The Madhya Pradesh High Court will decide whether Jain individuals can seek relief under the Hindu Marriage Act, including ...

The Madhya Pradesh High Court is considering whether Jains can seek relief under the Hindu Marriage Act after the Jain community was granted minority status. A 37-year-old software engineer's divorce ...

Hearing an appeal, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has said it would decide if a Jain person can seek any relief under the Hindu Marriage Act in a matrimonial case such as divorce by mutual consent. The ...

Case came before 3-judge bench after conflicting decisions on the question of providing permanent alimony or maintenance to ...

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court rules on divorce petitions involving adultery, requiring alleged adulterer to be included ...

In view of the conflicting views on the applicability of Sections 24 and 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, the question as to whether alimony can be granted where marriage has been declared void ...

MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently observed that interfaith marriages have to be registered under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, to be considered legal. There is a need to ...

The Chhattisgarh high court granted a woman a divorce after 34 years of marriage, citing her husband’s excessive drinking, ...

Despite a marriage having been declared void under Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, a spouse is entitled to seek permanent alimony or maintenance under Section 25 of the Act ...

The apex court, invoking its special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, granted the divorce and also terminated ...