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Child Of Inter-Caste Parents Not Automatically Entitled To SC Certificate: Bombay High Court Clarifies

In a ruling clarifying the law on caste validity disputes, the Bombay High Court has held that a child born to parents from different castes, including where one parent belongs to a Scheduled Caste...

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Bombay High Court Balances Redevelopment Rights With Possessory Protection In Matrimonial Dispute: Ritesh Haldar v. Elite Housing LLP

In a significant ruling balancing redevelopment right with possessory and matrimonial protections, the Bombay High Court in Ritesh Haldar & Anr. v. Elite Housing LLP & Ors.

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Private Trust In India: A Step‑By‑Step Legal Guide For Asset Protection & Estate Planning

Forming a private trust is a strategic and legally secure method of protecting assets, managing wealth, and ensuring succession planning across generations.

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

How To Revoke A Trust Deed In India: A Clear Legal Roadmap

Revoking a trust deed in India is a legally sensitive process that must align strictly with the provisions of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882.

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Legal Protection For Transwomen In Marriages: A New Judicial Precedent Under Section 498-A IPC

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Redefining Parenthood: Historic Ruling On Transgender Rights In Kerala

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Madras High Court Affirms Same-Sex Couples Can Constitute A Family, Even Without Marriage

India Government

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Bombay High Court Allows Accused To Travel Abroad Amid Matrimonial Dispute: A Balanced Judicial Approach

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Kerala High Court Affirms Widow's Right To Reside In Matrimonial Home Under Domestic Violence Act

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Delhi High Court Upholds Maintenance Obligations Under Section 24 Of The Hindu Marriage Act

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

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

EL

Ethical Legal Consultants

Supreme Court Tells CARA: Issue NOC In 4 Weeks For Inter-country Adoption

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Balancing Population Control, Reproductive Rights, And Maternity Benefits: The Umadevi Case

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Smritis Under Hindu Law: A Contemporary Analysis Of Ancient Legal Wisdom

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

New Compliance Requirements For Employers In India: MCA Notification 2025

India Commercial

AL

Anhad Law

Argus Talks: Decoding The Gayatri Balasamy Verdict: Boon Or Bane For Indian Arbitration (Video)

India Litigation

AP

Argus Partners

12 Derivatives, Disclosures & Digital Consent: This Week's Regulatory Round-Up (June 21, 2025) (Podcast)

AP

AK & Partners

GST On Catering Services & Banquet Hall Rates In India

V

Vakilsearch

GST On Medicines: Rates, HSN Code, Impacts & Calculation

V

Vakilsearch

Smriti And The Evolution Of Hindu Law: From Manusmriti To Mitakshara And Dayabhaga

As society went on to develop further, various thought paradigms for legal differentiations cropped up, each making interpretations of Smriti principles through regional customary demands.

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Compelling Voice Samples In Domestic Violence Cases: Bombay High Court Clarifies Legal Position

In a noteworthy decision that advances the use of electronic evidence in quasi-criminal proceedings, the Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) held that a wife can be compelled to furnish her voice sample...

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Contemporary Challenges And Future Directions In Hindu Divorce Law Reform

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

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

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

Comparative studies have helped reveal changes that could be considered.

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Balancing Equity And Economic Justice: Alimony Awards And Economic Disparities In Indian Family Law

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Economic Justice Through Alimony: Gender, Fairness, And Legal Evolution In India

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Single Mother's Maintenance Claims Upheld: Child Care Duty Not Voluntary Abandonment Of Employment

India Employment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Patna High Court Rules: Moral Lapses Alone Do Not Constitute Living In Adultery In Maintenance Cases

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Shares Of Parties Through Partition Of Joint Hindu Family Property Become Their Self-Acquired Properties: Supreme Court

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Prenuptial Agreement And Its Enforcement In India

AG

Altacit Global

Laws Protecting Rights And Interests Of Senior Citizens In India

AG

Altacit Global

Rights Of Women In Live-in Relationship

AG

Altacit Global

Sons And Daughters Don't Inherit Father's Self-Acquired Property By Default: SC

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Navigating The Intricacies Of Family Law: Protecting The Ties That Bind

L

Lawyered

Laws Protecting Rights And Interests Of Senior Citizens In India

According to the data from World Population Prospects, "by 2050, one in six people in the world will be over age 65 (16%), up from one in 11 in 2019 (9%).

AG

Altacit Global

Rights Of Women In Live-in Relationship

A man and a woman living together as husband and wife in a relationship without getting married is picking up its pace among youngsters especially in cities.

AG

Altacit Global

Sons And Daughters Don't Inherit Father's Self-Acquired Property By Default: SC

Clarifying the distinction between ancestral and self-acquired property in Hindu law, the Supreme Court of India has held that the mere existence of sons and daughters in a joint Hindu family...

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Navigating The Intricacies Of Family Law: Protecting The Ties That Bind

Family is the cornerstone of society, and family law plays a crucial role in preserving and regulating the relationships within it.

L

Lawyered

Contemporary Applications And Challenges In Islamic Law: Commercial, Family, And Criminal Perspectives

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Islamic Law Reform: Rehabilitation, Human Rights, And Modern Legal Integration

The reform of prisons and rehabilitation has been treated from modern perspectives in Islamic law.

India Government

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Between Rights And Welfare: Navigating International Parental Child Abduction Disputes

International Parental Child Abduction (IPCA) is a pressing global issue that disrupts families, leaving left-behind parents in legal limbo and children in precarious situations.

RL

RPV Legal

Supreme Court Upholds Natural Guardian's Rights In Child Custody Over Grandparents' Claims

The role of grandparents in the upbringing of children has been a cornerstone of traditional Indian family structures. However, in modern times, legal disputes over child custody have often placed grandparents.

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Kerala High Court Upholds Biological Parent's Consent Requirement In Step-Parent Adoption

The formation of blended families is increasingly common, with step-parents playing crucial roles in children's lives. However, the legal process of adoption, particularly when a biological parent is still alive.

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

A Complex Interplay Of Family Dynamics And Inheritance Law

HA

HSA Advocates

Alimony Decoded: 8 Critical Guidelines To Ensure Fair Settlements In Divorce Cases

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Custodial Challenges: Legal Principles And Ensuring Child Well-Being

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Family Law Comparative Guide

GL

Geeta Luthra

Senior Citizens Act Cannot Be Used For Settling Property Disputes

MH

Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co.

Surviving Member Certificate (SMC) In Delhi, India: A Comprehensive Guide

Century Law Firm

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

Century Law Firm

Maintenance And Welfare Of Parents And Senior Citizens Act, 2007

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Stridhan Law In India

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Irretrievable Breakdown Of Marriage

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Validity Of Prenuptial Agreements In India- An Analysis

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Concept Of Paternity And Acknowledgment Of Child In Islam

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Analysing The Hadiya Marriage Case

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Miten V. Union Of India - Dissolution Of Marriage By Mutual Consent

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Pre-Nuptial Agreements: Validity In India

KC

Karanjawala & Company

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