Supreme Court Declares No Fundamental Right to Marry for Queer Couples: Supriyo vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Constitution guarantees a fundamental right to marry for queer couples. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, LGBTQ+ Rights. Case Name: Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty & Anr. vs. Union of India Judgment Date: 17 October 2023 Introduction […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Condonation of Delay in Divorce Appeals Under Special Marriage Act: Arunoday Singh vs. Lee Anne Elton (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the delay in filing an appeal from a decree passed by a Family Court under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 can be condoned under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963. CASE
Supreme Court Declares Second Marriage Void Due to Subsisting First Marriage: Swapnanjali Sandeep Patil vs. Sandeep Ananda Patil (2019) Date of the Judgment: March 6, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 187 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and M. R. Shah, J. Can a marriage be declared void if one of the parties had a living spouse
Supreme Court Modifies High Court Order on Alimony Withdrawal: Udita Nabha vs. Ranjeet Nabha (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in restricting the withdrawal of the deposited alimony amount during the pendency of appeals. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Dispute/Family Law Case Name: Udita Nabha vs. Ranjeet Nabha [Judgment Date]: July 16, 2018 Introduction
LEGAL ISSUE: Can a legal heir continue a suit for declaration of marital status after the death of the original plaintiff? CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Specific Relief Case Name: Samar Kumar Roy (D) Through LR (Mother) vs. Jharna Bera Judgment Date: 05 September 2017 Date of the Judgment: 05 September 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 790
