India: Family and Matrimonial

The law relating to maintenance under Section 125 CrPC has been rooted into the principles of social justice and seeks to prevent destitution and vagrancy. Despite its beneficial object, disputes frequently arise...

For nearly two decades, Indian constitutional law treated live-in relationships as a matter of private choice, legally visible only when protection, not permission, was required.

The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha have recently passed the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2025 ("Bill"), which abolishes several obsolete enactments and amends specific exis ng laws. Among the most consequen al amendments is the omission of Sec on 213 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 ("Succession Act").