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.”
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.
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.
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.
A Delhi family court has ruled that a divorced woman proven to be living in adultery is not entitled to maintenance under Section 125(4) CrPC. The court relied on a DNA test and prior divorce judgment to dismiss her plea.
The Supreme Court directed the Bandra family court to conclude the long-pending divorce case of Jaidev and Poonam Shroff within three months. The bench warned that “if any party delays the proceedings then an adverse inference can be drawn.”
The Supreme Court ended a marriage after 15 years of separation, invoking Article 142 to grant divorce. The husband must pay Rs 1.25 crore in five instalments as permanent alimony.
The Supreme Court ordered a public apology from a police officer who falsely implicated a man and his father-in-law, saying, “What they suffered cannot be compensated” after they spent 109 and 103 days in jail.
The Supreme Court observed that “compelling a dead marriage to continue only perpetuates mental agony and societal burden,” while granting divorce under Article 142, citing irretrievable breakdown and loss of mutual respect.
The Orissa High Court upheld the divorce granted to Pranaya Pradhan Nayak, stating, “Wife should support & give respect to husband despite his infirmity,” while dismissing Priyanka Nayak Pradhan’s appeal.
