Divorce

Reputation of the spouse if sullied amongst his colleagues amounts to mental cruelty-SC-26/02/21

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Matrimonial

Reputation of the spouse if sullied amongst his colleagues amounts to mental cruelty-SC-26/02/21

whether the conduct of the respondent would fall within the realm of mental cruelty. Here the allegations are levelled by a highly educated spouse and they do have the propensity to irreparably damage the character and reputation of the...

Marriage-Irretrievable Breakdown

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Judicial Dictionary

Marriage-Irretrievable Breakdown

Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage Irretrievable breakdown of a marriage is not a ground for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Because of the change of circumstances and for covering a large number of cases where the marriages are...

How to deal with a Divorce Petition

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How to deal with a Divorce Petition

A petition for divorce is not like any other commercial suit. A divorce not only affects the parties, their children, if any, and their families but the society also feels its reverberations. Stress should always be on preserving the...

Islam approves wife to divorce her husband

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Islam

Islam approves wife to divorce her husband

In Islam divorce is talaq which means “freeing or undoing the knot.” A wife can ask for Khula and the husband is bound to grant it. The condition for divorce as culled out from the following verses : No-fault...

Grounds for decree for dissolution of a Muslim marriage

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Grounds for decree for dissolution of a Muslim marriage

A woman married under Muslim law shall be entitled to obtain a decree for the dissolution of her marriage on any one or more of the following grounds, namely: (i) that the whereabouts of the husband have not been...

Divorce under the Muslim Law that parties could not live within the limits of God.

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CIVIL

Divorce under the Muslim Law that parties could not live within the limits of God.

There is the well known incident in the case of Jameela, wife of Sabit Bin Kais, who hated her husband although the husband was extremely fond of her. It is said that Jameela requested the Holy Prophet to get...

Difference between a Khula divorce and a Mubara’at divorce

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Difference between a Khula divorce and a Mubara’at divorce

The difference between a khula divorce and a mubara'at divorce is that in khula the wife desires the divorce and initiates it, while in mubara'at both spouses desire the separation. Mulla, p. 265. The Hanafi school believes that all...

Union cabinet approved Triple Talaq Ordinance-makes it punishable offence

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CIVIL

Union cabinet approved Triple Talaq Ordinance-makes it punishable offence

September 19, 2018 :- In a News brief the law minister said : Ravi Shankar Prasad: 'We have approved the ordinance on Triple Talaq' 'We came to know about 430 Triple Talaq cases, 239 before the judgement and 201 after the judgement' 'We...

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What is the kind of mental cruelty that is required to be established to get divorce?

The question arises what kind of cruel treatment does clause 13(ia) contemplate? In particular, what is the kind of mental cruelty that is required to be established’? While answering these questions, it must be kept in mind that the...

Aviral Bhatla Vs Bhawana Bhatla[ALL SC 2009 FEBRUARY]

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CIVIL

Aviral Bhatla Vs Bhawana Bhatla[ALL SC 2009 FEBRUARY]

KEYWORDS:- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-SETTLEMENT DATE:-18-02-2009 AIR 2009 SCW 6622 : (2009) 3 SCALE 120 : (2009) 3 SCC 448 (SUPREME COURT OF INDIA) Aviral Bhatla Appellant Versus Bhawana Bhatla Respondent (Before : Arijit Pasayat And Asok Kumar Ganguly, JJ.) Transfer...

Pankaj Mahajan Vs Dimple @ Kajal[ALL SC 2011 SEPTEMBER]

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Divorce

Pankaj Mahajan Vs Dimple @ Kajal[ALL SC 2011 SEPTEMBER]

KEYWORDS:-DIVORCE-MENTAL CRUELTY-INSANITY OF WIFE- DATE:-30-09-2011- “Husband had placed ample evidence on record that the Respondent-wife is suffering from “mental disorder” and due to her acts and conduct, she caused grave mental cruelty to him and it is not possible...

United States Code

Reputation of the spouse if sullied amongst his colleagues amounts to mental cruelty-SC-26/02/21

Marriage-Irretrievable Breakdown

How to deal with a Divorce Petition

Islam approves wife to divorce her husband

Law of Divorce

Grounds for decree for dissolution of a Muslim marriage

Divorce under the Muslim Law that parties could not live within the limits of God.

Difference between a Khula divorce and a Mubara’at divorce

Union cabinet approved Triple Talaq Ordinance-makes it punishable offence

What is the kind of mental cruelty that is required to be established to get divorce?

Aviral Bhatla Vs Bhawana Bhatla[ALL SC 2009 FEBRUARY]

Pankaj Mahajan Vs Dimple @ Kajal[ALL SC 2011 SEPTEMBER]

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