The Patna High Court has reaffirmed that allegations of desertion cannot defeat a wife's claim of maintenance under Section ...

In a landmark decision from the Delhi High Court, a husband is required to divvy up 50% of the profits from a property sale ...

CHENNAI: Holding that mere absence of any ceremony for conversion from Muslim to Hindu religion cannot be a ground to dismiss the divorce petition filed under the Hindu Marriage Act, the Madras High ...

Kerala High Court has held that a major Christian daughter without disability cannot claim maintenance from her father under Section 125 CrPC, while upholding the maintenance granted to the wife ...

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court, while rejecting a husband’s plea against a family court order, has ruled that if a marriage between members of the Scheduled Tribes (ST) community is solemnised with ...

A Hindu marriage is often imagined with fire, mantras, and the seven sacred steps known as Saptapadi. The couple walks around the holy fire, promising to share life, faith, and duty for seven ...

THE ACT has promised a "vigorous" defence of its same-sex marriage laws in the High Court. The Abbott government's decision -- foreshadowed in The Weekend Australian last Saturday -- triggered ...

With the news that the Supreme Court has been asked to consider a case that would revisit the issue of same-sex marriage, hyperpartisan liberals are working overtime to try to sow fear and discontent.