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Mumbai family court denies maintenance under HMA 24 to MBA qualified HR professional wife

It is getting more common that working women (even if prior to filing maintenance application) are getting their applications for maintenance dismissed by courts.  Below is a case where such maintenance application under Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act (for maintenance pendente lite or interim maintenance) was denied. Donā€™t misuse law to claim alimony, Court

Suicide after divorce jolt in Bihar

One Sanjay Kumar, 32, committed suicide on the Munger court premises on Tuesday morning. Sources said Sanjayā€™s wife Neha had filed for a divorce and he was trying to convince her to withdraw the case. Around 10am, Sanjay killed himself using a local country-made pistol. According to sources, before killing himself, Sanjay slapped her when

Muslim Women Entitled To Maintenance Even After Divorce: Supreme Court of India

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Hrithik Roshan partied hard a night before divorce

On December 14, 2013, Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne Khan announced the end of their 13-year marriage. Around 10 am yesterday, the couple arrived at the Bombay Family Court in Bandra in separate cars, accompanied by their respective advocates, Dipesh Mehta and Mrunalini Deshmukh, and filed for divorce by mutual consent.  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Hrithik-Roshan-partied-hard-a-night-before-divorce/articleshow/34456459.cms

HC gives guidelines on Section 498A

HYDERABAD: Finding fault with a woman who implicated the parents of her mother-in-law and the families of her husband’s sisters currently residing abroad in a dowry harassment case under section 498 A of the IPC, the high court has issued certain guidelines to the state police to enforce the anti-dowry law. One of the main

Dial-a-divorce against spirit of Islam: M J Akbar

Source – indiatimes Qazis who are opposing the abolition of triple talaq are against the spirit of Islam, minister of state for external affairs MJ Akbar tells Economic Times in an interview. Excerpts: Q: Does Quran sanction triple talaq?Ā  The spirit of the holy Quran is clearly on the side of gender emancipationā€¦The 65th sura