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Bombay High Court Directs Medical Examination of Dementia Patient in Guardianship Petition Under Parens Patriae Jurisdiction. Son and Daughter Seek Guardian Appointment for Mother; Article 226 Petition Invoked to Protect Vulnerable Person.

This matter involved a petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India invoking the doctrine of parens patriae by petitioners, who are t...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Revision Petition in Maintenance Case — Family Court Erred in Rejecting Petition on Territorial Jurisdiction Grounds Without Proper Inquiry. Wife's Affidavit of Residence Sufficient to Establish Jurisdiction Under Section 126 Cr.P.C.

The petitioners, Sangeeta W/o Bapu Lamani and her three minor children, filed a petition under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr...

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Supreme Court Upholds Husband in Divorce Case Based on Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage Under Article 142 of Constitution. Marriage Dissolved as Parties Lived Apart for Almost Two Decades and Reconciliation Was Impossible, Despite Lack of Statutory Ground in Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

The dispute involved a husband and wife who married in 2002 under Hindu rites, but the marriage never consummated and broke down immediately, with the...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Denial of Legal Heirship Certificate to Second Wife in Pension Dispute Under Maharashtra Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1982. Court Interprets Rule 116(6)(a)(i) in Consonance with Hindu Personal Law, Refusing to Recognize Void Marriage for Pension Purposes.

The dispute arose from an application for a legal heirship certificate under the Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 filed by the first wife and her childr...