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Kolkata Man Gets Divorce As "Imposition Of Wife's Friend" Is Deemed Cruelty
The Calcutta High Court has granted a divorce decree to a husband on the grounds of cruelty, which includes "imposition" of the wife's friend and family on him and lodging of a false case of matrimonial cruelty by her.
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"Judicial System Injudicious": Top Court On Woman's 3-Decade Long Divorce Fight
The trials and tribulations of a woman fighting a protracted legal battle against a family court granting the decree of divorce to her estranged husband multiple times has moved the Supreme Court.
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Turning Daughter Against Father Act Of Cruelty: Delhi High Court In Divorce Case
Vindictiveness aimed at eroding a father-daughter relationship is an act of extreme cruelty to the father and gross inhumanity to the child, the Delhi High Court has held while granting a divorce decree in favour of a man.
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"11-Year Separation Peppered With False Allegations Source Of Mental Cruelty": Court
The Delhi High Court has granted a divorce decree to a man on the grounds of mental cruelty inflicted upon him by his estranged wife, saying there is no chance of reconciliation between them given the long separation of over 11 years.
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Making False Allegations Against Woman's Chastity A "Cruelty": High Court
There can be no greater cruelty than making false allegations against the "chastity" of a woman, the Delhi High Court Wednesday observed while granting divorce decree to a woman on the grounds of cruelty and desertion.
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Pestering Son-in-law To Abandon His Parents Amounts To Cruelty: High Court
Pestering a son-in-law to abandon his parents and start living with his in-laws as 'ghar jamai' amounts to cruelty, the Delhi High Court has held while granting a divorce decree in favour of a man.
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"Every Person...": Court Upholds Man's Divorce Over Cruelty By Wife
Every person is entitled to live with dignity and honour, the Delhi High Court has held while upholding the divorce decree granted to a man on the ground of cruelty by his estranged wife.
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Delhi High Court Waives 6 Month Cooling Off Period For Divorce By Mutual Consent
The Delhi High Court has waived the six-month cooling off period under the law and granted divorce decree to an estranged couple by mutual consent, observing that keeping them tied to a legal bond would only mean snatching away from them the opportun
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Not Giving Divorce "Disastrous" In Irretrievably Broken Marriage: Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said it will be disastrous not to grant decree of divorce if a marriage has broken down irretrievably and there is no chance of the couple coming together or living together again.
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Second Marriage Not Void During Pendency Of Divorce Appeal: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the second marriage of a person during the pendency of an appeal against a divorce decree would not be void in cases where the parties have decided not to pursue the appeal.
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No Medicine, No Burial At Graveyard: "Fatwa" Against Triple Talaq Victim
A cleric at an influential seminary in Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh has put out a fatwa or decree against a woman who was given a "triple talaq" divorce by her husband and now runs a non-profit to help others like her. No medicines, no prayers, no grave for Nida Khan, the cleric has ordered in his fatwa.
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Wife Calling Husband 'Mota Hathi' Merits Divorce, Says Court
Delhi High Court has dismissed a woman's plea challenging a special court order on passing a divorce decree in favour of her husband, who had alleged cruelty on her part on several counts including calling him a 'fat elephant'.
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Divorce Must To Annul Child Marriage: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court in Madurai has held that a wedding between minor girl and boy will not become void automatically without either of them obtaining a decree of divorce from family court within two years of their attaining the legal age for marriage.
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Jennifer Winget 'Shocked' That Divorce Decree is Shared on Social Media
"I'm deeply appalled and shocked to learn that such a private and confidential document like my divorce decree is doing the rounds of social media. It's strange that I'm yet to receive the decree, but it's already doing the rounds of social media. Wonder whose malafide intent is this, since the relationship is now a firm thing of the past"
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Woman Can Seek 'Stridhan' Back if Marriage Not Dissolved: Supreme Court
A woman can always seek her stridhan back from her husband and his family members even if the marriage has not been dissolved by a judicial decree of divorce, the Supreme Court has ruled.
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Kolkata Man Gets Divorce As "Imposition Of Wife's Friend" Is Deemed Cruelty
The Calcutta High Court has granted a divorce decree to a husband on the grounds of cruelty, which includes "imposition" of the wife's friend and family on him and lodging of a false case of matrimonial cruelty by her.
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"Judicial System Injudicious": Top Court On Woman's 3-Decade Long Divorce Fight
The trials and tribulations of a woman fighting a protracted legal battle against a family court granting the decree of divorce to her estranged husband multiple times has moved the Supreme Court.
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Turning Daughter Against Father Act Of Cruelty: Delhi High Court In Divorce Case
Vindictiveness aimed at eroding a father-daughter relationship is an act of extreme cruelty to the father and gross inhumanity to the child, the Delhi High Court has held while granting a divorce decree in favour of a man.
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"11-Year Separation Peppered With False Allegations Source Of Mental Cruelty": Court
The Delhi High Court has granted a divorce decree to a man on the grounds of mental cruelty inflicted upon him by his estranged wife, saying there is no chance of reconciliation between them given the long separation of over 11 years.
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Making False Allegations Against Woman's Chastity A "Cruelty": High Court
There can be no greater cruelty than making false allegations against the "chastity" of a woman, the Delhi High Court Wednesday observed while granting divorce decree to a woman on the grounds of cruelty and desertion.
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Pestering Son-in-law To Abandon His Parents Amounts To Cruelty: High Court
Pestering a son-in-law to abandon his parents and start living with his in-laws as 'ghar jamai' amounts to cruelty, the Delhi High Court has held while granting a divorce decree in favour of a man.
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"Every Person...": Court Upholds Man's Divorce Over Cruelty By Wife
Every person is entitled to live with dignity and honour, the Delhi High Court has held while upholding the divorce decree granted to a man on the ground of cruelty by his estranged wife.
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Delhi High Court Waives 6 Month Cooling Off Period For Divorce By Mutual Consent
The Delhi High Court has waived the six-month cooling off period under the law and granted divorce decree to an estranged couple by mutual consent, observing that keeping them tied to a legal bond would only mean snatching away from them the opportun
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Not Giving Divorce "Disastrous" In Irretrievably Broken Marriage: Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said it will be disastrous not to grant decree of divorce if a marriage has broken down irretrievably and there is no chance of the couple coming together or living together again.
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Second Marriage Not Void During Pendency Of Divorce Appeal: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the second marriage of a person during the pendency of an appeal against a divorce decree would not be void in cases where the parties have decided not to pursue the appeal.
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No Medicine, No Burial At Graveyard: "Fatwa" Against Triple Talaq Victim
A cleric at an influential seminary in Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh has put out a fatwa or decree against a woman who was given a "triple talaq" divorce by her husband and now runs a non-profit to help others like her. No medicines, no prayers, no grave for Nida Khan, the cleric has ordered in his fatwa.
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Wife Calling Husband 'Mota Hathi' Merits Divorce, Says Court
Delhi High Court has dismissed a woman's plea challenging a special court order on passing a divorce decree in favour of her husband, who had alleged cruelty on her part on several counts including calling him a 'fat elephant'.
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Divorce Must To Annul Child Marriage: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court in Madurai has held that a wedding between minor girl and boy will not become void automatically without either of them obtaining a decree of divorce from family court within two years of their attaining the legal age for marriage.
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Jennifer Winget 'Shocked' That Divorce Decree is Shared on Social Media
"I'm deeply appalled and shocked to learn that such a private and confidential document like my divorce decree is doing the rounds of social media. It's strange that I'm yet to receive the decree, but it's already doing the rounds of social media. Wonder whose malafide intent is this, since the relationship is now a firm thing of the past"
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Woman Can Seek 'Stridhan' Back if Marriage Not Dissolved: Supreme Court
A woman can always seek her stridhan back from her husband and his family members even if the marriage has not been dissolved by a judicial decree of divorce, the Supreme Court has ruled.
