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    Parental Alienation on the Rise: Delhi High Court Orders Shared Parenting Guidelines
    Parental Alienation on the Rise: Delhi High Court Orders Shared Parenting Guidelines
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    Parental Alienation on the Rise: Delhi High Court Orders Shared Parenting Guidelines

    Delhi High Court has ordered the formation of guidelines for shared parenting amid rising parental alienation cases. The Court has allowed petitioners in a PIL to submit a detailed representation for Child Access, Custody Guidelines, and a Parenting Plan.

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    Custody of One Child Doesn’t Free Husband from Duty to Maintain Wife and Child Living With Her: Delhi High Court
    Custody of One Child Doesn’t Free Husband from Duty to Maintain Wife and Child Living With Her: Delhi High Court
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    Custody of One Child Doesn’t Free Husband from Duty to Maintain Wife and Child Living With Her: Delhi High Court

    The Delhi High Court directed a husband to provide maintenance to his wife and daughter. It emphasized that the custody of one child does not exempt him from supporting his wife and the child living with her.

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    Civil Judge Has No Power to Grant Divorce, Can’t Authenticate Talaq: Gauhati High Court
    Civil Judge Has No Power to Grant Divorce, Can’t Authenticate Talaq: Gauhati High Court
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    Civil Judge Has No Power to Grant Divorce, Can’t Authenticate Talaq: Gauhati High Court

    The Gauhati High Court dismissed a Regular Second Appeal, reaffirming that a Civil Judge (Junior Division) cannot dissolve a Muslim marriage or authenticate talaq. Only the District Judge can decide matrimonial disputes where no Family Court exists.

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    No Clean Hands, No Maintenance; Earning Lady Hiding Key Facts Not Entitled to Sympathy: Allahabad High Court
    No Clean Hands, No Maintenance; Earning Lady Hiding Key Facts Not Entitled to Sympathy: Allahabad High Court
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    No Clean Hands, No Maintenance; Earning Lady Hiding Key Facts Not Entitled to Sympathy: Allahabad High Court

    The Allahabad High Court has set aside a Family Court’s maintenance order, holding that a wife who hides her employment and earnings cannot claim support under Section 125 CrPC. “No clean hands, no maintenance”, the Court said she deserves no sympathy.

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    Shocking Divorce: 23-Year Marriage Ends After Dispute Over Eating Onion and Garlic
    Shocking Divorce: 23-Year Marriage Ends After Dispute Over Eating Onion and Garlic
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    Shocking Divorce: 23-Year Marriage Ends After Dispute Over Eating Onion and Garlic

    A couple from Gujarat ended their 23-year marriage after a long dispute over eating onion and garlic, leading the High Court to uphold their divorce. Judges agreed the prolonged conflict over dietary choices made the relationship irreparable today.

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    Heightened Obligation to Ensure Dignified Security: Supreme Court Finalises Divorce, Orders Rs.50 Lakh Alimony to Judicial Officer & Advocate
    Heightened Obligation to Ensure Dignified Security: Supreme Court Finalises Divorce, Orders Rs.50 Lakh Alimony to Judicial Officer & Advocate
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    Heightened Obligation to Ensure Dignified Security: Supreme Court Finalises Divorce, Orders Rs.50 Lakh Alimony to Judicial Officer & Advocate

    Supreme Court Finalises Divorce, Orders Rs 50 Lakh Alimony to Judicial Officer and Advocate, noting that the husband’s position carries a heightened obligation. The Bench said this obligation is to ensure the wife’s fair dignified long-term security and protection.

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    Disturbs Judicial Conscience and Threatens the Integrity of Justice: Delhi High Court Orders Re-Training of Family Court Judge
    Disturbs Judicial Conscience and Threatens the Integrity of Justice: Delhi High Court Orders Re-Training of Family Court Judge
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    Disturbs Judicial Conscience and Threatens the Integrity of Justice: Delhi High Court Orders Re-Training of Family Court Judge

    The Delhi High Court has ordered re-training for a Family Court judge who invented a provision to grant a divorce decree. It said, “The manner in which the judge conducted proceedings disturbs judicial conscience and threatens the integrity of justice.”

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    Mother Can Claim Maintenance From Son Even If Husband Supports Her, Rules Kerala High Court
    Mother Can Claim Maintenance From Son Even If Husband Supports Her, Rules Kerala High Court
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    Mother Can Claim Maintenance From Son Even If Husband Supports Her, Rules Kerala High Court

    The Kerala High Court held that a woman’s right to maintenance from her son is independent of her husband’s obligation. The Court ordered a Gulf-based son to pay Rs 5,000 monthly to his 60-year-old mother despite her husband providing support.

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    Failure to Clear Doubts of Infidelity Amounts to Mental Cruelty, Says Delhi High Court
    Failure to Clear Doubts of Infidelity Amounts to Mental Cruelty, Says Delhi High Court
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    Failure to Clear Doubts of Infidelity Amounts to Mental Cruelty, Says Delhi High Court

    The Delhi High Court ruled that continuous behaviour creating suspicion of infidelity, coupled with failure to clear such doubts, constitutes mental cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act. The court upheld a husband’s divorce plea, citing the wife’s evasive conduct and unexplained relationships.

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    No Court Can Force a Beggar to Pay Maintenance; It’s State’s Duty to Protect Destitute Wife: Kerala High Court
    No Court Can Force a Beggar to Pay Maintenance; It’s State’s Duty to Protect Destitute Wife: Kerala High Court
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    No Court Can Force a Beggar to Pay Maintenance; It’s State’s Duty to Protect Destitute Wife: Kerala High Court

    The Kerala High Court ruled that no court can force a beggar to pay maintenance to his wife if she admits he is a beggar. It emphasized that it is the state’s duty to protect destitute wives and prevent begging.

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