The presumption of validity available to documents exceeding thirty years under Section 90 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, does not apply to Wills. A Will must be proved by strict complian..

Prolonged separation of parties amounting to irretrievable breakdown of marriage falls within the ambit of "mental cruelty" under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Where mar..

Division Bench order granting maternity leave for third child, based on Supreme Court precedent in Umadevi v. Government of Tamil Nadu, operates in rem and establishes a binding legal princi..

The proviso to Section 14(1), Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, permits waiver of the one-year period under Section 13-B(1) where the marriage was never consummated, parties lived separately since i..

Levelling unproven accusations of adultery against a wife constitutes cruelty under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and negates the husband's claim of desertion. Serious ..

An ad-interim mandatory injunction directing status quo ante cannot be granted without assigning justifiable reasons and recording a prima facie finding to restore status quo ante. Interim m..

Once the complainant amicably resolves the dispute and expressly seeks withdrawal of the complaint through a sworn affidavit, the substratum of disciplinary proceedings under Section 35 of t..

A virginity or two-finger test violates an individual's right to privacy and is neither relevant nor conclusive for divorce proceedings. Refusal to enter into sexual intercourse is not a gro..

Under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, a landlord's claim of bona fide requirement for eviction fails where the landlord lets out a newly constructed alternate property ..

Under the Guardian and Wards Act, the welfare of the minor child is the paramount consideration in custody disputes, which cannot be overridden by a parent's superior financial capacity alon..

Court directed passport authorities to issue passports for the statutory period of 10 years as per the Passports Act and Rules, while clarifying that issuance of passport does not automatica..

The work of a housewife includes a wide range of services that would command substantial remuneration if outsourced, emphasizing her integral role in family stability...