Bilaspur : In a significant ruling that reinforces the legal recognition of mental cruelty in matrimonial disputes, the Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur has dissolved the marriage of a 32-year-old working woman, holding that sustained harassment and abusive messages sent Read more…
May 11, 2026 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea challenging the constitutional validity of Section 13(2)(iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, which grants only a wife the right to seek divorce if cohabitation has Read more…
News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 295 | 2026:CGHC:20543-DB May 1, 2026 : The High Court of Chhattisgarh has declared a marriage between two first cousins void under the Hindu Marriage Act, holding that a claimed community custom permitting such Read more…
News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 113 | 2026:JHHC:1815-DB January 24, 2026 : The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by a husband challenging the rejection of his divorce petition, holding that allegations of cruelty and desertion against Read more…
News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 88 | 2026:CGHC:6157-DB February 04, 2026 : The High Court of Chhattisgarh has granted a decree of divorce to a husband, holding that the filing of a false criminal case under Section 498A of Read more…
News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 88 | 2026:CGHC:4464-DB January 27, 2026 : The High Court of Chhattisgarh has dismissed a husband’s appeal seeking dissolution of marriage for the second time, holding that the fresh divorce petition was barred by Read more…
News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 36 Ranchi, January 08, 2026 : The Jharkhand High Court has set aside a Family Court judgment and granted divorce to a woman on the ground of mental cruelty, holding that the conduct of Read more…