Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 with Section 9

Supreme Court Quashes Rape Charges Against Husband in Consensual Marriage Case: Kuldeep Singh vs. State of Punjab (2025) INSC 137 (31 January 2025)

/ Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 164, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 173, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 with Section 482, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 with Section 9, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 366, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 375, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 376, Judges, Prasanna B. Varale, Vikram Nath

LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a husband can be charged with rape for sexual intercourse with his wife, given Exception 2 of Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Kuldeep Singh vs. State of Punjab & Ors. Judgment Date: 31 January 2025 Date of the Judgment: 31 January 2025 Citation: […]

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Wife’s Right to Maintenance Upheld: Supreme Court Rules on Section 125 CrPC and Restitution Decrees (2025)

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 125, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 125(4), Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 15, Constitutional Law with Article 39, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 with Section 9, Maintenance, Restitution of Conjugal Rights

Supreme Court Upholds Wife’s Maintenance Rights Despite Restitution Decree LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a wife is entitled to maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, despite a decree for restitution of conjugal rights against her. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Rina Kumari @ Rina Devi @ Reena vs. Dinesh Kumar Mahto @

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Supreme Court Orders Husband’s Potency Test in Divorce Case: Deep Mukerjee vs. Sreyashi Banerjee (2024) INSC 274 (5 April 2024)

/ Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Section 151, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 with Section 13(1)(ia), Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 with Section 9, Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with Section 45, Restitution of Conjugal Rights

Supreme Court Orders Husband’s Potency Test in Divorce Case Date of the Judgment: 5 April 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 274 Judges: Vikram Nath, J., Prashant Kumar Mishra, J. Can a court order a husband to undergo a potency test in a divorce case where the wife alleges non-consummation due to the husband’s impotency? The Supreme

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Supreme Court Transfers Matrimonial Case for Convenience of Wife: Aastha Manoj Sonwane vs. Manoj Tukaram Sonwane (2022)

/ Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 with Section 9, Judges, Restitution of Conjugal Rights, S. Ravindra Bhat, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Transfers Matrimonial Case for Convenience of Wife: Aastha Manoj Sonwane vs. Manoj Tukaram Sonwane (2022) Date of the Judgment: September 5, 2022 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, CJI, and S. Ravindra Bhat, J. Can a matrimonial dispute be transferred to a court that is more convenient for the wife? The Supreme Court of India

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Supreme Court Transfers Matrimonial Case for Wife’s Convenience: N.C.V. Aishwarya vs. A.S. Saravana Karthik Sha (2022)

/ Code of Civil Procedure, Code of Civil Procedure with Section 24, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 with Section 9, J.K. Maheshwari, Judges, Restitution of Conjugal Rights, S. Abdul Nazeer

Supreme Court Transfers Matrimonial Case for Wife’s Convenience: N.C.V. Aishwarya vs. A.S. Saravana Karthik Sha (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Transfer of matrimonial proceedings based on convenience and economic dependence. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Law Case Name: N.C.V. Aishwarya vs. A.S. Saravana Karthik Sha [Judgment Date]: July 18, 2022 Introduction Date of the Judgment: July 18, 2022 Citation:

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Supreme Court settles the jurisdiction to transfer suits between High Courts: Durgesh Sharma vs. Jayshree (2008)

/ C.K. Thakker, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Section 23, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Section 24, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Section 25, D.K. Jain, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 with Section 13, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 with Section 9, Judges

Introduction Date of the Judgment: September 26, 2008 Judges: C.K. Thakker, J., D.K. Jain, J. Can a High Court transfer cases from a court subordinate to it to another court subordinate to a different High Court? The Supreme Court addressed this question in Durgesh Sharma v. Jayshree, concerning the jurisdiction and authority to transfer legal

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