Rajnesh v. Neha, Criminal Appeal No. 730 of 2020, decided by the Supreme Court of India on 4 November 2020 and reported as (2021) 2 SCC 324, is a landmark judgment on maintenance in matrimonial disputes. The Supreme Court framed nationwide guidelines on financial disclosure, overlapping maintenance proceedings, interim maintenance, criteria for determining quantum, date...
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Acquisitions in India 2026: Top Deals, Legal Framework & Complete M&A Guide Quick summary: India recorded approximately $104 billion in domestic M&A and $22 billion in outbound acquisitions in 2025 — the strongest dealmaking period in over a decade. Landmark transactions include Emirates NBD’s USD 3 billion takeover of RBL Bank, Tata Motors’ ₹40,000 crore...
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The Armed Forces Tribunal, commonly known as the AFT, is a specialised judicial forum created under the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 to decide service disputes of Army, Navy and Air Force personnel, including retired personnel, dependants, heirs and successors in service-related matters. It also hears appeals arising from court martial findings, sentences and orders....
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Father’s Rights in Child Custody A father can claim custody, visitation, shared parenting, school access, medical information and meaningful contact with his child in India. However, the father does not have an automatic right to custody merely because he is the natural guardian under personal law. Indian courts decide custody and visitation on the basis...
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Visitation rights in India allow a parent who does not have physical custody of the child to meet, communicate with, and maintain a meaningful relationship with the child. Indian courts decide visitation rights on the basis of the welfare and best interests of the child, not merely on the claims of the mother or father....
Read MoreIn India, child custody is decided not on the superiority of the mother, father, or any relative, but on the welfare and best interest of the child. Courts examine the child’s age, education, emotional security, health, stability, parental conduct, financial capacity, moral environment, and, where the child is mature enough, the child’s preference. The law...
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A working wife is not automatically barred from claiming maintenance in India. However, a husband can legally challenge maintenance where the wife has sufficient independent income, is financially self-sustaining, is concealing employment or assets, has exaggerated expenses, or is seeking overlapping maintenance in multiple proceedings. Under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, either spouse...
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Yes. A husband can seek divorce in India on the ground of mental cruelty if false, reckless, scandalous or malicious allegations by the wife make it unreasonable for him to continue the matrimonial relationship. False allegations of adultery, dowry demand, domestic violence, illegitimacy, immoral conduct, criminal behaviour, or abusive complaints to employers, police authorities and...
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The reported Supreme Court plea filed after the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 raises a question larger than one medical entrance examination: whether India’s national testing architecture can continue to command constitutional confidence when allegations of paper leak, compromised question security and institutional failure recur in high-stakes examinations. The petition reportedly seeks replacement or restructuring of the National Testing Agency, a fresh NEET-UG 2026 examination under judicial supervision, constitution of a high-powered monitoring committee, digital locking of question papers, transition towards computer-based testing, CBI status reporting, and publication of centre-wise results for anomaly detection.
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Summary A husband in India is not automatically liable to pay any amount demanded as maintenance or alimony merely because a matrimonial dispute has arisen. At the same time, he cannot defeat maintenance by emotional allegations, artificial poverty, inflated liabilities or concealment of income. Indian courts decide maintenance on the basis of need, capacity, income,...
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