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Supreme Court Closes Gaps In Anand Marriage Act, Orders Uniform Rules Across States

The Supreme Court of India in Amanjot Singh Chadha v. Union of India & Ors. has delivered a landmark judgment addressing a long-standing gap in the operationalisation of the Anand Marriage...

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

No Partition Rights For Grandsons While Father Is Alive, Rules Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court, in Amit Sethi v. Lalit Sethi & Ors., has reiterated the settled legal position on intestate succession under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (HSA).

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Does A Daughter's Marriage Expense Justify Alienation Of Joint Family Property?

The Supreme Court of India in Dastagirsab v. Sharanappa @ Shivasharanappa Police Patil (D) by LRs. & Ors. delivered a significant ruling on the powers of a Karta to alienate joint family property under Hindu law.

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Supreme Court Rules State Has No Locus In Probate: Valid Will Prevails Over Escheat Claims

The Supreme Court of India has reaffirmed the supremacy of testamentary succession over State claims in its recent decision in State of Rajasthan v. Ajit Singh & Ors.

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Equal Coparcenary Rights And Limits Of Review: Supreme Court Clarification

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

No Public View, No Offence: Telangana HC Clarifies Limits Of SC/ST Act In Marital Disputes

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

A Profile Of Deceit: Delhi High Court Upholds Annulment Over Hidden Divorce And Inflated Income

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Inheritance Rights Of Stepchildren In India

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

India Law Legal Podcast Powered By INDIALAW LLP Episode No 4 (Video)

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

No Will, Now What? Understanding Intestate Succession In India (Video)

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Delhi HC Upholds Equal Co-Ownership In Jointly Purchased Property, Limits Scope Of Shared Household Rights

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Delhi High Court Upholds Divorce On Grounds Of Cruelty And Long-Term Separation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Estranged Since '87, Still In Court: Septuagenarian Denied Interim Maintenance As Husband's Means Run Dry

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Conditional Divorce: Supreme Court Orders Alimony In The Form Of Apartment And Arrears

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

24 P2P Lending FAQs, InvIT Norms & Amazon's NBFC Play – Sept 6, 2025 (Podcast)

India Technology

AP

AK & Partners

Fintech Newsletter Recent Legal Developments And Market Updates From India

India Technology

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CMS INDUSLAW

GST On Flat Purchase In India 2025: Rates & Exemptions

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Vakilsearch

GST On TV Or Television: Check Latest Rates, HSN Code & Impact

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Vakilsearch

22 Inflation Targeting Debate, Online Gaming Ban & Aadhaar–Starlink Link-Up – Aug 23, 2025 (Podcast)

India Technology

AP

AK & Partners

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Supreme Court Closes Gaps In Anand Marriage Act, Orders Uniform Rules Across States

The Supreme Court of India in Amanjot Singh Chadha v. Union of India & Ors. has delivered a landmark judgment addressing a long-standing gap in the operationalisation of the Anand Marriage...

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Does A Daughter's Marriage Expense Justify Alienation Of Joint Family Property?

The Supreme Court of India in Dastagirsab v. Sharanappa @ Shivasharanappa Police Patil (D) by LRs. & Ors. delivered a significant ruling on the powers of a Karta to alienate joint family property under Hindu law.

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Equal Coparcenary Rights And Limits Of Review: Supreme Court Clarification

The Supreme Court of India in Malleeswari v. K. Suguna & Anr. (2025 INSC 1080, decided on 8 September 2025) delivered a significant judgment that touches on two pillars of Indian property law...

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

No Public View, No Offence: Telangana HC Clarifies Limits Of SC/ST Act In Marital Disputes

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

A Profile Of Deceit: Delhi High Court Upholds Annulment Over Hidden Divorce And Inflated Income

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Inheritance Rights Of Stepchildren In India

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

India Law Legal Podcast Powered By INDIALAW LLP Episode No 4 (Video)

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

India Law Legal Podcast Episode No 4 (Video)

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Born Abroad, Raised In India: Legal Protection For Children Of Indian Citizens In Transnational Families

India Immigration

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

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Divorce

Delhi HC Upholds Equal Co-Ownership In Jointly Purchased Property, Limits Scope Of Shared Household Rights

The Delhi High Court in Smita Jina v. Amit Kumar Jina, decided on a case about dividing a home jointly owned by a husband and wife.

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Delhi High Court Upholds Divorce On Grounds Of Cruelty And Long-Term Separation

In a recent judgment pronounced by the Delhi High Court dismissed an appeal filed by Anita Sharma challenging a divorce decree granted in favour of her husband...

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Harmonizing Hindu Divorce Laws: Balancing Tradition, Modernity, And Justice In India

The statutory system of Hindu divorce which exists currently today has been greatly hindered by several contemporary dangers.

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Justice In Time: Allahabad High Court Orders Six-Month Limit On Maintenance Cases

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Divorce In The Digital Age: SC Allows Secretly Taped Calls Between Spouses

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Spouse Staying Abroad For Career Not 'Cruelty' Or 'Desertion' – Bombay High Court

EL

Ethical Legal Consultants

Divorce By Mutual Consent

Fox & Mandal

Contemporary Challenges And Future Directions In Hindu Divorce Law Reform

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Khurana and Khurana

Evolving Alimony Laws In India: Comparative Insights, Judicial Trends, And Future Challenges

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Khurana and Khurana

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Wills/ Intestacy/ Estate Planning

No Partition Rights For Grandsons While Father Is Alive, Rules Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court, in Amit Sethi v. Lalit Sethi & Ors., has reiterated the settled legal position on intestate succession under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (HSA).

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Supreme Court Rules State Has No Locus In Probate: Valid Will Prevails Over Escheat Claims

The Supreme Court of India has reaffirmed the supremacy of testamentary succession over State claims in its recent decision in State of Rajasthan v. Ajit Singh & Ors.

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Tribal Women & Inheritance: What The Rajasthan HC Said (Video)

In this solo episode of the Indialaw LLP Podcast, host Aditi Rana explores a recent Rajasthan High Court judgment that revisits a long-debated issue: the exclusion of Scheduled Tribes...

India Government

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Inheritance Rights Of Stepchildren In India

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

No Will, Now What? Understanding Intestate Succession In India (Video)

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Locked Out Of Equality: How One Provision Of The Hindu Succession Act Bars Tribal Women

India Government

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Litigation Update: Suspicious Circumstances Can Invalidate A Will

India Litigation

MH

Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co.

Decades-Old Property Feud Resolved: SC's Judgment On Will And Succession

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Future-proofing Family Businesses

SW

Spencer West

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Latest Videos

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India Law Legal Podcast Powered By INDIALAW LLP Episode No 4 (Video)

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

No Will, Now What? Understanding Intestate Succession In India (Video)

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

How To Take Mutual Divorce? | Lawyer For Divorce With Mutual Consent (Video)

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