Section 2(2) Serves a Protective Function, Not Exclusionary; It Cannot Deny Hinduised Tribal Person Benefits of the Act: Chhattisgarh High Court Allows ST Man’s Mutual Divorce Plea

The Chhattisgarh High Court set aside a Family Court order rejecting a mutual-consent divorce petition because the husband belonged to a Scheduled Tribe, ruling that Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 protections cannot bar couples married under Hindu customs.

Privacy Must Yield To Fair Trial, WhatsApp Chats Admissible in Divorce Cases Even If Obtained Without Consent: Chhattisgarh HC

The Chhattisgarh High Court upheld a family court’s decision allowing a husband to use his wife’s mobile call recordings and WhatsApp messages as evidence in a divorce case. The court stated that the right to privacy is not absolute.

Father Cannot Be Denied Custody Just for Not Producing Wife’s Death Certificate & Child’s Birth Certificate: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court ruled that a father’s custody claim cannot be rejected only because he did not submit the wife’s death certificate and the child’s birth certificate, set-a siding the Family Court’s technical grounds for denial.

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Divorce Over Wife’s Indecent Chats, Cites Mental Cruelty

Madhya Pradesh: The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently dismissed an appeal filed by a woman against a family court’s decision granting her husband’s divorce plea on the grounds of cruelty.