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LiveLaw 4d ago · 1 min read
Refusing Daughter-In-Law Entry To Matrimonial Home, Insulting Her Is Not 'Cruelty': Jharkhand High Court
High Courts Family & Personal Law

Refusing Daughter-In-Law Entry To Matrimonial Home, Insulting Her Is Not 'Cruelty': Jharkhand High Court

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LiveLaw 4d ago · 1 min read
Pendency Of Guardian And Wards Act Proceedings No Absolute Bar To Grant Of Child Custody By Writ Court: Allahabad High Court
High Courts Family & Personal Law

Pendency Of Guardian And Wards Act Proceedings No Absolute Bar To Grant Of Child Custody By Writ Court: Allahabad High Court

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LiveLaw 5d ago · 1 min read
Family Court Lacks Jurisdiction To Decide Maintenance Modification Pleas Under Domestic Violence Act: Bombay High Court
High Courts Family & Personal Law

Family Court Lacks Jurisdiction To Decide Maintenance Modification Pleas Under Domestic Violence Act: Bombay High Court

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LiveLaw 5d ago · 1 min read
'Love Of Both Parents Is Child's Basic Right': Jharkhand High Court Upholds Father's Visitation, Declines To Disturb Mother's Custody
High Courts Family & Personal Law

'Love Of Both Parents Is Child's Basic Right': Jharkhand High Court Upholds Father's Visitation, Declines To Disturb Mother's Custody

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LiveLaw 5d ago · 1 min read
Mere Presence Of Another Person In Matrimonial Home Can't Prove Adultery: Madras High Court
High Courts Family & Personal Law

Mere Presence Of Another Person In Matrimonial Home Can't Prove Adultery: Madras High Court

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India Today Law Today 6d ago · 1 min read
Supreme Court says UK divorce on irretrievable breakdown invalid in India
Supreme Court Family & Personal Law

Supreme Court says UK divorce on irretrievable breakdown invalid in India

Supreme Court says UK divorce on irretrievable breakdown invalid in India

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LiveLaw 6d ago · 1 min read
Hindu Succession Act | Son Gets Share In Ancestral Property Only After Father's Death, No Birthright: MP High Court
High Courts Family & Personal Law

Hindu Succession Act | Son Gets Share In Ancestral Property Only After Father's Death, No Birthright: MP High Court

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LiveLaw 02 Nov 2026 · 1 min read
Child's Comfort In Mother's Lap A 'Poignant Reminder' Of What Matters In Custody Cases: P&H High Court
High Courts Family & Personal Law

Child's Comfort In Mother's Lap A 'Poignant Reminder' Of What Matters In Custody Cases: P&H High Court

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LiveLaw 30 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Wife's Stay At Parental Home For Less Than 2-Years Not Desertion: Karnataka High Court Rejects Husband's Divorce Plea
High Courts Family & Personal Law

Wife's Stay At Parental Home For Less Than 2-Years Not Desertion: Karnataka High Court Rejects Husband's Divorce Plea

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LiveLaw 29 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Beyond Adoption Leave: Is Indian Workplace Law Doing Enough For Adoptive Parents?
Family & Personal Law

Beyond Adoption Leave: Is Indian Workplace Law Doing Enough For Adoptive Parents?

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LiveLaw 27 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
One Marriage, Five Lawsuits: Need For Single Court
Criminal Law Family & Personal Law

One Marriage, Five Lawsuits: Need For Single Court

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India Today Law Today 27 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Maharashtra sets Rs 5 lakh compensation for deaths caused in police custody
Criminal Law Family & Personal Law

Maharashtra sets Rs 5 lakh compensation for deaths caused in police custody

Maharashtra sets Rs 5 lakh compensation for deaths caused in police custody

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LiveLaw 27 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Allahabad High Court Issues Statewide Directions To Prevent Child Marriages, Bars Aadhaar-Only Age Verification
High Courts Family & Personal Law

Allahabad High Court Issues Statewide Directions To Prevent Child Marriages, Bars Aadhaar-Only Age Verification

Marriage registration certificates cannot be issued where age is unverified or birth records contain discrepancies, HC directed

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LiveLaw 27 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Mere Allegations About Mother's Character Can't Justify Search Warrant To Recover Child From Her Custody: MP High Court
High Courts Family & Personal Law

Mere Allegations About Mother's Character Can't Justify Search Warrant To Recover Child From Her Custody: MP High Court

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LiveLaw 27 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
MP High Court Denies Divorce To Husband Who Made No Effort To Bring Wife Back After Restitution Of Conjugal Rights Decree
High Courts Family & Personal Law

MP High Court Denies Divorce To Husband Who Made No Effort To Bring Wife Back After Restitution Of Conjugal Rights Decree

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India Today Law Today 26 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Supreme Court orders Rs 6 lakh compensation for six-year undertrial custody
Supreme Court Family & Personal Law

Supreme Court orders Rs 6 lakh compensation for six-year undertrial custody

Supreme Court orders Rs 6 lakh compensation for six-year undertrial custody

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LiveLaw 26 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Jharkhand High Court Sets Aside Mutual Consent Divorce Decree, Says Appeal Lies When Consent Or Statutory Safeguards Are In Question
High Courts Family & Personal Law

Jharkhand High Court Sets Aside Mutual Consent Divorce Decree, Says Appeal Lies When Consent Or Statutory Safeguards Are In Question

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LiveLaw 26 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
'Absence Of Application Doesn't Prevent Court From Granting Interim Maintenance Suo Motu Under Hindu Marriage Act': Jharkhand High Court
High Courts Family & Personal Law

'Absence Of Application Doesn't Prevent Court From Granting Interim Maintenance Suo Motu Under Hindu Marriage Act': Jharkhand High Court

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LiveLaw 22 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Mother's Right To Child Custody Takes Precedence Over Grandparents Unless She Is Unfit: Delhi High Court
High Courts Family & Personal Law

Mother's Right To Child Custody Takes Precedence Over Grandparents Unless She Is Unfit: Delhi High Court

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LiveLaw 21 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
BREAKING | CJP Leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka Released From Judicial Custody
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BREAKING | CJP Leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka Released From Judicial Custody

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