Is Accusing Wife Of Adultery merely because she talks to a male friend a ground for divorce? The Jharkhand High Court has said it is a gender-based stereotype that itself amounts to cruelty towards her, turning down a husband’s appeal. Ranchi: A husband who said his wife was in an extramarital relationship because she spoke […]
Calling it misogynistic reasoning with no basis on record, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside an appellate court’s finding that elderly male members of a family could not have depended on a younger woman to file their appeal, and remanded the delay question for fresh decision. Gwalior: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has […]
Supreme Court Introduces Handbook to Combat Gender Stereotypes in Legal Discourse The Supreme Court of India, under the leadership of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, has unveiled a “Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes.” This initiative aims to identify and eliminate the use of words and phrases laden with gender biases in judgments and […]
