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Khaps ask CM Saini to amend Hindu Marriage Act, ban live-ins

Sanjay Deswal, who heads Akhil Bhartiya Deswal Khap, said that they met the chief minister and urged him to amend the Hindu Marriage Act in the state.

Representatives of khap panchayats met Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini to seek amendments in the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. In a memorandum submitted to the CM, the khap heads have urged a ban on live-in relationships, parental consent for love marriages and retaining 18 years as the minimum age to solemnise marriages. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 19, 2025 03:52 AM IST
BySunil Rahar, Rohtak

Wife can claim maintenance from husband, even without living with him: SC

SC ruled that wife’s refusal to comply with a decree of conjugal rights under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, for just cause, doesn’t disqualify her from maintenance.

The Court emphasised that the decree for restitution of conjugal rights would not absolve the husband of his responsibility to maintain his wife. (Pic used for representation)(PTI)
Updated on Jan 12, 2025 11:02 AM IST

Delhi HC: Wife can claim interim maintenance despite unenforced settlement

The court was hearing an appeal filed by a wife against an April 15 order by a family court that denied her interim maintenance

The family court had ruled that the wife was bound by the settlement terms finalised on December 1, 2012, despite the settlement never being implemented. (HT Archive)
Published on Dec 30, 2024 10:57 PM IST

Exploitation, financial crises make matrimonial proceedings difficult for wives and children: Allahabad HC

A division bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Om Prakash Shukla passed the judgment on November 11, 2024

Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court (File)
Updated on Nov 17, 2024 06:46 AM IST
ByMANOJ KUMAR SINGH, Lucknow

Family courts must waive cooling off period if conditions met: HC

The Bombay High Court ruled that family courts can waive the six-month "cooling off" period for mutual consent divorces if specific conditions are met.

Family courts must waive cooling off period if conditions met: HC
Updated on Oct 29, 2024 06:04 AM IST
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