Advocate arrested for seeking ₹30 lakh bribe to ‘influence judicial officer’ in a divorce case Verdict in Chandigarh Court It came in the news recently that a Punjab resident, had approached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), alleging that the advocate was demanding

Be careful what you type into ChatGPT. In India, even a Google search can land you in trouble. Police have produced search histories as evidence in murder cases. One accused had literally googled “how to dispose of a dead body.” That was used against him in court. Now think

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"Ego Should Vanish, Now Look After the Child" Supreme Court Dissolves Marriage with Stern Advice It came in the news recently that a case involving a prolonged and bitter legal battle between a couple entangled in litigation across five different courts. The Court found that the

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“Right of Privacy Cannot Override Child’s Right to Know His Father” It came recently in the news that the Punjab & Haryana High Court ruled that a child’s right to know their biological parentage outweighs the father’s claim of privacy. The Court held that when an adult seeks

Caste-Based Insults Between Husband & Wife Not An Offence Under SC/ST Act Unless Witnessed By Public: Telangana High Court It came recently in the news that Telangana High Court ruling clarified that caste‑based insults exchanged in private, such as between spouses within the

Bombay HC Quashes 498-A Case Against Woman Accused of Affair The Bombay High Court recently quashed a 498-A case filed against a woman accused of an extramarital affair, holding that mere chats don’t amount to cruelty. The irony, of course, is that countless men continue to face

As litigation lawyers, much of our training and practice revolves around portraying the opponent’s conduct as willful, malicious, or unreasonable. In the courtroom, this mindset is often necessary because it is our job to frame the strongest possible case for our client. But

Stop calling your wife “Crazy” – Courts don’t care Many men walk into my office saying: “My wife is crazy. She has BPD. She’s a narcissist.” And every time, I stop them right there. Because the truth is simple: courts don’t care. Unless you walk in with a psychiatrist’s

When judges fix interim maintenance without wife’s income disclosure

A very common question I get from clients is this: “If both of us want a divorce, but we cannot agree on the amount of alimony, can we ask the judge to grant the divorce and then decide on alimony for us?” The answer is no. In a mutual consent divorce, there cannot be even a

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Man Guns Down Wife in Public Over Divorce, Says ‘No Regret’ Gorakhpur: A man shot his wife dead in a crowded market in Gorakhpur on Wednesday evening after a heated argument over their ongoing divorce case. The accused did not flee the scene and later told police he felt "no

Foreign Divorce Decrees Can’t End Hindu Marriages Solemnised In India: Gujarat HC It came in the news recently that a couple who married in Ahmedabad in 2008. After settling in Australia, they obtained citizenship there. In 2016, the husband secured a divorce from an Australian