The Supreme Court ruled that a High Court cannot replace mandatory injunction decrees with monetary compensation when such relief was not sought. A Bench of Justices S.V.N. Bhatti and Atul S. Chandurkar set aside the Punjab and Haryana HC order.
The Rajasthan High Court dismissed a husband’s plea seeking narco-analysis, polygraph and DNA tests in a divorce dispute. Justice Sanjeet Purohit upheld the family court order, ruling that such tests were unnecessary, delayed, and could not be imposed without consent.
The Bombay High Court ruled that a divorced woman can continue recovering maintenance granted through a decree from her deceased former husband’s estate. However, she cannot seek enhancement of maintenance after his death, as personal obligations end upon the obligor’s demise.
The Karnataka High Court dismissed a plea challenging a three-year-old compromise decree, ruling that a party cannot withdraw after accepting settlement benefits. Justice Suraj Govindaraj imposed Rs 25,000 costs on the petitioner, calling the delayed challenge an abuse of the legal process.
