Family Law - Legal Articles in India, provides for legal resources and research work in India, submit law articles for free and get certificates for your articles https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law It is a matter of paramount importance that none other than the Supreme Court in a most elegant, eloquent, exemplary, erudite and effective judgement titled Sanjay Kumar v. State of Himachal Pradesh in Criminal Appeal No. 1108 of 2016 and cited in Neutral Citation No.: 2026 INSC 948 that was... https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40403/15/Ordinary-Domestic-Matrimonial-Discord-Alone-Not-Abetment-Of-Suicide-SC https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40403/15/Ordinary-Domestic-Matrimonial-Discord-Alone-Not-Abetment-Of-Suicide-SC Fri, 4 Sep 2026 00:34:55 GMT It needs no rocket scientist to conclude that dowry cases which directly affect a woman and her family must be treated most seriously and addressed on a war footing to ensure that the offenders are brought to book at the earliest! We see that it is in this context that the Supreme Court, in a... https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40401/15/Supreme-Court-Issues-Ten-Key-Directions-To-Speed-Up-Dowry-Cruelty-Trials https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40401/15/Supreme-Court-Issues-Ten-Key-Directions-To-Speed-Up-Dowry-Cruelty-Trials Sun, 30 Aug 2026 02:16:35 GMT Allahabad High Court: Police Cannot Investigate Marriages, Must Focus on Crimes It is definitely a most commendable step in the right direction that none other than the Allahabad High Court itself in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Saubhangini Shukla... https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40386/15/No-Business-Of-Police-To-Investigate-Marriages-To-Be-Nosy-Parkers-Allahabad-HC https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40386/15/No-Business-Of-Police-To-Investigate-Marriages-To-Be-Nosy-Parkers-Allahabad-HC Sat, 1 Aug 2026 04:31:27 GMT Chhattisgarh High Court Convicts Man for Abetment of Suicide Under Section 306 IPC It is quite significant to note that in a major development we see that the Chhattisgarh High Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled State of Chhattisgarh vs Mohd Seraj... https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40385/15/Chhattisgarh-HC-Convicts-Man-For-Abetting-Suicide-By-Continuous-Harassment-Due-To-Marriage-Refusal https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40385/15/Chhattisgarh-HC-Convicts-Man-For-Abetting-Suicide-By-Continuous-Harassment-Due-To-Marriage-Refusal Sat, 1 Aug 2026 04:25:07 GMT Case Details Case XYZ vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. Petition Criminal Writ Petition No. 3151 of 2026 Court Bombay High Court Date of Judgment 2 July 2026 Bench Hon'ble Acting Chief Justice... https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40375/15/Neither-Parents-Nor-State-Can-Compel-A-21-Year-Old-Woman-To-Return-Home-Or-Marry-Against-Her-Wishes-Bombay-HC https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40375/15/Neither-Parents-Nor-State-Can-Compel-A-21-Year-Old-Woman-To-Return-Home-Or-Marry-Against-Her-Wishes-Bombay-HC Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:03:56 GMT Need for Reform in Rape Laws There can be just no gainsaying that it is high time and lawmakers must now definitely amend the rape laws, and if a woman has sex with a man without force being used, then it should not be termed rape because we are now living in the 21st century and not in the... https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40368/15/When-Two-Adults-Are-In-Long-Term-Live-In-Relationship-Law-Presumes-Their-Physical-Relationship-Was-Consensual-Chhattisgarh-HC https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40368/15/When-Two-Adults-Are-In-Long-Term-Live-In-Relationship-Law-Presumes-Their-Physical-Relationship-Was-Consensual-Chhattisgarh-HC Fri, 3 Jul 2026 04:24:25 GMT Dead Wood Marriage: Jharkhand High Court Upholds Divorce After 36-Year Separation It is entirely in the fitness of things that while taking into account the long separation between husband and wife, the Jharkhand High Court at Ranchi, in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical, and latest... https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40364/15/36-Year-Separation-Reduced-Matrimonial-Bond-To-A-Dead-Wood-Marriage-Jharkhand-HC https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40364/15/36-Year-Separation-Reduced-Matrimonial-Bond-To-A-Dead-Wood-Marriage-Jharkhand-HC Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:21:59 GMT Delhi High Court Rules Wife Cannot Seek Husband’s Income Tax Returns Under RTI Act It is absolutely most imperative to note that while ruling on a very significant legal point over which even those in legal circles carry a different opinion from one another, the Delhi High Court, while... https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40329/15/Wife-Cannot-Seek-Disclosure-Of-Her-Husband’s-Income-Tax-Returns-For-Maintenance-Claim-As-It-Is-Personal-Information-Delhi-HC https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40329/15/Wife-Cannot-Seek-Disclosure-Of-Her-Husband’s-Income-Tax-Returns-For-Maintenance-Claim-As-It-Is-Personal-Information-Delhi-HC Tue, 5 May 2026 22:21:26 GMT Karnataka High Court Flags Misuse of BNS Section 69 in Breach of Promise Cases While flagging the increasing most flagrant misuse of the breach of promise of marriage provision under BNS Section 69, the Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and... https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40313/15/Where-Relationship-Ends-In-A-Breakup-The-Man-Is-In-The-Lockup-Karnataka-HC https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40313/15/Where-Relationship-Ends-In-A-Breakup-The-Man-Is-In-The-Lockup-Karnataka-HC Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:49:59 GMT Gujarat High Court Maintenance Judgment: Balanced Approach While displaying pragmatism of the highest order and striking a notable balance, the Gujarat High Court at Ahmedabad in a most remarkable, robust, rational and recent oral judgment titled Mayurbhai Badvantbhai Dave vs State of... https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40307/15/Maintenance-Should-Not-Be-Unreasonably-High-Or-Encourage-Idleness-Gujarat-HC https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40307/15/Maintenance-Should-Not-Be-Unreasonably-High-Or-Encourage-Idleness-Gujarat-HC Mon, 6 Apr 2026 04:35:27 GMT It is entirely in order and so also it would be apposite to state that in the fitness of things, the Allahabad High Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Anamika and another vs State of UP and others in Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No.-3799 0f 2026... https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40303/15/No-Offence-Made-Out-If-Married-Man-Stays-With-Adult-Woman-In-Live-In-Relationship-Allahabad-HC https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40303/15/No-Offence-Made-Out-If-Married-Man-Stays-With-Adult-Woman-In-Live-In-Relationship-Allahabad-HC Sun, 29 Mar 2026 02:00:47 GMT It is definitely entirely in the fitness of things that the Uttarakhand High Court at Nainital in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Husband (SDP) vs State of Uttarakhand in Criminal Appeal No.204 of 2011 and cited in Neutral Citation No.: 2026:UHC1053 that... https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40301/15/Suspicion-About-Spouse’s-Character-Marital-Discord-Alone-Not-Abetment-of-Suicide-Uttarakhand-HC https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40301/15/Suspicion-About-Spouse’s-Character-Marital-Discord-Alone-Not-Abetment-of-Suicide-Uttarakhand-HC Sun, 29 Mar 2026 01:46:44 GMT While taking a humane approach, the Gujarat High Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Mansiben Wo Dharmendrabhai Keshavjibhai Ghetiya Do Bhagvanjibhai Ganeshbhai Bhimani vs Keshavjibhai Damjibhai Ghetiya in R/Special Civil Application No. 15369 of... https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40300/15/Forcing-A-Toddler-To-Spend-Six-Hours-On-Court-Premises-Under-Guise-Of-Access-To-Grandparents-Is-Uncalled-For-And-Unjust-Gujarat-HC https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40300/15/Forcing-A-Toddler-To-Spend-Six-Hours-On-Court-Premises-Under-Guise-Of-Access-To-Grandparents-Is-Uncalled-For-And-Unjust-Gujarat-HC Sun, 29 Mar 2026 01:38:54 GMT It is most vital to note that while ruling on a most significant legal point pertaining to divorce granted over concealment of wife’s inability to conceive, the Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled A v. B in FA(MAT) No.... https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40255/15/Chhattisgarh-HC-Upholds-Divorce-Granted-Over-Concealment-of-Wife’s-Inability-To-Conceive https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40255/15/Chhattisgarh-HC-Upholds-Divorce-Granted-Over-Concealment-of-Wife’s-Inability-To-Conceive Wed, 17 Dec 2025 03:55:52 GMT It is definitely most heartening to note that while taking the most pragmatic step, the Supreme Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Samadhan vs The State of Maharashtra & Anr in Criminal Appeal No. 5001 of 2025 (Arising out of Special Leave... https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40248/15/Consensual-Relationship-Could-Not-Be-Retrospectively-Branded-As-Rape-Merely-Because-The-Relationship-Soured-SC https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40248/15/Consensual-Relationship-Could-Not-Be-Retrospectively-Branded-As-Rape-Merely-Because-The-Relationship-Soured-SC Sat, 29 Nov 2025 01:20:54 GMT It is definitely most pragmatic and entirely in the fitness of things that while striking the right chord, the Kerala High Court at Ernakulam in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Pradeep v. The Station House Officer in Crl.MC No. 5348 of 2019 and cited in... https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40242/15/Long-Cohabitation-Shows-That-Relationship-Partook-Character-Of-Consensual-Sex-Kerala-HC https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40242/15/Long-Cohabitation-Shows-That-Relationship-Partook-Character-Of-Consensual-Sex-Kerala-HC Tue, 25 Nov 2025 03:08:42 GMT Kerala High Court Ruling on Registration of Muslim Man’s Second Marriage It is most pragmatic and so also certainly in the fitness of things that the Kerala High Court at Ernakulam in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled XXXX & Anr v. State of Kerala... https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40238/15/Notice-To-First-Wife-Mandatory-For-Registering-Muslim-Man’s-Second-Marriage-Kerala-HC https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40238/15/Notice-To-First-Wife-Mandatory-For-Registering-Muslim-Man’s-Second-Marriage-Kerala-HC Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:47:12 GMT Introduction: Call for Abolishing Polygamy in India My very best friend Sageer Khan 32 years ago most strongly batted in Sagar in Madhya Pradesh for complete banning and so also for complete abolition of polygamy in India and said that polygamy and more children are the root cause of... https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40233/15/Polygamy-Must-Be-Now-Completely-And-Permanently-Banned-And-Abolished https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40233/15/Polygamy-Must-Be-Now-Completely-And-Permanently-Banned-And-Abolished Sun, 16 Nov 2025 06:07:49 GMT It is definitely a matter of extreme grave concern that yet again we see that the Delhi High Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Shashi Arora & Anr vs State through Commissioner of Police & Ors in W.P.(Crl) 2711/2022 and cited in Neutral... https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40227/15/Growing-Tendency-To-Rope-In-Distant-Relatives-Of-Husband-In-Dowry-Cases-Even-If-No-Evidence-Delhi-HC https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40227/15/Growing-Tendency-To-Rope-In-Distant-Relatives-Of-Husband-In-Dowry-Cases-Even-If-No-Evidence-Delhi-HC Thu, 6 Nov 2025 23:46:44 GMT My very best friend Sageer Khan 32 years ago most strongly batted in Sagar in Madhya Pradesh for complete banning and so also for complete abolition of polygamy in India and said that polygamy and more children are the root cause of backwardness of Muslims which cannot be ever justified under... https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40226/15/Polygamy-Must-Be-Now-Completely-And-Permanently-Banned-And-Abolished https://www.legalservicesindia.com/law/article/40226/15/Polygamy-Must-Be-Now-Completely-And-Permanently-Banned-And-Abolished Thu, 6 Nov 2025 23:42:28 GMT