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Denying Physical Relationship, Affair Suspicion Ground For Divorce: Court
Denial of physical relationship to husband and suspecting him of an extra-marital affair amounts to cruelty and is hence a ground for divorce, the Bombay High Court held while refusing relief to a woman challenging a family court's divorce order.
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After Father, Natural Guardian Of Minor Child Is Mother: Bombay High Court
The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has handed over the custody of a five-year-old girl, living with her paternal grandparents, to her mother, noting that after father, the natural guardian of a minor child is mother.
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Marriage Not Merely A Social Contract But A Spiritual Union: High Court
Marriages considered sacrosanct by Hindus are at stake now because of small and trivial issues between couples, the Bombay High Court remarked while quashing a dowry harassment case against a man and his family members.
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Spouse Threatening Or Attempting Suicide Is Ground For Divorce: Bombay High Court
Justice R M Joshi of the high court's Aurangabad bench in the order last month upheld the decree passed by a family court dissolving a couple's marriage.
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New Details Emerge In Yuzvendra Chahal-Dhanashree Verma Divorce Case: "Cooling Off Period..."
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday waived the mandatory six-month cooling off period post filing of divorce plea by cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and his estranged wife Dhanashree Verma.
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High Court Waives Cooling Off Period For Estranged Couple, Says...
Change in social conditions and a rapidly evolving society require a realistic approach to be adopted, the Bombay High Court has said while granting divorce to a couple and waiving the mandatory six months cooling off period.
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Adultery A Ground For Divorce, Not For Granting Child Custody: High Court
Adultery can be a ground for divorce but not for granting custody of a child, the Bombay High Court said while granting custody of a nine-year-old girl to her mother.
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Epilepsy Not Ground For Divorce Under Hindu Marriage Act: High Court
The Bombay High Court has said a spouse being epileptic does not amount to cruelty and is not a ground for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, as epilepsy is neither an incurable disease nor can it be considered a mental disorder.
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Don't Let Nationalities Come In Way Of Mother, Her Child: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Monday expressed displeasure with the Union government's approach in dealing with a Russian woman's plea challenging the exit permit issued to her to leave the country after she divorced her Indian husband.
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Refusing Divorced, Working Woman To Adopt Child Reflects...: High Court
The Bombay High Court has said refusing a divorced woman to adopt a child on the ground that she is working and hence would not be able to give personal attention to the child reflects a "mindset of medieval conservative concepts".
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Domestic Violence Law Entitles Women To Maintenance Even After Divorce: Court
A woman is entitled to maintenance under provisions of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (DV Act) even after divorce, the Bombay High Court has said.
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No Divorce For Man Who Falsely Claimed Wife Is HIV Positive: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has refused to grant divorce to a 44-year-old man from Pune who falsely claimed his wife was HIV positive due to which he suffered mental agony.
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Work Or Sit At Home A Woman's Choice: Bombay High Court To Man Told To Pay Maintenance
A woman cannot be compelled to work to eke out a living, merely because she is educated, the Bombay High Court observed, while hearing a man's plea against a court order directing him to pay maintenance to his estranged wife.
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"Is Divorce A New Concept?" Court On Plea Seeking BJP, Sena Stay Together
Is the concept of divorce new to the law of marriages, the Bombay High Court asked on Thursday while refusing to grant urgent hearing to a petition seeking a stay to swearing-in of Uddhav Thackeray as Maharashtra Chief Minister.
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Muslim Women Can Be Granted Divorce Maintenance By Courts: High Court
The absence of specific provisions in the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act about granting maintenance for wife did not bar courts from granting such relief if necessary, the Bombay High Court said on Thursday.
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Denying Physical Relationship, Affair Suspicion Ground For Divorce: Court
Denial of physical relationship to husband and suspecting him of an extra-marital affair amounts to cruelty and is hence a ground for divorce, the Bombay High Court held while refusing relief to a woman challenging a family court's divorce order.
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After Father, Natural Guardian Of Minor Child Is Mother: Bombay High Court
The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has handed over the custody of a five-year-old girl, living with her paternal grandparents, to her mother, noting that after father, the natural guardian of a minor child is mother.
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Marriage Not Merely A Social Contract But A Spiritual Union: High Court
Marriages considered sacrosanct by Hindus are at stake now because of small and trivial issues between couples, the Bombay High Court remarked while quashing a dowry harassment case against a man and his family members.
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Spouse Threatening Or Attempting Suicide Is Ground For Divorce: Bombay High Court
Justice R M Joshi of the high court's Aurangabad bench in the order last month upheld the decree passed by a family court dissolving a couple's marriage.
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New Details Emerge In Yuzvendra Chahal-Dhanashree Verma Divorce Case: "Cooling Off Period..."
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday waived the mandatory six-month cooling off period post filing of divorce plea by cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and his estranged wife Dhanashree Verma.
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High Court Waives Cooling Off Period For Estranged Couple, Says...
Change in social conditions and a rapidly evolving society require a realistic approach to be adopted, the Bombay High Court has said while granting divorce to a couple and waiving the mandatory six months cooling off period.
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Adultery A Ground For Divorce, Not For Granting Child Custody: High Court
Adultery can be a ground for divorce but not for granting custody of a child, the Bombay High Court said while granting custody of a nine-year-old girl to her mother.
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Epilepsy Not Ground For Divorce Under Hindu Marriage Act: High Court
The Bombay High Court has said a spouse being epileptic does not amount to cruelty and is not a ground for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, as epilepsy is neither an incurable disease nor can it be considered a mental disorder.
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Don't Let Nationalities Come In Way Of Mother, Her Child: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Monday expressed displeasure with the Union government's approach in dealing with a Russian woman's plea challenging the exit permit issued to her to leave the country after she divorced her Indian husband.
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Refusing Divorced, Working Woman To Adopt Child Reflects...: High Court
The Bombay High Court has said refusing a divorced woman to adopt a child on the ground that she is working and hence would not be able to give personal attention to the child reflects a "mindset of medieval conservative concepts".
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Domestic Violence Law Entitles Women To Maintenance Even After Divorce: Court
A woman is entitled to maintenance under provisions of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (DV Act) even after divorce, the Bombay High Court has said.
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No Divorce For Man Who Falsely Claimed Wife Is HIV Positive: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has refused to grant divorce to a 44-year-old man from Pune who falsely claimed his wife was HIV positive due to which he suffered mental agony.
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Work Or Sit At Home A Woman's Choice: Bombay High Court To Man Told To Pay Maintenance
A woman cannot be compelled to work to eke out a living, merely because she is educated, the Bombay High Court observed, while hearing a man's plea against a court order directing him to pay maintenance to his estranged wife.
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"Is Divorce A New Concept?" Court On Plea Seeking BJP, Sena Stay Together
Is the concept of divorce new to the law of marriages, the Bombay High Court asked on Thursday while refusing to grant urgent hearing to a petition seeking a stay to swearing-in of Uddhav Thackeray as Maharashtra Chief Minister.
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Muslim Women Can Be Granted Divorce Maintenance By Courts: High Court
The absence of specific provisions in the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act about granting maintenance for wife did not bar courts from granting such relief if necessary, the Bombay High Court said on Thursday.
