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The applicant, Jagannath, filed a criminal revision seeking to set aside his conviction under Section 498-A IPC. The court first allowed the addition of the informant‑wife as a respondent. The parties submitted a compromise agreement wherein they would obtain a mutual‑consent divorce under Section …
The petitioner challenged a January 13, 2026 order of the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Parbhani, which had declared Respondent No.1 to be of unsound mind and permitted the appointment of his son‑in‑law as a next friend to continue a suit concerning a sale deed. Respondent No.1 had earlier filed the …
The petitioners, both doctors, filed a petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act seeking relief, while the respondent filed a petition under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code for interim maintenance of Rs.15,000 per month. The Family Court had ordered the petitioner to pay this …
Petitioners married on 23 March 2025 but separated within a week and lived apart thereafter, having made unsuccessful attempts at reconciliation. They filed a petition under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 seeking a decree of divorce by mutual consent and applied for a waiver of the …
Priyanka Onkar Yendhe applied to transfer her divorce suit (HMP No. 286/2025) from the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Junnar to the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Newasa. She asserted that she has no income and cannot travel the 170 km to Junnar, and that related proceedings under the Domestic …
The applicant, Asha Kiran Pawar, filed a miscellaneous application seeking transfer of three pending proceedings – a Hindu Marriage Petition (No.367 of 2023) from Ahmednagar to the Family Court in Beed, and two Criminal Miscellaneous Applications (Nos.185 of 2020 and 125 of 2022) filed under the …
The applicant-wife sought transfer of a Hindu Marriage Petition (No. 6 of 2025) filed in Mangaon, Raigad, to the Family Court in Latur, citing inconvenience due to lack of direct transport and financial constraints. The petition for divorce was filed by the husband under Section 13(1)(ia) of the …
The appellant filed a first appeal under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure challenging a decree dated 21‑04‑2026 passed by the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Latur in a Hindu marriage petition for restitution of conjugal rights under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The key issue was …
The wife of Pramod Daund lodged an FIR on 10 March 2024 alleging dowry demand, physical and mental cruelty, and assault by her in‑laws, stemming from an incident on 13 October 2022. The in‑laws (Applicants 2‑7) moved to quash the FIR, contending that the complaint was vague, delayed, and a …
The applicants, who are relatives of the husband, filed a criminal application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking quashment of FIR No.190/2024 alleging offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504 r/w 34 IPC. The FIR was based on a complaint by the wife alleging physical and mental cruelty, monetary …
Jayshree Chandraprakash Chavan filed a writ petition challenging the order of the 5th Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, Aurangabad, which rejected her application to summon witnesses in a divorce proceeding under Section 13(1)(i‑a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The petitioner sought either a …
The wife (applicant) filed a Miscellaneous Civil Application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking transfer of the husband’s marriage petition (dissolution under Section 13(1)(i‑a) of the Hindu Marriage Act) from the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Khed to the Civil Judge, Senior …
The applicant, Monali Mahesh Chavan, filed a miscellaneous civil application seeking transfer of her divorce proceedings (Hindu Marriage Application No. 383 of 2022) and several criminal miscellaneous applications from courts in Karad and Palus to the Civil Judge Senior Division in Pune. The High …
The wife (Applicant) filed a Hindu Marriage Petition (No. 301 of 2022) in the Family Court at Kolhapur, while her husband (Respondent) filed a separate marriage petition (No. 254 of 2022) under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act before the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Jaysingpur. The Applicant …
The appellant, Shrishail Kallappa Teli, was charged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a married Scheduled Caste woman on the false pretext of marriage. The victim, a 30‑year‑old married …
Mrs. Tejashri Abhijit Patil filed a Miscellaneous Civil Application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking to have a marriage petition (filed by her husband under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act) transferred from the Family Court at Sangli to the Family Court at …
The applicant, Rajshree Ashutosh Patil, filed a Miscellaneous Civil Application under Section 24 of the Civil Procedure Code seeking transfer of her Hindu Marriage Petition (No. 186 of 2019) from the Family Court at Solapur to the Civil Judge, Senior Division at Baramati. She argued that she resides …
The appellant filed an interim application seeking a stay of the judgment and order dated 25 February 2025 passed by the Family Court, Satara, in a marriage petition. The High Court noted that there was no delay in filing the appeal and that Section 15 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, governs the …
The applicant, Vaishali Prakash Kesare, filed a miscellaneous civil application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking withdrawal of a restitution of conjugal rights petition (Section 9, Hindu Marriage Act) pending before the Family Court, Solapur, and its transfer to the Civil …
The petition stems from a Hindu marriage dated 2014 that produced a daughter. The husband (petitioner) lost his job during the COVID-19 pandemic and moved to Miraj, while the wife (respondent) continued working in Pune. The wife filed for divorce and both parties applied for interim maintenance; the …
The wife, Netra Dyaneshwar Girme, filed a miscellaneous civil application seeking transfer of the divorce petition filed by her husband, Dyaneshwar Ankush Girme, from the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Satara to the Family Court at Pune. She argued that she resides in Pune with two school‑going …
The applicant, a homemaker caring for a seven‑year‑old son born out of wedlock and an aged mother, filed a miscellaneous civil application under Section 24 of the CPC seeking transfer of a marriage petition (No. 256 of 2023) from the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Baramati to the Family Court, …
The parties, Swapnil Vaibhav Kishor Mastakar and Ekta Santosh Mestry, appeared before the Bombay High Court and submitted a consent order dated 23 September 2026, which was signed by the parties, their advocates, and the mediator. The consent terms record that the couple has not cohabited since …
The petitioner filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Additional Principal Judge of Family Court‑2, Meerut, to decide a pending restitution of conjugal rights case (Section 9, Hindu Marriage Act) within the time fixed by the court. The petition argued that the case had …
The petitioner, Rahul Kumar, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Additional Principal Judge of Family Court No.1, Ghaziabad, to decide his divorce case (filed under Section 13(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955) within a stipulated period, alleging undue delay since …
Sobha Devi filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Family Court, Kaushambi, to decide her divorce petition (Case No. 207 of 2025) under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, alleging undue delay since 2025. The petitioner argued that the divorce petition had been pending …
The petitioner, Smt. Shiksha Devi, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a mandamus directing the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Banda, to decide her mutual‑consent divorce petition (No. 370 of 2026) filed under Section 13‑B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The parties had been …
Petitioner Princika Agrawal filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Additional Principal Judge of the Family Court, Bijnor, to decide her Section 25 Hindu Marriage Act application (Case No. 642 of 2025) within a stipulated period. The petitioner argued that the case was …
The petitioner, Rishabh Dwivedi, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a court order directing the Additional Principal Judge of Family Court‑3, Kanpur Nagar to decide his pending Section 12 Hindu Marriage Act petition (case no. 2334 of 2024) within a stipulated time. The petitioner argued …
The petitioner, Dilip Upadhyay, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Family Court, Agra, to decide a pending mutual divorce case (No. 1011/2025) filed under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act. The parties were married under Hindu rites on 7 December 1996 and were …
Dr. Yogesh Kumar Sharma filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Agra, to conclude his divorce proceedings (Case No.2935/2023) under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act within two months. The petitioner argued that the petition had been …
Petitioner Gaurav Pandey filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Kanpur Dehat, to expedite the pending divorce case No. 830 of 2022 filed under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The petitioner argued that the divorce petition had …
The petitioner filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Family Court, Hathras, to decide a pending divorce petition filed under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The petitioner argued that the case was pending and required expeditious disposal. The Court noted …
Manjeet Kumar filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Etah, to decide his pending divorce petition filed in 2025. The petitioner argued that the divorce petition had been pending for an undue period. The Court …
Santosh Kumar filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Family Court, Gautam Buddha Nagar, to decide his pending divorce case (Case No.1206 of 2025) under Section 13(1)(i‑a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 within a stipulated period. The petitioner argued that the divorce …
The petitioner, Shyam Soni, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Jhansi, to expedite the trial of his divorce suit (Suit No. 1074 of 2025). The petitioner argued that the divorce petition had been pending since 2025. The Court …
The petitioner, Sameer Tripathi, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a court order directing the Additional Principal Judge of the 3rd Family Court, Kanpur Nagar, to decide his pending divorce case (Case No. 438 of 2025) under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, on a day‑to‑day …
The petitioner, Vikash Sonkar, filed a writ petition under Article 227 before the Allahabad High Court seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Mau, to decide his pending divorce case (No. 257/2021) within a stipulated period. The petition alleged that the divorce petition had …
The petitioner, Smt. Arti, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Additional Principal Judge of Family Court No.4, Prayagraj to decide her divorce petition (Marriage Petition No.2204 of 2024) under Section 13A of the Hindu Marriage Act expeditiously. The petitioner argued …
Awadhesh Baghel filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a court order directing the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Aligarh, to decide his pending divorce petition (No. 1258 of 2024) within a fixed period, alleging undue delay since 2024. The petitioner argued that the prolonged …
Deeksha Swaroop filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Family Court, Agra, to decide her divorce case (Case No. 775 of 2026) under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, alleging undue delay since 2026. The petitioner argued that the family court had not disposed of …
The petitioner filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction for the Family Court to expedite the trial of a Section 11 Hindu Marriage Act petition pending since 2025. The petitioner argued that the case had been unduly delayed. The court examined Section 21B of the Hindu Marriage Act, …
Petitioner Kapil Bhardwaj filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Family Court, Ghaziabad, to hear and dispose of his Hindu Marriage Act petition (HMA Case No. 2979 of 2024) within three months without unnecessary adjournments. The petitioner argued that the petition under …
The petitioner, Anita Trivedi, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Allahabad, to expedite the pending matrimonial application (Case No. 1334 of 2021) filed under Sections 25 and 27 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The petition …
Petitioner Anoop Singh filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Chitrakoot, to dispose of his pending divorce case (Case No. 48 of 2023) within a month. The petitioner argued that the divorce petition had been pending since 2023, causing …
The petitioner, Rajeev Kumar Choudhary, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Additional Principal Judge of the Family Court, Gautam Buddh Nagar, to decide his divorce case (Case No. 475 of 2020) filed under section 13(1‑ka) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, within a …
Petitioner Smt. Priti Saini filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Kanpur Dehat, to decide her pending divorce petition (Case No.1309/2025) under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, within a stipulated period, alleging undue …
The applicants, husband and mother‑in‑law, filed a criminal application under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and Section 482 of the CrPC seeking quashal of FIR No. 58 of 2025 registered for offences under Sections 85, 351(2), 352 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. …
The applicant, Smt. Preeti Devi, filed a transfer application seeking to move a matrimonial suit (Case No. 2945 of 2023) filed under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, from the Family Court in Kanpur Nagar to the Family Court in Fatehpur. She alleged hardship in attending proceedings in …
The husband, Abhisehk Kumar, filed a criminal revision challenging a Family Court order dated 05.08.2024 under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code granting maintenance to his wife, Pinki Sahu. Both parties later settled their matrimonial dispute through mediation, agreeing to divorce under …
Petitioner Gaurav Verma filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Shahjahanpur, to decide his pending divorce case (Matrimonial Case No. 600 of 2025) within a stipulated period. The petitioner argued that the divorce petition had …
The petitioner, Rampal Yadav, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Azamgarh, to decide a divorce case (Case No.99/2018) pending since 2018. The petitioner argued that the divorce petition had been unduly delayed. The Court examined …
The petitioner Ajay Kumar Patel filed a writ under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Prayagraj, to dispose of his pending divorce petition (Case No. 1830 of 2024) within a month, alleging irreparable loss due to delay. The petitioner relied on Section 21‑B …
Petitioner Dipika Sharma filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Agra, to decide her pending divorce petition (Case No. 1676 of 2025) under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, expeditiously in accordance with …
The petitioner, Shashank Singh Chandel, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction for the Family Court in Kanpur to proceed ex parte against the respondent, Nandini Chauhan, in a divorce case under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and to set a fixed timeline for its …
Naresh Kumar, a retired Additional District Judge, filed a criminal revision challenging an order under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code that enhanced his monthly maintenance obligation to Rs 18,000 in favor of his wife, Aruna Srivastava. He contended that the trial court had erred in …
The applicant, Smt. Pallavi Verma, filed a transfer application under Section 13(1)(1a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, seeking to move her divorce proceedings from the Family Court in Gautam Buddh Nagar to the Family Court in Aligarh. She resides in Aligarh with her minor daughter and aged …
The applicant, Sarman Kushwaha, challenged an order dated 06‑12‑2025 of the Family Court, Mahoba, which had issued a recovery warrant and an arrest warrant to enforce arrears of interim maintenance granted to his wife under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The wife had obtained interim …
The petitioners sought a writ of mandamus and protection, claiming that they were living as husband and wife after a marriage solemnised on 20‑07‑2026. The respondents disclosed that petitioner No.2 was already married to Ray Singh on 26‑06‑2026 and that her subsequent marriage to petitioner No.1 …
Petitioner Pulkit Bajpai filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a court order directing the Additional Principal Judge of the Family Court, Kanpur Nagar, to hear and decide his divorce petition (Case No. 1894 of 2024) filed under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, within a fixed …
The petitioner, Sumit Kumar, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Saharanpur, to decide his divorce case (Case No. 1296 of 2025) within the stipulated period, alleging that the petition had been pending since 2025. The petitioner …
The petitioner, Smt. Mamta Devi, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Kanpur Dehat, to decide her divorce case (Case No.847 of 2025) filed under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, which had been pending since 2025. The …
Manisha filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Family Court, Gautam Buddha Nagar, to decide her divorce case (Case No. 319 of 2025) under Section 13(1)(A) of the Hindu Marriage Act, alleging undue delay since 2025. The petitioner argued that the petition had been pending …
Ankur Yadav filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a mandamus directing the Additional Principal Judge of the Family Court, Meerut, to decide his divorce case (No. 1161/2025) expeditiously, alleging the petition had been pending since 2025. The petitioner relied on Section 21B of the Hindu …
Raman Tiwari filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Auraiya, to decide his pending divorce case (H.M.A. Case No. 60 of 2025) which had been pending since 2025. The petitioner argued that the delay violated the requirement for speedy …
The wife, Preeti Viraj Mane, residing in Pune with her seven‑year‑old son who is a slow learner, applied to transfer a marriage petition filed by her husband in the Family Court at Bandra to the Civil Court at Pimpri. She argued that she has no independent income, depends on her parents, and faces a …
The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking an order to expedite the hearing of his earlier petition (A‑1197 of 2016) filed under Section 13(1)(a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, which was pending before Family Court No.4, Bandra, Mumbai. No counsel appeared for the petitioner. The High Court, …
Smt. Abhilasha Tiwari filed a transfer application seeking to move her matrimonial suit (Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act) from the Family Court in Varanasi to the Family Court in Ballia, citing hardship in attending proceedings due to lack of income and distance. The opposite party, Ashish …
Petitioner Dheeraj Pathak filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Prayagraj, to decide his pending divorce case (Matrimonial Case No.1155 of 2025) expeditiously. The petitioner argued that the divorce petition had been pending since …
Seema filed a criminal revision under Section 125 CrPC seeking maintenance from Mukesh Soni, alleging that she is his lawful wife. The trial court had rejected her claim, holding that her earlier marriage was still subsisting and therefore her subsequent marriage to Mukesh Soni was void. Seema …
Shikhar Jain filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Gorakhpur, to decide his pending divorce petition (Petition No. 170 of 2026) under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act expeditiously. The petitioner argued that the divorce petition …
The petitioner, Vikash Kumar, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a court order directing the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Varanasi, to decide his pending divorce petition (Case No. 1080/2025) within a fixed time. The petitioner argued that the divorce petition had been pending …
The petitioner, Nishant Kumar Vivek, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a court order directing the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Gautam Budh Nagar, to decide a pending divorce petition (Misc. Civil Case No. 236 of 2025) within a stipulated period. The petition argued that the …
Akhilesh Kumar Singh filed a writ petition seeking a court order directing the Civil Principal Judge of the Family Court, Ghaziabad, to decide his divorce suit (Suit No. 910 of 2021) within a fixed time frame. The petitioner argued that the divorce petition had been pending since 2021, causing undue …
Rakesh Vishnoi filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Kanpur Nagar, to expedite the pending divorce petition No.3422 of 2024. The petitioner argued that the divorce case had been pending since 2024. The court examined Section 21B of …
Petitioner Shiv Kumar filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Additional Principal Judge of the Family Court in Kanpur to decide his divorce suit (No. 3051 of 2024) under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act expeditiously. The petitioner argued that the divorce petition …
The petitioner, Ram Kewal Tripathi, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Additional Principal Judge of the Family Court, Allahabad, to decide pending applications filed under Sections 379 and 94 of the B.N.S.S. 2023 before hearing an application under Section 24 of the …
The petitioner, Sunil Kumar Sen, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Family Court to decide his divorce petition (case no. 258 of 2024) filed under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, alleging that the case had been pending since 2024. The petitioner argued that the …
The petitioner, Smt. Sweta Rani, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Additional Principal Judge of Family Court No.2, Ghaziabad, to decide a pending nullity of marriage petition filed under Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The petitioner argued that the …
Petitioner Amar Deep Sonkar filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a supervisory direction for the Family Court to decide his divorce petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, within a fixed period, alleging the case had been pending since 2025. The petitioner argued that a …
Balwant Kumar filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a court order directing the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Maharajganj, to decide his pending divorce case (No. 627 of 2025) under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act within a fixed period. The petitioner argued that the divorce …
Petitioner Suresh Pal filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a court order directing the Additional Principal Judge of Family Court‑III, Bareilly to decide his pending divorce case (Matrimonial Case No. 1698 of 2025) within a stipulated time. The petitioner argued that the divorce petition …
Petitioner Muskan Gupta filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a court order directing the Additional Principal Judge of the Family Court, Shahjahanpur, to decide her pending divorce case (Matrimonial Case No. 31 of 2024) within a stipulated period. The petitioner argued that the divorce …
Petitioner Baijnath filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Family Court to decide his divorce petition (Case No. 1722 of 2024) under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act expeditiously, alleging the matter has been pending since 2024. The petitioner relied on Section 21-B …
Arvind Kumar filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Firozabad, to decide his pending Hindu marriage petition (No. 687/2025) under Section 13(1)(1A) of the Hindu Marriage Act. The petitioner argued that the divorce petition had been …
The petitioners, both adults, claimed to have married of their own free will and sought a writ of mandamus to prevent interference by the father of one petitioner, alleging threats to their life and liberty. The State counsel argued that the marriage was void or voidable because the male petitioner …
The applicant, Sajid (also known as Asif), challenged recovery and arrest warrants issued against him for arrears of interim maintenance granted to his wife under Section 125 CrPC. The wife had obtained interim maintenance on 22.01.2019 and later filed an application under Section 147 BNSS for …
The petitioner filed a writ under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Varanasi, to decide a Hindu marriage petition pending since 2021 under Section 10 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The petitioner argued that the case had been unduly delayed. The Court examined …
Petitioner Vinay Mishra filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Mirzapur, to decide his divorce case (No. 415 of 2024) filed under sections 13(1K), 13(1Kh) and (iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The petitioner argued that the case …
Petitioner Abhay Singh filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a court order directing the Principal Family Court, Kanpur Dehat, to decide his divorce case (No. 279 of 2024) under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 within a stipulated period. The petitioner argued that the divorce petition had …
The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking a court order directing the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Chandauli, to decide a pending divorce petition (No. 437 of 2024) expeditiously under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The petitioner argued that the divorce petition had been …
The petitioner, Nirnimesh Singh, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Gautam Budh Nagar, to expedite the disposal of his pending divorce petition (Case No. 840 of 2024) within a stipulated period. The petitioner argued that the …
The petitioner, Shruti Sharma, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Ghaziabad, to decide her pending divorce petition (No.277 of 2026) within a stipulated period. The petitioner argued that the divorce petition was pending and …
The petitioner, Saurabh Katiyar, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Family Court, Kanpur Dehat, to decide his divorce petition (Case No. 316 of 2025) under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, within a short period as per Section 21B. The petitioner argued that …
The petitioner, Shailja Pandey, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a court order directing the Additional Principal Judge of Family Court‑3, Gorakhpur, to decide her pending divorce case (Case No.689 of 2023) within a fixed time‑bound period. The petitioner argued that the divorce …
The petitioner, Rohit Yadav, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Saharanpur, to decide his matrimonial case (No. 796 of 2024) under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, within a stipulated period. The petitioner argued that …
Petitioner Smt. Jyoti Saxena filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Bijnor, to decide her pending divorce case (Case No. 240 of 2021) under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, within a fixed time, alleging undue delay since …
The appellant husband and respondent wife filed an appeal challenging a decree of divorce dated 2016. During the pendency of the appeal, both parties executed Consent Terms on 03/09/2026, agreeing to dissolve their marriage by mutual consent under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The …
The petitioner, Snehal Durgadas Dhas, filed a writ petition seeking to withdraw the petition filed under Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and to obtain liberty to file a separate application for custody of a minor child who has been residing with the petitioner for eight years. The trial …
The appellant-wife appealed the Family Court’s decree granting a divorce to the husband under Section 13(1)(i‑a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. During the pendency of the appeal, the parties executed Consent Terms converting the earlier decree into a mutual‑consent divorce under Section 13B. The …
The husband appealed against the Family Court’s order granting the wife permanent alimony of Rs.10,00,000 and monthly maintenance of Rs.10,000 for their minor daughter, arguing that the amount was fixed without any evidence of his income or the wife’s needs. The Family Court had earlier granted …
The husband appealed a Family Court order that granted the wife permanent alimony of Rs 10,00,000 and child maintenance of Rs 10,000 per month, noting that the court had fixed these amounts on a speculative assumption of the husband’s income of Rs 1,00,000 per month without any evidence. The High …
The father (applicant) filed an interim application seeking modification of visitation rights granted to the mother (respondent) under consent terms dated 28 April 2022, which were part of a mutual‑consent divorce decree. He alleged changed circumstances, including the child’s unwillingness to meet …
The wife, residing in Pune with her minor daughters, filed a maintenance application in the Family Court at Pune under Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The husband subsequently filed a divorce petition in the Family Court at Bandra, Mumbai, which the wife contended was …
The appeal challenges a Family Court order that rejected an application under Section 25(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 seeking modification of a maintenance decree dated 05‑09‑2022. The appellant, who remarried and has a child from the new marriage, alleged a change in circumstances, including …
The wife filed a family suit under the Family Courts Act and the Hindu Marriage Act seeking recovery of her streedhan, which included movable items and an open plot of land. The Family Court directed her to declare the total value of the claim and affix the appropriate court fee; she paid a nominal …
The Supreme Court heard appeals by Harpreet Sawhney against Puneet Sharma challenging the Delhi High Court's maintenance order. The husband argued that deductions for Provident Fund and Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs) were compulsory, reducing his net income, while the wife contended they were …
Shipra Jain appealed against a decree of divorce granted by the Family Court, Mumbai, on the ground of cruelty under Section 13(1)(i‑a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The husband had filed the petition and the court, after numerous adjournments, allowed the decree ex‑parte because the appellant …
The wife filed a petition for maintenance under Section 125 of the CrPC after being driven out of the marital home, while the husband filed for divorce under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act. The Family Court initially granted interim maintenance but later denied the wife’s maintenance in …
The husband, Omkar Sitaram Parab, applied to transfer a domestic violence proceeding filed by his wife, Deepali Omkar Parab, from the JMFC, Mulund to the Family Court, Bandra, arguing that he had already filed a restitution of conjugal rights suit in the latter court and that transfer would save …
The appellant-wife filed an interim application seeking Rs.1 lakh per month as interim maintenance pending the hearing of her appeal against a Family Court decree granting divorce, permanent alimony refusal, and child custody. She contended that the respondent-husband, who owns multiple properties …
The appellant, Hetal Parmar, appealed an ex parte decree of dissolution of marriage granted by the Family Court under Section 13(1)(i-a) and (i-b) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, on grounds of desertion and cruelty. She claimed she was unable to defend the petition because her advocate failed to …
The husband appealed a Family Court decree that granted him a divorce and ordered him to pay Rs.8,50,000 as permanent alimony under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, despite the wife not having requested such relief. The appellant argued that the Family Court failed to frame the issue of …
Kaushikkumar Motilal Makwana filed a family suit for divorce under section 13(1)(A) of the Hindu Marriage Act. The Family Judge, Court No.5, Ahmedabad, on 11 February 2026, barred the petitioner from cross‑examining the respondent, Bhanumatiben, on the ground that his questions were lengthy, …
The petitioner, Satrodhan Kumar, sought anticipatory bail in connection with a criminal complaint (Case No. 467 of 2023) alleging offences under sections 498A, 406, 379 of the IPC and the Dowry Act. The matter had been referred to a mediation centre, where the parties reached a settlement involving …
The appellant husband appealed a Family Court order dismissing his petition for restitution of conjugal rights under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act. He claimed the wife had left the marital home without reasonable excuse after living together for seven years and having a child. The wife …
Shivam Kumar Rai applied for anticipatory bail in a criminal case (Gopalganj Mahila PS Case No. 17 of 2025) involving offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Domestic Violence Act. Both parties submitted a joint affidavit indicating an amicable settlement, including a Rs. 15,00,000 …
The petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita sought to quash a cognizance order for offences including IPC 498‑A, alleging that the informant, Mabina Singh, was married to the petitioner Kundan Kumar on 19 July 2019 and faced cruelty and dowry harassment. The petitioner …
The petitioner, Rajeev Kumar, sought anticipatory bail in a criminal complaint (No. 1385 of 2023) filed under Section 498A IPC relating to matrimonial discord with his wife, Kiran Devi. The prosecution alleged his involvement in the alleged offence, while the petitioner claimed innocence and …
The wife appealed under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 against a Family Court judgment that dismissed her petition for annulment of marriage on the ground that the Hindu marriage ceremony of ‘Saptapadi’ was not performed, and directed a police complaint for alleged false statements. The …
The wife appealed under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984, challenging the Family Court's order of interim maintenance of Rs.4,000 and Rs.2,000 per month granted under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The husband had obtained a decree of divorce on 8 May 2025, and the court also …
The husband appealed a judgment of the Family Court, Junagadh (Family Suit No.69 of 2013), which had dismissed his suit for a declaration of dissolution of marriage. The appeal was filed under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 and Section 28 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Both parties …
The petition sought quashing of FIR No. 11203040240019 and the related criminal case (No. 3184/2024) filed under Sections 498A, 323, 504 and 114 IPC, arising from a matrimonial dispute between Vishalbhai Pokar and his wife Rinkal Bhimani. The marriage had been dissolved by a Family Court order under …
The marriage between Dr. Sonal Talpada and Dr. Veerbhan Singh, solemnised in 2007, quickly deteriorated, with the parties cohabiting for only two to three months and living apart for about fifteen years thereafter. The husband filed a divorce petition in 2009 alleging cruelty, primarily the wife's …
The petitioners Himanshu Singh and Rashmi Singh were married on 24‑11‑2024 but lived separately. The petitioner sought a waiver of the six‑month cooling period prescribed under Section 13‑B of the Hindu Marriage Act for filing a dissolution suit, but the Family Court rejected the waiver on …
The appellant, Rajni Mishra, filed an appeal against a trial court order that dismissed her husband’s divorce suit filed under the Hindu Marriage Act on grounds of cruelty. She argued that the order adversely affected her because her husband had remarried during their subsistence of marriage and …
Petitioner Sandeep Kumar Singh filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Jaunpur, to decide his matrimonial case (No. 901 of 2025) under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The petitioner urged that the case be decided …
Petitioner Dinesh Kumar filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction for the Family Court in Saharanpur to decide his pending case (No. 23/2019) against Smt. Rekha expeditiously. The petitioner argued that the delay in the family court case warranted higher court intervention. The …
The petitioner, Kumar Saurabh, was granted anticipatory bail on 09.05.2022 with a condition to deposit Rs 5,000 monthly as maintenance in the informant's bank account. The informant failed to provide her account details, making compliance impossible. Subsequent proceedings revealed that the …
The appellant, Saurabh Gupta, appealed after a mutual consent divorce under Section 13‑B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, wherein a settlement required him to pay Rs.90 lakhs to the respondent, Shalini Rai. During mediation, a demand draft of Rs.45 lakhs (No. 411770 dated 04‑04‑2025) was issued by …
The applicant, Smt. Prerna Rana, filed a transfer application under Section 24 of the CPC seeking to move a matrimonial suit (Case No. 1583 of 2023) filed under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act from the Family Court in Muzaffarnagar to the Family Court in Shahjahanpur. She contended that she …
The parties were married on 28 February 2002 but separated within three months, after which the husband filed for divorce on the ground of cruelty under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and the wife filed for maintenance and residence under Section 18 of the Hindu Adoptions and …
The applicants filed an application under Section 528 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash the charge sheet dated 21‑10‑2024 and the cognizance order dated 06‑12‑2024 in a criminal case involving offences under Sections 498‑A, 323, 504, 506, 406 IPC and Sections 3/4 of the Delhi Police …
Vivek Dua filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Additional Family Court, Court No.3, Allahabad, to decide his pending matrimonial suit (Case No.1012 of 2022) under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The petitioner argued that the suit should be decided expeditiously. The court …
Petitioner Pradeep Kumar Vishwakarma filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Ghazipur, to decide the pending matrimonial suit (Case No. 187 of 2023) under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The petitioner argued that the suit …
Neha Garg, an assistant professor at Banaras Hindu University residing in Varanasi with her two minor children, filed a transfer application under Section 24 of the CPC seeking to move her matrimonial divorce suit (Case No. 97 of 2023) from the Allahabad Family Court to the Varanasi Family Court. …
Petitioner Smt Nidhi Choudhary challenged an ex‑parte judgment of the Family Court that declared her second marriage void. The High Court examined two earlier appeals, one against the ex‑parte judgment and another against a subsequent judgment rejecting her condonation of delay. It found that the …
The petitioner, Ranjan Kumari Bharti, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking to set aside a divorce order dated 01.01.2026 passed by the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Ghazipur, in Matrimonial Divorce Petition No. 766 of 2024, invoking Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The …
The petitioner, Renu, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Bijnor, to decide a pending matrimonial case (Case No. 1199 of 2025) filed under Section 13‑B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The petition alleged that the Family Court had …
The petitioner, Rohit Kumar, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Bareilly, to decide his pending divorce petition (No. 172 of 2025) under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The petitioner’s counsel requested an expeditious …
Arun Kumar Gautam filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Family Court, Gautam Budh Nagar, to decide his matrimonial suit (Case No. 261 of 2025) filed under section 13(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act and pending since 12‑Feb‑2025. The petitioner argued that the delay in the …
The petitioner, Mayank Kumar Fulwani, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Kanpur Nagar, to decide his pending divorce suit (case no. 1077 of 2025) filed under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, expeditiously. The petitioner …
The petitioner, Anuj Gupta, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Additional Principal Judge of the Family Court, Kanpur Nagar, to decide the pending divorce suit (case no. 428 of 2023) under section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The petitioner argued that the suit …
Seema Dubey filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge Family Court, Bhadohi, to decide Marriage Petition No. 76 of 2024 filed under section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act (Seema v. Sneha Singh). The petitioner argued that the marriage petition was pending and …
The petitioner, Nitesh Yadav, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Additional Principal Judge Family Court, IIIrd Jaunpur, to decide Suit No. 795 of 2024 filed by him against Nagina under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The petitioner argued that the family court …
Vivek Yadav filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Agra, to decide a pending divorce petition (Vinod Yadav v. Smt. Juli Yadav @ Sonam) filed under section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The petitioner argued that the divorce case, pending since …
The petitioner, Smt. Shivangi Sonlan, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Upper Principal Judge of Family Court No.02, Kanpur Nagar, to expedite the pending civil suit No. 2734 of 2022 concerning divorce under sections 13, 25 and 27 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The …
Petitioner Abhay Sonkar filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Additional Principal Judge of the Family Court, Kanpur, to decide the pending matrimonial suit (Case No.1361 of 2022) under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The petitioner argued that the suit should be …
The petitioner filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Additional Principal Judge of Family Court No.2, Allahabad, to decide the pending matrimonial suit (No.1143 of 2024) under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 on an expedited basis. The petition specifically …
The applicant, Neetu Prajapati, filed a transfer application under Section 24 of the CPC seeking to move her divorce petition (filed under Section 13(1)(1Ka)(1Kha) of the Hindu Marriage Act) from the Family Court in Deoria to the Family Court in Varanasi. Both parties expressed a desire for an …
The applicant, Sohani Singh, filed a transfer application under Section 24 of the CPC seeking to move a matrimonial suit (Case No. 379 of 2019) filed under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act from the Family Court in Moradabad to the Family Court in Kanpur Nagar. She alleged that she was forced out …
The High Court of Allahabad heard an appeal by Smt. Rupali Dwivedi against a trial court order that granted her husband, Navneet Kumar Dwivedi, a divorce. The appellant was not contesting the divorce itself but sought maintenance, which the trial court had not awarded. The court observed that …
The petitioner Priti filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the Additional Principal Judge of the Family Court, Allahabad, to decide her pending matrimonial case (Case No. 362 of 2025) under sections 13, 25 and 27 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The petition argued that the suit needed to be …
Petitioner Pradep Kumar Pandey filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking the High Court to set aside an order dated 8 October 2025 of the Upper Principal Judge, Family Court, Deoria, which had dismissed his application under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 in a divorce suit. The …
Petitioner Braham Prakash filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Auraiya, to decide the pending Hindu Marriage Act case (HMA No. 570 of 2024) against respondent Seema Rani Saxena. The petitioner argued that the family court had unduly …
The petitioner, Krishna Pratap, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Varanasi, to decide the pending divorce suit (case no. 576 of 2021) under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The petitioner argued that the suit was pending and …
Petitioner Pradeep Sharma filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Gautam Buddha Nagar, to decide his pending divorce petition (No. 825 of 2024) under section 13(1)(i‑a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The petitioner argued for an …
Petitioner Colonel Aditya Deo filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Varanasi, to decide the pending matrimonial suit (Case No. 1629 of 2023) under section 13(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The petitioner argued that the suit was …
The husband (revisionist) appealed a Family Court order that granted his wife maintenance of Rs 10,000 per month under Section 125 of the CrPC, directing payment from February 2020. He argued that the wife was capable of earning, that the marriage involved dowry disputes, and that she was mentally …
Ashu Dubey appealed to the Allahabad High Court seeking relief from an order directing the release of Rs 2,00,000 deposited with the court’s Mediation Centre. The parties had earlier been referred to mediation, where they settled their matrimonial dispute, filed a joint divorce petition under …
Ashu Dubey appealed against the dissolution of his marriage to Preeti Dubey. The respondent filed a joint petition under Section 13‑B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 before the Family Court, Jaunpur (Case No.1465 of 2023), which was granted on 27 May 2025, dissolving the marriage. The appellant …
The petitioner, Raushan Kumar, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a dowry‑harassment case registered under Sections 85, 137(2) and 140(3) of the B.N.S. The prosecution alleged that after marrying the informant’s daughter, the petitioner and co‑accused tortured her for dowry, leading the …
The applicant, Kushvendra Kumar, filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash an interim maintenance order of Rs.7,500 per month granted by the Meerut Family Court in a Section 125 Cr.P.C. case. He alleged that the opposite party, his alleged wife, had fabricated a marriage …
The petition was filed by Ranjeet Singh, a husband‑advocate, seeking the High Court’s supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 to expedite a maintenance application (Section 144, BNSS 2023) against his wife, Neetu Singh, a government employee. The husband claimed he was unemployed and dependent, …
The mother of the deceased Kiran Raikwar filed a petition seeking release of Rs 16 lakh deposited by the State under Section 13‑B of the Hindu Marriage Act as part of a mutual‑consent divorce settlement. The wife had died before receiving the amount, and the mother claimed entitlement as the legal …
The petitioner, Smt. Ragini, filed a petition under Article 227 seeking expeditious disposal of her matrimonial petition (No. 628 of 2023) pending before the Family Court. The High Court had earlier, on 08‑05‑2024, directed speedy disposal but clarified that this did not bar adjudication of any …
The husband and wife, married in 2000, lived separately from 2022 and entered into a mediated Settlement Agreement in May 2024 that provided for a mutual‑consent divorce, payment of Rs 75 lakh, a car purchase, jewellery hand‑over and other financial transfers. The first motion for divorce was …
The parties were married in 2002 and have two children. They lived separately from 2018, with the husband filing for divorce on grounds of cruelty and desertion under Sections 13(1)(ia) and 13(1)(ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act. The Family Court found that the wife’s conduct amounted to cruelty and …
The petitioner, Alka Anand, filed a petition seeking the transfer of Matrimonial Case No. 398 of 2017, filed under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, from the Family Court in Muzaffarpur to the Family Court in Sitamarhi. The petition argued that the transfer was necessary, and the opposite …
The petitioners, a husband and his relatives, were charged in FIR No. 343 of 2024 for offences under Sections 506, 504, 498‑A, 342, 323 r/w 34 of the IPC arising from a matrimonial dispute. The wife (Respondent No.2) later filed an affidavit stating that the marriage dispute had been amicably …
The petitioner filed a petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Bareilly, to hear and decide his divorce petition (No. 266/2025) filed under Section 13‑B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, within a stipulated period. The petitioner argued that the …
The husband married the respondent on 31 May 1985 and the wife left the matrimonial home in June 2000, thereafter living separately for over 25 years. The husband filed a petition for divorce on 29 July 2019 on the ground of desertion under Section 13(1)(ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act. The trial …
The appellant, a divorced wife, challenged an ex-parte decree of divorce that did not address her claim for maintenance. She sought to appeal the judgment solely to obtain maintenance, while the respondent argued that the Family Court's decision was correct on facts and law. The court noted that …
The petition challenged a Family Court order dated 04‑07‑2024 that required the mother to bring her minor child to the District Legal Service Authority on specified Saturdays for visitation with the father. The petitioner argued that a recall application filed against the original visitation order …
The husband (petitioner) filed a Hindu Marriage Petition (HMP) under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for restitution of conjugal rights. During the pendency, the wife (respondent) filed an application under Section 24 of the same Act seeking interim maintenance, which the husband did not …
The petitioner, Hemkamal, was accused in a dowry‑related complaint for offences under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. He applied for anticipatory bail, asserting innocence and offering to settle the matter by paying Rs.20 lakh to the complainant and filing a mutual divorce …
The complainant, married to Dr. Rishi Raj, filed an FIR in March 2022 alleging torture, dowry demands and an attempt to strangle her, implicating her husband, his parents (the appellants) and his sister‑in‑law. The parents‑in‑law and sister‑in‑law sought quashing of the criminal proceedings under …
The petitioners sought quashing of FIR No. 74 of 2021 filed under Sections 323, 498A and 504 read with Section 34 IPC, arising from a matrimonial dispute. The complainant, Respondent No.2, filed an affidavit stating that the marriage had been dissolved by mutual consent and that she withdrew all …
Anupma Kumari appealed against her husband Gopal Kumar challenging a decree of divorce. The appellant sought to implead the respondent's father as a second respondent, arguing the husband was of unsound mind and should be represented by a guardian. The court held that under Section 13(1) of the …
The petitioners, husband and mother‑in‑law, sought quashing of FIR No.136 of 2005 and the accompanying charge‑sheet filed after a matrimonial dispute that led to a divorce decree in 2009. The husband had earlier obtained a decree of divorce under Section 12(1)(a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, …
The petitioners, husband and in‑laws of Minakshi Kumari, challenged the order of cognizance dated 29‑06‑2017 under Section 498A IPC and Section 4 Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging that the criminal case stemmed from matrimonial discord. The complainant had filed the complaint alleging dowry demands, …
The appellant, Dr. Muskan Ekta, appealed a decree dated 17 October 2023 passed by the Principal Judge of the Family Court, Gaya, under Section 13‑B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. She alleged that the decree was obtained by fraud upon her. The High Court noted that a decree obtained by fraud must …
The petitioners, a 21‑year‑old woman and a 20‑year‑old man, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the State not to interfere with their marital life, alleging threats from the woman's father. The State argued that the marriage was void or voidable under the Prohibition of Child Marriage …
The appellant, Shukal Karnavi, filed a second appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure seeking a declaration that the divorce deed executed between the parties is sufficient to dissolve their marriage. The trial and appellate courts had held that a divorce deed is not permissible in …
The petitioner, Yash Raj, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a criminal complaint arising from a matrimonial dispute, which alleged offences under various sections of the Bihar Negotiable Statutes and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The parties had reached a compromise whereby the petitioner …
Mithilesh Yadav applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a criminal complaint (Case No. 43 of 2021) alleging offences under IPC sections 498‑A, 494 and the Domestic Violence Act. The petitioner claimed innocence and submitted a settlement agreement with his wife, Meera Kumari, wherein he …
Alka Kumari filed a petition under Section 24 of the CPC seeking transfer of her matrimonial suit (Case No. 236 of 2024) from the Family Court, Bihar Sharif to the Family Court, Patna, alleging dowry harassment, torture, and ouster from her matrimonial home, as well as an assault on her father. The …
The appellant Vishal Gupta appealed against an ex‑parte divorce decree granted by the Family Court, Vaishali, on the ground that the summons were not properly served and that the decree was based on unsubstantiated cruelty despite the parties having a mutual consent to divorce. The marriage, …
The petitioners, father‑in‑law and mother‑in‑law of the complainant, filed an application under Section 239 of the CrPC for discharge, which was rejected by the Judicial Magistrate. They sought quashing of that order, contending that a compromise had been reached between the complainant (now a …
The petitioners, who are the father‑in‑law, mother‑in‑law and brother‑in‑law of the complainant, sought quashing of criminal proceedings instituted under IPC Sections 323 and 498A and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The complaint alleged dowry demand and torture, but during anticipatory bail …
Rajesh Prasad was convicted under Section 498A of the IPC and sentenced to two years’ rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs.2,500, the conviction being upheld by the Additional Sessions Judge and the High Court. He filed a criminal revision petition alleging that he had already served more than …
Petitioners Bhagwan Seth and Sumitra Devi, convicted under Section 498A of the IPC and sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment with a fine, filed a criminal revision seeking relief. The opposite party, Meena Devi, asserted that a mutual‑consent divorce under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage …
The appellant, Nidhi Chaudhary, married Vikas Chaudhary on 22 October 2023, which was a second marriage for both parties. The respondent alleged that the appellant's earlier marriage to Naru Gopal Singh had not been dissolved and obtained an ex‑parte judgment on 28 October 2024 declaring the …
The accused filed an application under Section 482 of the CrPC seeking to quash FIR No.11191031230883/2023 and the pending criminal case, alleging that the dispute with the complainant had been amicably settled through a mutual divorce suit. The complainant, present in court, submitted an affidavit …
The husband, who runs a clinic in a flat undergoing redevelopment, filed an interim application seeking an order that his wife, a 50% co‑owner, execute the Permanent Alternate Accommodation Agreement (PAAA) with the developer and that he be given possession of the new premises during the pendency of …
The petitioners filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution and Section 482 of the CrPC seeking quash of FIR No. 338 of 2024 and the charge‑sheet for offences under IPC sections 323, 406, 498‑A, 504, 506 read with section 34. The petitioners and the wife (Respondent No. 2) had …
Ashwani Kumar, the petitioner, feared arrest in connection with multiple offences under the Indian Penal Code and the Dowry Prohibition Act arising from a marital dispute. He offered a one‑time settlement of Rs 13,00,000 to his wife and agreed to return her almirah, seeking to resolve the matter …
The appellant filed an appeal against a Family Court order dismissing a suit under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act seeking restitution of conjugal rights. While the appeal was pending, the parties filed a separate suit under Section 13(B) of the same Act for dissolution of the marriage by mutual …
The applicant, Trambak Natha Bhagwat, appealed a Family Court judgment that dismissed his petition for dissolution of marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act. The appeal, filed under Section 19 of the Family Court Act, 1984, was delayed by 155 days. The applicant sought condonation of this delay, …
The petitioners, a 20‑year‑old woman and a 19‑year‑old man, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the State not to interfere with their marital life and to provide protection, alleging harassment by the woman's father. The State argued that the marriage was void or voidable under the …
