Supreme Court Upholds High Court Order to Re-adjudicate Maintenance Petition: Deepti Sharma vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2024) Date of the Judgment: December 17, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 991 Judges: Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah Can a High Court order directing a Family Court to re-adjudicate a maintenance petition be challenged before the […]
Supreme Court Grants Divorce on Grounds of Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage: Prakashchandra Joshi vs. Kuntal Prakashchandra Joshi (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a marriage can be dissolved on the grounds of irretrievable breakdown under Article 142 of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Family Law Case Name: Prakashchandra Joshi vs. Kuntal Prakashchandra Joshi [Judgment Date]: 24
Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal of Hindu Marriage Petition: Prachi Jain vs. Shreyansh Jain (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Hindu Marriage Petition can be withdrawn when a transfer petition related to the same case is pending before the Supreme Court. CASE TYPE: Family Law, Transfer Petition Case Name: Prachi Jain vs. Shreyansh Jain Judgment Date: 3
Supreme Court Addresses Transfer of Matrimonial Cases: Amruta Ben Himanshu Kumar Shah vs. Himanshu Kumar Pravinchandra Shah (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a matrimonial case can be transferred to another court based on change of circumstances after a previous transfer petition was dismissed. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Law, Transfer Petition Case Name: Amruta Ben Himanshu Kumar Shah
Supreme Court Restores Conjugal Rights, Overturns Divorce in Mangayakarasi vs. M. Yuvaraj LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a decree of divorce can be granted based on unsubstantiated allegations of cruelty and a subsequent criminal complaint of dowry harassment that ended in acquittal. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Dispute Case Name: Mangayakarasi vs. M. Yuvaraj [Judgment Date]: March 3, 2020
Supreme Court Quashes Multiple Litigations in Matrimonial Dispute: Santosh Kumar Mishra vs. Neeru Mishra (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Settlement of matrimonial disputes through mediation and quashing of related criminal and civil proceedings. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Dispute Resolution Case Name: Santosh Kumar Mishra vs. Neeru Mishra [Judgment Date]: May 17, 2018 Date of the Judgment: May 17,
