Bhopal/Jabalpur: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has declared that a son-in-law is included under the Maintenance & Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. This law requires children to take care of their elderly parents, and the court’s decision makes it clear that even a son-in-law has this responsibility.
The Bombay High Court has recently delivered a significant judgment affirming that a divorced Muslim woman retains her right to maintenance from her first husband, as per the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 (MWPA), even if she remarries. This ruling was made by Justice Rajesh Patil, who clarified that the absence […]
