As mentioned above, the daughter of respondent No. 2, who is now only around four years old is kept away from her. A judicial order passed by the Competent Court of law is also not being obeyed.

It is alleged that at the time of marriage a sum or Rs 3 lakh, 25 grams of gold ornaments and other articles were given in ...

The growing trend of casual and contradictory statements made by Supreme Court judges regarding domestic violence must be ...

What do these cases have in common? In both, the victims have alleged acute mental harassment and “extreme torture" by their ...

Courts must exercise caution in such cases to prevent misuse of legal provisions and harassment of innocent people, says apex ...

The recent suicide of a Bengaluru engineer has stirred significant controversy surrounding Section 84 of the Bhartiya Nyaya ...

9. It was further held by the Hon’ble Apex Court that such power can be exercised by the court even at the appellate or revisional stage or also by Apex Court hearing appeal under Article 136 of the ...

In his weekly column for Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar celebrates the art of the witty insult or the elegant put-down — it ...

An overwhelming majority of domestic violence victims never file complaints due to fear of stigma, retaliation, or familial ...

Understanding of the term is still affected by parties’ gender, lifestyle, financial standing, educational background, ...

The Supreme Court of India recently found a wife guilty of filing a false dowry and domestic violence case against her ...

By Ritika Jain It has been a busy year for the Supreme Court. Though pending cases still number an all-time high of 82,397, ...