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Breach of timelines by government hurts ā€˜judicial conscienceā€™: Delhi High Court

Source –Ā financialexpress.com Tax-payersā€™ money is ā€œgoing down the drainā€ as the authorities are squandering it by delaying development projects, theĀ Delhi High CourtĀ has said, terming it as ā€œa very sorry state of affairsā€. The sharp observations came when a high court bench was informed that theĀ BJP-run Municipal Corporation of Delhi was yet to complete the construction

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

Weird reasons cited by couples for divorce

Last week, a Noida woman filed a complaint against her husband after he sent her a talaq over email for being “too dark-skinned”. The 26-year-old research assistant at a city-based pharma company said that her husband had humiliated her for the colour of her skin right from day one, and that he had always emphasized his

Post-honeymoon divorce syndrome hits Delhi

First comes marriage, then the honeymoon… then divorce? Delhi’s counsellors and lawyers say that couples wanting to get separated right after their honeymoon is increasingly common today.Earlier this month, a Lucknow-based couple went to Goa on honeymoon. On the flight back home, the husband got so angry after the argument, that he quietly got off

Judicial Separation and Divorce in India

 Judicial separation is an instrument devised under law to afford some time for introspection to both the parties to a troubled marriage. Law allows an opportunity to both the husband and the wife to think about the continuance of their relationship while at the same time directing them to live separate, thus allowing them the much needed