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Woman lying about husband’s income in maintenance plea is not a crime, it’s common knowledge they exaggerate it, says Allahabad High Court

OpIndia Staff - 29 March, 2026

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that it is “common knowledge” that wives exaggerate their husband’s income in maintenance proceedings under Section 125 of...

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Married man’s live-in relation not illegal, but married people cannot enter into live-in relationship without divorce: Allahabad HC’s opposite verdicts on same issue within...

OpIndia Staff - 28 March, 2026

In a notable instance of differing judicial observations from the same high court within days, the Allahabad High Court has issued two opposite rulings...

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Chhattisgarh High Court allows call recordings, WhatsApp chats as evidence in divorce case

OpIndia Staff - 18 February, 2026

The Bench made it clear that excluding such evidence merely on the ground of privacy would defeat the purpose of family courts.

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Dhanya Rajendran-led The News Minute does a shoddy hit job against Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu, his lawyer responds: Why the Left loves to hate...

Aditi - 9 January, 2026

The libellous article by The News Minute is a testament to the portal’s predatory journalism. Just because Sirdhar Vembu does not align with the media outlet’s ideological leanings, it exploited his marital dispute to pass a moral judgment on him, while also making money from his personal distress

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Gujarat High Court upholds divorce of couple due to conflict over the use of onion and garlic in food

OpIndia Staff - 12 December, 2025

The wife claimed that her dietary practices were known to the husband before the marriage.

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Man seeks divorce after wife’s obsession with stray dogs turns marriage bitter, Gujarat HC to hear petition

OpIndia Staff - 13 November, 2025

The Christian couple met in 2001 and got married in 2006 in Ahmedabad.

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Woman files divorce petition at Uttarakhand HC saying her husband does not follow Hindu rituals, claims her idols of deities were evicted by the...

OpIndia Staff - 2 November, 2025

A woman in Uttarakhand seeks divorce, claiming her husband isn't Hindu as he follows Saint Rampal and rejects Hindu customs like their son's naming ceremony.

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Telangana High Court cites Quran’s verses while ruling that Muslim wife has absolute right to divorce by Khula without husband’s consent

OpIndia Staff - 25 June, 2025

The Telangana High Court ruled that a Muslim woman can end her marriage through khula without needing her husband's consent or a certificate from any religious authority, making it a legally valid and self-executing form of divorce.

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Bombay HC orders family court to decide divorce case of Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma tomorrow dur to IPL, the cricketer agrees to pay...

OpIndia Staff - 19 March, 2025

Bombay High Court on Wednesday ordered a family court to decide on the divorce petition filed by cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and his estranged wife Dhanashree Verma by tomorrow

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