The institution of marriage is considered sacred in India, but when it breaks down, the legal system steps in to ensure fairness and justice for both parties. One of the most contentious issues...

From pristine time the dowry death or cruelty or harassment against women (daughter in laws) have addressed us with the inequality of the society, which led us to an unimaginable backlash. The ...

In the society of India during the proceeding of divorce or judicial separation or facing the restitution of conjugal rights or the settlement of any claims, or alimony or demands of maintenanc...

Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was introduced in 1983 with the noble intent of protecting married women from cruelty at the hands of their husbands or in-laws. Over time, however, ...

What is Interim Maintenance and Permanent Alimony? Interim Maintenance (Maintenance Pendente Lite) and Litigation Expenses: Under the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), s...

Child custody is a very important issue in India and is also very sensitive since it has got to do with the child brought up after the parents has separated or divorced. It focuses on the best ...

It is widely acknowledged in Indian society that the concept of maintenance relates more to a woman's social upholding, even though a husband may assert a number of rights that would be communi...

Pan-Islamism, an ideology that seeks the political, social, and cultural unity of Muslims across national boundaries, operates at the intersection of religious doctrines and political strategie...

Hindu law is the most ancient law in the world. We believed that a person who believes in Hindu religion and follows rituals and customs of Hinduism is a person who belongs to the Hindu religio...

Once upon a time, before the advent of British rule in India, the word 'Hindu' hardly had any creedal significance. It was mostly used to refer to people living on the other side of the Indus R...