Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Divorce Decree For Unproved Desertion And Cruelty
The Karnataka High Court on 16 October 2026 allowed a wife’s appeal and set aside the divorce decree passed by the Family Court, Hubballi. Judge...
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Orissa High Court Appoints Mother Guardian Of Minor’s Property With Sale Safeguards
The Orissa High Court has appointed a mother as court guardian of her minor daughter’s property and conditionally permitted a sale of the minor’s lawful...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Quashes Time-Barred Stridhan Complaint
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed a criminal complaint alleging wrongful retention of stridhan, holding that the case was filed beyond the applicable three-year...
Kerala High Court Rejects Cancellation Of Settlement Based On Reserved Life Interest
The Kerala High Court has set aside orders cancelling a family settlement, holding that a reserved life interest alone did not satisfy the statutory conditions...
Karnataka High Court Declines to Return Child to Canada
The Karnataka High Court on 9 October dismissed a father’s habeas-corpus petition seeking his daughter’s return to Canada. It held that the mother’s custody was...
Karnataka High Court Rejects Divorce Based on Unproved Mental Illness
The Karnataka High Court on 24 September dismissed a husband’s appeal seeking divorce on cruelty and mental-disorder grounds. The court found that hospital records had...
Allahabad High Court Lets Adult Corpus Return to Husband
The court relied on the statutory evidence hierarchy and an ossification test while protecting the pending POCSO trial.
Named Co-Adulterers Must Be Heard Before Adverse Findings
Allahabad High Court said a specifically named alleged co-adulterer must be heard before an adverse finding is recorded.
Compelled Separation Does Not Establish Marital Desertion
Jharkhand High Court grants divorce after finding a wife’s departure was compelled by cruelty, not voluntary desertion.
Married Daughters Retain Shares in Land-Reform Property
Karnataka High Court confirms that married daughters may inherit joint family land granted under land-reform legislation.