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Wife Imposing Her Friends & Family At Husband's Residence Against His Will Amounts To Cruelty: Calcutta High Court

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court has held that a wife imposing her friends and family on her husband by having them put up at his residence without his willingness would amount to cruelty. In 2008, the appellant-husband instituted the divorce suit and later the wife sent a complaint against the husband and his family by registered post to the Nabadwip Police …

Family Court Cruelty Husband Wife Residence His Will

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"Quarrel" Involves Both Parties, Cannot Be A Reason To Grant Divorce On Grounds Of Cruelty: Calcutta High Court

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court has held that a "quarrel" between husband and wife would be attributed to both parties and that it would be a part of the normal "wear and tear" of marital life, and could not be grounds to allow divorce on the ground of cruelty. A division bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharya and Uday Kumar held: "The …

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Pope slams 'cruelty' of strike killing Gaza children

Deccan Chronicle

The pontiff made his remarks a day after the rescue agency in Gaza said an Israeli air strike had killed seven children from one family. In a statement, an Israeli foreign ministry spokesman described the pope's remarks as "particularly disappointing as they are disconnected from the true and factual context of Israel's fight against jihadist terrorism -- a multi-front war …

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Pope calls Gaza airstrikes 'cruelty' after Israeli Minister's criticism

The Hindu

Pope Francis on Saturday again condemned Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, a day after an Israeli government minister publicly denounced the pontiff for suggesting the global community should study whether the military offensive there constitutes a genocide of the Palestinian people. The Israeli Military said on Saturday the patriarch's entry had been approved and he would enter Gaza on Sunday, barring …

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Supreme Court Quashes S.498A IPC Case Filed By Wife Against Parents-in-Law 'With Ulterior Motive' To Force Husband To Consent For Divorce

Live Law

The Supreme Court today quashed a domestic cruelty case under Section 498A IPC against the husband's parents which was registered with an ulterior motive by the daughter-in-law to force their son to consent to divorce. The bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan was hearing the Appellant's challenge to the Bombay High Court's Aurangabad Bench decision which refused …

Supreme Court Court Cruelty Injury 498A Ipc Appellants

5 days, 3 hours ago

Americans get off on hurt, cruelty and revenge — and soulless Trump is their hero

Raw Story

Just two weeks before the most consequential election in American history, I decided I’d finally had enough of the hurt and absurdity associated with once again dealing with a racist, America-attacking slob on our presidential ballot. I led the piece this way: “I have heard way more than enough of this grotesque garbage that perhaps we should try to understand …

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Gauhati High Court Issues Complete Ban On Buffalo & Bulbuli Bird Fights In Assam

Live Law

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday issued an order completely banning Buffalo and Bulbuli bird fights in the State of Assam.Justice Devasis Baruah passed the order upon hearing the arguments of People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, which argued that the 2023 government notification which allowed these fights to take place, violated the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960 …

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Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 9 To December 15, 2024

Live Law

A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 476 To 2024 LiveLaw 478 NOMINAL INDEX ABC v. XYZ, 2024 LiveLaw 476 The Music Academy v V Shrinivasan and Others, 2024 LiveLaw 477 N Sasikala v The Assistant Director, ED, 2024 LiveLaw 478 REPORTS No Fixed Parameters For Cruelty In Matrimonial Case, Rude Language And …

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6 days, 21 hours ago

'Calculated cruelty': Report details lasting harms of Trump family separation policy

Raw Story

A report published Monday by a coalition of human rights groups estimates that as many as 1,360 children who were separated from their parents under the first Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy have yet to be reunited, causing immense suffering for families ensnared in the punitive effort to deter border crossings. "Forcible separation of children from their families inflicted harms …

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1 week, 1 day ago

S.498A IPC : How Supreme Court Raised Concerns About Misuse Of Anti-Dowry & Cruelty Laws Over Years

Live Law

The recent tragic death of 34-yr old techie Atul Subhash, who is reported to have died by suicide due to marital discord with his wife and ensuing litigations, has sparked a debate around Section 498A of Indian Penal Code.Unfortunately though, the issue of misuse of women-centric laws - Section 498A IPC in particular - is not new. In this case, …

Family Supreme Court Cases Cruelty Case Marital Disputes Family Members

1 week, 2 days ago

On death roe: Swetha Sivakumar on the cruelty of caviar

Hindustan Times

In order to harvest fish eggs, one must gut the fish and scoop them out. Many of these fish live painful lives in captivity, being scanned, injected and operated on for their roe. The roe, in fact, was difficult to handle, the eggs breaking easily, and so it was salted and pressed into “cakes” called payusnaya in Russian. As demand …

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1 week, 3 days ago

For divorces in India, the process is the punishment

India Today

On July 15, 2024, the legal counsel of Omar Abdullah, the now Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, said in the Supreme Court that his marriage had been irretrievably "dead" as he and his spouse had lived apart for 15 years. HOW DIVORCE LAWS MISUSED IN INDIA, PROCESS IS PUNISHMENT "Let’s start with how, after filing for divorce, a person …

India Court Divorce Cases Men Cruelty Process

1 week, 3 days ago

After Bengaluru techie suicide, plea in Supreme Court seeks reform of dowry laws

India Today

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to introduce guidelines for misuse and abuse of dowry laws following the suicide of a Bengaluru-based software engineer. The court had flagged the abuse of Section 498 A of the Indian Penal Code, where the husband and his relatives are unnecessarily dragged into criminal cases alleging domestic cruelty against the …

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1 week, 4 days ago

No Fixed Parameters For Cruelty In Matrimonial Case, Rude Language And Ill-Treatment Wouldn't Per Se Constitute Legal Cruelty: Madras HC

Live Law

The Madras High Court recently highlighted that the concept of cruelty under matrimonial cases has undergone substantial change and there could not be any fixed parameters for determining what constitutes acts of cruelty. The high court also refused to interfere with the order of the Family Court allowing the petition filed by wife for restitution of conjugal rights. The court …

Court Matrimonial Cruelty His Family Husband Wife Acts

1 week, 4 days ago

Karnataka High Court Stays Probe In Cruelty Case Lodged Against Husband 'For Caring More For Pet Cat Than Wife'

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday stayed all further investigation in a cruelty case lodged against a man, after noting that instead of alleging cruelty the wife's complaint primarily alleged that her husband took more care of their pet cat than her. Finding that offence of IPC Section 498A is not made out, the court underscored that such frivolous cases …

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Merely Because Wife Didn't File Complaint Under S.498A IPC For Many Years Doesn't Mean There Was No Cruelty By Husband : Supreme Court

Live Law

The fact that a wife did not make any complaint regarding cruelty for many years would not make a complaint under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code unsustainable, held the Supreme Court while rejecting the plea of a husband for discharge. The Supreme Court noted that there were sufficient averments in the complaint to the effect that the wife …

Supreme Court Court Cruelty Section 498A Ipc Complaint Husband

1 week, 4 days ago

In-Laws Keeping Young Child Away From Mother In Defiance Of Court Order Is Cruelty U/S 498A IPC: Bombay High Court

Live Law

In a significant ruling, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday held that keeping a minor child away from the mother in defiance of a court order would amount to mental harassment and cruelty. The bench noted that the husband had taken along with him, his four year old daughter, despite a clear order from a Family …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Calcutta High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Filed By Wife Against Husband 3 Yrs After Leaving Matrimonial Home

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case initiated by a wife against her husband under Section 498A of the IPC, accusing him of cruelty towards her, three years after leaving their matrimonial home. It is further seen that since the year 2020, when she filed the first case, the complainant has left her matrimonial home and has now after …

Court Case Ipc Matrimonial Home

1 week, 4 days ago

Calcutta High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Filed By Wife Against Husband 3 Yrs After Leaving Matrimonial Home

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case initiated by a wife against her husband under Section 498A of the IPC, accusing him of cruelty towards her, three years after leaving their matrimonial home. While the wife had left the husband's house in 2020, she filed a complaint accusing him of cruelty in 2023.Justice Shampa Paul held: The allegations in …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Supreme Court Warns Against Misuse of Cruelty Law in Marital Disputes

Deccan Chronicle

The court’s warning highlights growing concerns over the misuse of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalizes cruelty against women in marriage. Addressing the issue in a separate but related case, the apex court remarked that the law “cannot be misused as a personal tool to unleash vendetta.” The bench stressed that while the law serves an important …

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Long Separation, Absence Of Cohabitation, Complete Breakdown Of Bonds Between Spouses Is Cruelty U/S 13(1)(ia) HMA: MP High Court

Live Law

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that long separation, absence of cohabitation, the complete breakdown of all meaningful bonds and the existing bitterness between the spouses must be read as 'cruelty' under Section 13 of the 1955 Act. With this, the Court allowed an appeal filed by the Husband challenging a family court order whereby his application filed under …

Court Divorce Cruelty Case Respondent Appellant Long Separation

1 week, 5 days ago

Cruelty law being misused for personal vendetta against husband: Supreme Court

India Today

The Supreme Court has warned against the misuse of the law in marital dispute cases lodged by women against their husbands and families, saying that it cannot be used as a "tool to unleash personal vendetta". The court said the introduction of Section 498 was aimed at stopping cruelty inflicted on a woman by her husband and his family, by …

Family Supreme Court Court Cruelty Case His Family Husband

1 week, 6 days ago

S.498A IPC Often Used Against Husband & His Family To Meet Wife's Unreasonable Demands, Growing Tendency Of Misuse: Supreme Court

Live Law

While quashing a Section 498-A IPC case against a husband and in-laws of the wife, the Supreme Court today again cautioned about the tendency to implicate all the members of the husband's family when domestic disputes arise out of matrimonial discord. Also, the Court criticized the growing tendency to misuse provisions like Section 498-A IPC as a tool for unleashing …

Family Supreme Court Court Cruelty Case State 498A

1 week, 6 days ago

"It's about the cruelty": Experts worry SCOTUS trans rights case could "creep into other areas"

Salon

The Supreme Court last week appeared likely to support a contentious Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors after more than two hours of oral argument in one of the most pivotal cases for transgender rights in the nation's history. "We think it would be sufficient for the Court to recognize that a law that on its face says you …

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Wife Imposing Her Friends & Family At Husband's Residence Against His Will Amounts To Cruelty: Calcutta High Court

"Quarrel" Involves Both Parties, Cannot Be A Reason To Grant Divorce On Grounds Of Cruelty: Calcutta High Court

Pope slams 'cruelty' of strike killing Gaza children

Pope calls Gaza airstrikes 'cruelty' after Israeli Minister's criticism

Supreme Court Quashes S.498A IPC Case Filed By Wife Against Parents-in-Law 'With Ulterior Motive' To Force Husband To Consent For Divorce

Americans get off on hurt, cruelty and revenge — and soulless Trump is their hero

Gauhati High Court Issues Complete Ban On Buffalo & Bulbuli Bird Fights In Assam

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 9 To December 15, 2024

'Calculated cruelty': Report details lasting harms of Trump family separation policy

S.498A IPC : How Supreme Court Raised Concerns About Misuse Of Anti-Dowry & Cruelty Laws Over Years

On death roe: Swetha Sivakumar on the cruelty of caviar

For divorces in India, the process is the punishment

After Bengaluru techie suicide, plea in Supreme Court seeks reform of dowry laws

No Fixed Parameters For Cruelty In Matrimonial Case, Rude Language And Ill-Treatment Wouldn't Per Se Constitute Legal Cruelty: Madras HC

Karnataka High Court Stays Probe In Cruelty Case Lodged Against Husband 'For Caring More For Pet Cat Than Wife'

Merely Because Wife Didn't File Complaint Under S.498A IPC For Many Years Doesn't Mean There Was No Cruelty By Husband : Supreme Court

In-Laws Keeping Young Child Away From Mother In Defiance Of Court Order Is Cruelty U/S 498A IPC: Bombay High Court

Calcutta High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Filed By Wife Against Husband 3 Yrs After Leaving Matrimonial Home

Calcutta High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Filed By Wife Against Husband 3 Yrs After Leaving Matrimonial Home

Supreme Court Warns Against Misuse of Cruelty Law in Marital Disputes

Long Separation, Absence Of Cohabitation, Complete Breakdown Of Bonds Between Spouses Is Cruelty U/S 13(1)(ia) HMA: MP High Court

Cruelty law being misused for personal vendetta against husband: Supreme Court

S.498A IPC Often Used Against Husband & His Family To Meet Wife's Unreasonable Demands, Growing Tendency Of Misuse: Supreme Court

"It's about the cruelty": Experts worry SCOTUS trans rights case could "creep into other areas"