansari lodged a complaint of dowry harassment against husband Syed Gulzar alias Firoz, the Dindoshi police are still to trace his whereabouts. Firoz (30) is an automobile dealer.  "We received a tip-off on Monday that Firoz would be c..

In an order that will provide relief to hundreds of domestic violence victims, the Bombay high court ruled that a court hearing such a case need not wait for a report filed by the protection officer before awarding interim compensation.  Justice R Y Ganoo said courts that dealt with domestic vi..

Claiming that she was cheated into marrying an "impotent" man, a 24-year-old woman has moved the family court here seeking divorce from him and Rs 1 crore as permanent alimony.  According to the woman, her in-laws had suppressed the fact that their son suffered from some "heredit..

Are foreign courts in a better position to decide marital disputes and child custody battles between NRI couples? In a decision that may act as a judicial precedent, the Delhi High Court said that a court in the couple’s city of residence will be better placed to decide what is best for the couple and their ch..

The Supreme Court has granted three weeks time to the wife of former Indian cricket captain Anil Kumble to sort out the controversy of her daughter’s custody with her former husband K V Jahgirdar. The 15-year-old is the daughter of Chetna Kumble and Jahgirdar. A bench headed by Justice Tarun Chaterjee gave another opportunity to Chetna to resolve ..

In order to protect the rights of women who are victims of violence of any kind occurring within the family and for matters connected therewith, a legislation “The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005” (No.43 of 2005) was enacted and b..

The recommendation of Law Commission to tackle the problem of abuse of Indian brides by NRI husbandsspan ..

In a significant case, the Allahabad High Court observed that the matrimonial matters should not be referred to the meditation centre as this would only help the accused to delay the trial without their being an iota of possibility of compromise or settlement between the parties. The above observations have been made by Justice Sudhir Agarwal while dismissing an application..

The Madras High Court said District Courts dealing with adoption and guardianship matters should not order production of minor child once in six months as a matter of course.  ‘It is unnecessary for District Judges to put insensitive questions to adoptive parents and make inquiries,’ it said. In his order on a petition, Justice K Chandr..

With former Haryana deputy chief minister Chand Mohammad once again courting his estranged wife Fiza, Islamic clerics are unlikely to come in the way of their reunion. Leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Monday said Chandra Mohan alias Chand Mohammad, who on Sunday returned to Fiza and apologised for "past mistakes&q..

Listen to whatever your wife says: SC tells husbands Posted: May 19, 2009 New Delhi If you want to buy matrimonial peace just do whatever your wife says! This is not some piece of advice from a marriage counsellor, rather it is from the country's apex court. A vacation bench of justices Markandeya Katju and Deepak Verma observed, "Bibi joh bol..

New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) If you want to buy matrimonial peace just do whatever your wife says! This is not some piece of advice from a marriage counsellor, rather it is from the country's apex court. A vacation bench of justices Markandeya Katju and Deepak Verma observed, "Bibi joh boltee hai woh sunno (listen to whatever your wife says), as otherwise it could land you in trou..

Crimes such as dowry death are generally committed in complete secrecy inside a house. The nature and amount of evidence required to establish charge cannot be of same degree as required in other cases of circumstantial evidence. The silence of inmates of the house about the cause of death would become an additional link in the chain of circumstances. The Supreme Court made these observati..