A detailed 2026 guide to annulment versus divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, including Sections 11 and 12, void and voidable marriages, fraud, impotence, one-year rules, maintenance, evidence, procedure and recent Supreme Court and Delhi High Court decisions.
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Read MoreOrissa High Court analysis of Shashikanta Majhi v State of Odisha on the limits of habeas corpus where child custody requires a detailed welfare and guardianship inquiry.
Read MoreDelhi High Court proceedings on a PIL seeking uniform parenting plans and child-access guidelines in matrimonial disputes, and why the Court referred the representation to the institutional rule-making process.
Read MoreSupreme Court proceedings in Viktoriia Basu v State of West Bengal on international child custody, removal to Russia, enforcement difficulties and preservation of virtual father-child contact.
Read MoreSupreme Court analysis of Vivek Kumar Chaturvedi v State of UP on a father's custody claim against maternal grandparents after the mother's death, habeas corpus, transition and visitation.
Read MoreDetailed Delhi High Court analysis of Sunaina Rao Kommineni v Abhiram Balusu on Arizona-USA child custody, ordinary residence, Guardians and Wards Act jurisdiction and habeas corpus.
Read MoreDelhi High Court analysis of Sanam Talwar v Shabeer Gerewal on overseas vacation visitation, US immigration and re-entry concerns, child preference and welfare under Section 26 HMA.
Read MoreDelhi High Court analysis of Twinkle Vinayak v Vishal Verma on a mother's proposed USA relocation, child welfare, visitation, video access and structured vacation parenting time.
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