Tag: Indian divorce law

Jharkhand High Court Upholds Dismissal of Divorce Plea, Finds No Proof of Cruelty or Desertion

Team Law Notify High Courts February 6, 2026

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…

Jharkhand High Court sets aside Family Court order and grants divorce, holding character assassination and humiliation amount to mental cruelty

Team Law Notify High Courts January 11, 2026

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…

Chhattisgarh High Court rules that permanent alimony under Hindu Marriage Act cannot be granted without a formal application, even after divorce

Team Law Notify High Courts January 10, 2026

News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 24 Bilaspur, 08 Jan. 2026 : The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that permanent alimony under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 cannot be granted unless a formal application is filed before Read more…

Chhattisgarh High Court dissolves marriage citing mental cruelty, sets aside Family Court ruling and orders ₹25 lakh one-time alimony

Team Law Notify High Courts January 9, 2026

News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 20 Bilaspur, 09 January 2026 : The High Court of Chhattisgarh has dissolved the marriage between two doctors after holding that the husband was subjected to mental cruelty by his wife, overturning a Family Read more…