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    A Highly Qualified Wife, If Not Working, Cannot Be Denied Maintenance: Kerala High Court
    A Highly Qualified Wife, If Not Working, Cannot Be Denied Maintenance: Kerala High Court
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    A Highly Qualified Wife, If Not Working, Cannot Be Denied Maintenance: Kerala High Court

    Kerala High Court ruled that an unemployed, highly qualified wife cannot be denied maintenance merely for her earning potential. Section 125 CrPC ensures actual inability to sustain, granting maintenance until she earns enough to support herself, said the court.

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    Dowry Death| Marriage Is a Sacred Institution, Not a Commercial Transaction: Supreme Court Cancels Bail of Man
    Dowry Death| Marriage Is a Sacred Institution, Not a Commercial Transaction: Supreme Court Cancels Bail of Man
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    Dowry Death| Marriage Is a Sacred Institution, Not a Commercial Transaction: Supreme Court Cancels Bail of Man

    Supreme Court cancels bail in a dowry death case, declaring that marriage is a sacred institution and not a commercial exchange. The bench criticised dowry practices, warning that material greed is destroying the purity of marital relationships today.

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    Section 138 NI Act | Cheque Bounce Cases Must Be Filed Only Where Payee’s Bank Branch Is Located: Supreme Court
    Section 138 NI Act | Cheque Bounce Cases Must Be Filed Only Where Payee’s Bank Branch Is Located: Supreme Court
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    Supreme Court Calls NBW Order “Shocking”, Grants Immediate Interim Bail to Woman in Cheque Bounce Case Under NI Act

    The Supreme Court slammed the appellate court’s “shocking” move of cancelling bail and issuing an NBW against a woman despite her appeal pending for eight years. Citing serious procedural lapses and her medical condition, the Court ordered her immediate release on interim bail.

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    POCSO Act Is Being Misused in Marital Discords and Adolescent Relationships: Supreme Court
    POCSO Act Is Being Misused in Marital Discords and Adolescent Relationships: Supreme Court
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    POCSO Act Is Being Misused in Marital Discords and Adolescent Relationships: Supreme Court

    Expressing concern over misuse of the POCSO Act, the Supreme Court remarked that many cases arise from marital discords and consensual adolescent relationships, stressing the urgent need to spread legal awareness among boys and men to prevent wrongful criminalisation.

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    Ordinary Marital Quarrels Can’t Be Treated as Abetment of Suicide Under Section 306 IPC: Allahabad High Court
    Ordinary Marital Quarrels Can’t Be Treated as Abetment of Suicide Under Section 306 IPC: Allahabad High Court
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    S.125 CrPC | Wife Can Claim Maintenance from Minor Husband, But Liability Starts After He Attains the Age of Majority: Allahabad High Court

    The Allahabad High Court has clarified that a wife can file for maintenance under Section 125 CrPC against her minor husband. However, the legal liability to pay arises only after the husband attains the age of majority.

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    Where Women Are Respected, Divinity Thrives: Karnataka High Court Denies Bail to Rape Accused, Citing Manusmriti & Mahatma Gandhi
    Where Women Are Respected, Divinity Thrives: Karnataka High Court Denies Bail to Rape Accused, Citing Manusmriti & Mahatma Gandhi
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    Where Women Are Respected, Divinity Thrives: Karnataka High Court Denies Bail to Rape Accused, Citing Manusmriti & Mahatma Gandhi

    The Karnataka High Court, while denying bail to a man accused of rape, invoked the Manusmriti and Mahatma Gandhi’s words, stressing that where women are respected, divinity thrives, but dishonour renders all deeds meaningless.

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    Man’s Legal and Moral Duty Under Section 125 CrPC to Maintain Wife and Mother for Life: Madras High Court
    Man’s Legal and Moral Duty Under Section 125 CrPC to Maintain Wife and Mother for Life: Madras High Court
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    Man’s Legal and Moral Duty Under Section 125 CrPC to Maintain Wife and Mother for Life: Madras High Court

    The Madras High Court ruled that under Section 125 CrPC, a man has both a legal and moral duty to maintain his wife and mother for life, recognising their irreplaceable role and invaluable lifelong contribution.

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    Supreme Court Quotes Manusmriti to Uphold Conviction of Father for Raping Minor Daughter: “Dignity of Women Is Non-Negotiable”
    Supreme Court Quotes Manusmriti to Uphold Conviction of Father for Raping Minor Daughter: “Dignity of Women Is Non-Negotiable”
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    Supreme Court Quotes Manusmriti to Uphold Conviction of Father for Raping Minor Daughter: “Dignity of Women Is Non-Negotiable”

    The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a father for raping his minor daughter, quoting Manusmriti to emphasise that the dignity of women is non-negotiable and forms part of India’s constitutional vision, not just cultural tradition.

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    BREAKING| CJI Gavai Slams Rs.12 Crore Alimony Demand After 18-Month Marriage: "You Even Want a BMW? You’re So Educated, Learn to Earn!"
    BREAKING| CJI Gavai Slams Rs.12 Crore Alimony Demand After 18-Month Marriage: "You Even Want a BMW? You’re So Educated, Learn to Earn!"
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    BREAKING| CJI Gavai Slams Rs.12 Crore Alimony Demand After 18-Month Marriage: “You Even Want a BMW? You’re So Educated, Learn to Earn!”

    Today, On 22nd July, CJI Gavai slams woman’s Rs.12 crore alimony demand after 18-month marriage, questions her need for a BMW despite being highly educated. Says, “You even want a BMW? You’re so educated, learn to earn!”

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    Supreme Court Declares: Tribal Women Have Equal Right to Ancestral Property – Custom Can't Override Equality
    Supreme Court Declares: Tribal Women Have Equal Right to Ancestral Property – Custom Can't Override Equality
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    Supreme Court Declares: Tribal Women Have Equal Right to Ancestral Property – Custom Can’t Override Equality

    Supreme Court rules tribal women and their heirs are entitled to equal property rights. Denial based on outdated customs violates constitutional equality.

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