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Thursday, June 25, 2026
TopicFamily court

Topic: Family court

Granting interim custody of child to father, what Pune court said on ‘wife’s pious duties’

Ruling is a departure from common approach adopted by courts. Pune court said in present case that child's future was not safe with mother.

Delhi HC’s guidelines on maintenance cases: ‘Human stories, not mere legal disputes’

Guidelines issued for family courts dealing with spouse/children maintenance cases. Keep in mind income, judicial sensitivity, women’s employability and childcare responsibilities, says judge.

Wife ‘dreamt of high-society life’, wouldn’t adjust to financial limitations — Delhi HC upholds divorce

Delhi HC bench was hearing the wife’s appeal against divorce granted by family court in 2019 on basis of alleged mental cruelty towards husband, including taunts & abuse of their child.

Family courts aren’t safe for children. They need waiting rooms, counsellors & Mickey Mouse

Without a safe space for children, family courts become an extension of their homes that have turned into battlegrounds for their mums and dads.

Husband not paying maintenance despite court order? HC says civil suit can be filed for arrears

Arrears of maintenance pending for over a year can be recovered through civil suit, even if recourse under Section 125(3) of CrPC before magistrate isn’t available anymore, says court.

Nuclear families ‘less familiar with Indian values’, which leads to more divorces, says BJP MP

BJP MP Saroj Pandey made these comments during a discussion on Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022, passed by Rajya Sabha Thursday.

What if roles are reversed? Debate on court ordering man to give sperm to estranged wife

A court in Maharashtra’s Nanded brought up a woman's ' reproductive rights' while granting a wife's plea to have a child through IVF with her estranged spouse.

Court orders man to donate sperm to estranged wife, who says no time for 2nd marriage

Husband’s lawyer says will challenge Maharashtra family court order because 'no person can be compelled to have sex, directly or indirectly'.

On Camera

Rajya Sabha has turned into a complaint desk for states. Look at the questions asked

Every single high-discipline party in the Rajya Sabha is a state party with a single-state agenda. Every low-discipline party is a national one. This pattern holds without exception.

US-Iran interim deal offers lifeline to Gulf producers, but oil flows unlikely to normalise overnight

Energy experts estimate output to rebound within weeks, but it may take months to rebuild shipping confidence and repair damaged energy assets.

Engine core by 2030, test flight by 2034, production by 2036: Rolls-Royce makes final pitch to power AMCA

In interview to ThePrint, Rolls-Royce top official Sashi Mukundan took a dig at rival Safran, saying there are just 3 genuine engine manufacturers, with two in US, the 3rd being them.

Why many parties break up when out of power and some don’t

Ideology keeps parties together, or the glue of power. Without either, you face the ongoing defections at an industrial scale.