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Bombay High Court Allows Petition to Declare Caste of Adopted Child as That of Adoptive Parents Under Juvenile Justice Act, 2000. The court held that an abandoned child adopted under the Juvenile Justice Act acquires the caste of the adoptive parents and is entitled to a caste certificate accordingly.

The petitioner, Mrs. Geeta Dattatray Achari, along with her husband, adopted a male child who was abandoned and whose biological parents were unknown....

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Gujarat High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Rejection of Plaint in Property Suit — Suit Barred by Limitation and Res Judicata. Order VII Rule 11 CPC Application Allowed as Plaint Discloses No Cause of Action and is Time-Barred.

The present appeal was filed by the original plaintiff against the order of the trial court dated 01.10.2025 rejecting the plaint in Special Civil Sui...

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Supreme Court Upholds Widow's Right to Maintenance Under Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 - Daughter-in-Law's Status as Dependant Clarified in Estate Dispute.

The Supreme Court addressed appeals challenging the maintainability of a maintenance petition filed by a daughter-in-law (Respondent No. 1) against he...

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Supreme Court Denies Permanent Alimony to Spouse of Void Marriage Under Hindu Marriage Act. Sections 24 and 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Do Not Apply to Marriages Declared Void Ab Initio Under Section 11.

The Supreme Court of India considered a reference regarding conflicting views on the applicability of Sections 24 and 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 19...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Husband's Revision in Maintenance Case, Sets Aside Enhanced Maintenance Award. Wife's Cross-Revision Dismissed as Enhancement Was Not Justified Under Section 125 Cr.P.C.

The case involves a husband, Sri G. Kalasegowda, and his wife, Smt. N.K. Nethravathi, who were married and later separated. The wife filed a petition ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Impartible Estate Status of Nazul Property in Former Ruler's Succession Dispute. Perpetual Leasehold Rights Held as Part of Impartible Estate Governed by Primogeniture, Not Coparcenary Property.

The Supreme Court of India heard civil appeals arising from a common judgment of the Allahabad High Court concerning the nature of perpetual leasehold...

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Bombay High Court Allows Husband's Petition Challenging Interim Maintenance and Salary Attachment in Hindu Marriage Act Case — Orders Set Aside Due to Non-Compliance with Procedural Requirements Under Order 9 Rule 13 CPC.

The petitioner, Umesh Ramdas Meshram, filed a writ petition challenging two orders passed by the Civil Judge Senior Division, Chandrapur, in Hindu Mar...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Husband's Appeal Against Permanent Alimony and Residential Accommodation for Wife Under Section 25 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Family Court's Order for Rs.5,000 Monthly Maintenance and Rs.3,00,000 for Housing Upheld as Husband Failed to Show Changed Circumstances.

The appellant husband and respondent wife were married under Hindu law. The Family Court dissolved the marriage by an ex parte decree of divorce under...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Divorce Decree in Favor of Husband on Grounds of Cruelty and Desertion Under Hindu Marriage Act. Wife's Claim for Maintenance Dismissed as She Failed to Prove Neglect Under Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act.

The case involves two appeals arising from a common judgment of the Family Court No. VII, Mumbai. The first appeal (FCA 28/2012) is by the wife challe...