Today(on 19th April),The Bombay High Court dismissed a custody petition based on the wife’s alleged adultery, emphasizing the mother’s rights. Adultery should not dictate custody and a spouse’s conduct should not determine parental competence. The judgment reinforces the focus on a child’s well-being and academic success in custody disputes, prioritizing their best interests.
The Supreme Court of India, using Article 142, stopped criminal proceedings under IPC Section 498A, addressing mental cruelty by a wife against her ex-husband and relatives, filed six months post-divorce. The court highlighted the exhaustive consideration of the couple’s marital issues during divorce proceedings, deciding that perpetuating the legal battle through criminal proceedings would serve no constructive purpose.
In a decisive action to tackle the mounting backlog of family-related legal cases in Delhi, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has sanctioned the creation of 10 new family courts. This significant move, aimed at expediting the adjudication of cases pending for over a decade, will increase the total number of family courts in the national […]
