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 @ […]
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
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
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:
Supreme Court Orders Transfer of Conjugal Rights Case: Akkireddy Nihaarika vs. Akkireddy Karteek Kumar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Transfer of a petition for restitution of conjugal rights. CASE TYPE: Family Law. Case Name: Smt Akkireddy Nihaarika vs. Akkireddy Karteek Kumar. [Judgment Date]: January 27, 2022 Date of the Judgment: January 27, 2022. Citation: TP(C) 1532/2020. Judges:
Supreme Court Transfers Conjugal Rights Case: Akkireddy Nihaarika vs. Akkireddy Karteek Kumar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Transfer of a petition for restitution of conjugal rights from one court to another. CASE TYPE: Family Law. Case Name: Smt Akkireddy Nihaarika vs. Akkireddy Karteek Kumar. Judgment Date: 27 January 2022 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 27 January 2022
Supreme Court Transfers Divorce Case to Bengaluru Family Court: D. Raja Rajeswari vs. R. Sathish Kumar (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether multiple family court proceedings between the same parties should be consolidated in one court for efficiency and convenience. CASE TYPE: Family Law, Transfer Petition. Case Name: D. Raja Rajeswari vs. R. Sathish Kumar. Judgment Date:
Supreme Court settles mental cruelty as grounds for divorce in Army Officer’s case: Joydeep Majumdar vs. Bharti Jaiswal Majumdar (2021) INSC 78 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether making malicious complaints against a spouse to their superiors and other authorities constitutes mental cruelty sufficient for divorce. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Law Case Name: Joydeep Majumdar vs. Bharti Jaiswal Majumdar
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
