India: Family and Matrimonial

In a significant ruling dated 9 March 2026, the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad, presided over by the Honourable Mrs. Justice M. K. Thakker, allowed a Special Civil Application...

The constitutional validity and societal acceptance of live-in relationships have long been subjects of intense legal and social discourse in India.

In this episode of the IndiaLaw LLP Podcast Bite, host Aryaveer Khanna examines a significant 2026 decision of the Orissa High Court in Kankalata Dwibedi v. State of Odisha & Others...

In civil disputes, a decree is the formal adjudication by courts which conclusively determines the rights of parties pertaining to the issues involved in the suit.

In a recent judgement, the Supreme Court, in Neha Lal v. Abhishek Kumar , dealt with irretrievable breakdown of marriage and the Court's power under Article 142 of the Constitution of India to grant divorce without mutual consent.

In a significant ruling, the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Vibhor Garg vs. Neha, 2025 INSC 829, held that secretly recorded phone calls between spouses are admissible as evidence in divorce proceedings, thereby settling the law amidst conflicting judgments by various High Courts...

For most individuals, a simple Will suffices to outline how assets should be distributed. But for high-net-worth individuals (HNIs), wealth is rarely straightforward.

In recent years, there has been a discernible shift in the manner in how families in India approach succession planning and inter-generational wealth arrangements. Increasingly, families...

Mutation sits at a strange crossroads in Indian property law, it's absolutely essential for fiscal matters, yet most people misunderstand what it actually means.