How to Reply to an Interim Maintenance Application in India: Section 24 HMA, Section 144 BNSS, Income Affidavit, Hidden Income & Rajnesh v Neha 2026

A practical 2026 guide to replying to interim maintenance applications under Section 24 HMA and Section 144 BNSS, including Rajnesh v Neha affidavits, income evidence, overlapping orders, hidden income and Delhi court strategy.

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Divorce Under Special Marriage Act 1954: Section 27, Mutual Consent Section 28, One-Year Waiver Section 29 & Delhi Procedure 2026

A complete 2026 guide to divorce under the Special Marriage Act, 1954: contested divorce under Section 27, mutual consent under Section 28, one-year waiver under Section 29 and Delhi Family Court procedure.

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Appeal Against Family Court Divorce Decree in Delhi High Court: Section 19 Family Courts Act, Limitation, Stay & MAT.APP.(F.C.) Procedure 2026

A 2026 guide to appealing a Delhi Family Court divorce decree before the Delhi High Court, including Section 19 Family Courts Act, 30-day limitation, stay, documents, grounds and MAT.APP.(F.C.) procedure.

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How to Set Aside an Ex Parte Divorce Decree in India: Order IX Rule 13 CPC, Limitation, Appeal & Family Court Procedure 2026

A practical 2026 guide to challenging an ex parte divorce decree in India: Order IX Rule 13 CPC, Article 123 limitation, appeal rights, service defects, sufficient cause and Family Court strategy.

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Annulment vs Divorce in India: Sections 11, 12 & 14 HMA, Void and Voidable Marriage, Fraud, Impotence, Time Limits & Delhi High Court Law 2026

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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Divorce Within One Year of Marriage in India: Section 14 HMA, Exceptional Hardship, Mutual Consent & Delhi High Court Law 2026

Can a divorce petition be filed before one year of marriage? A detailed practitioner guide to Section 14 of the Hindu Marriage Act after the Delhi High Court Full Bench decision in Shiksha Kumari v Santosh Kumar and the 2026 ruling in Paras Jain v Nemo, covering exceptional hardship, exceptional depravity, mutual consent, cooling-off waiver, evidence, procedure and appeals.

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Perry Kansagra v Smriti Madan Kansagra: Supreme Court on Child Counsellor Reports, Mediation Confidentiality & Custody

Supreme Court analysis of Perry Kansagra v Smriti Madan Kansagra on child counsellor reports, mediation confidentiality, parens patriae jurisdiction and the use of expert welfare assessments in custody cases.

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Shashikanta Majhi v State of Odisha: High Court on Habeas Corpus vs Guardianship in Child Custody (2026)

Orissa 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.

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Ayushman Initiative for Child Rights v Delhi High Court: Parenting Plans, Visitation Guidelines & Child Welfare (2026)

Delhi 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.

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Viktoriia Basu v State of West Bengal: Supreme Court on Child Taken to Russia, Virtual Access & International Custody

Supreme 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.

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