No one likes going through legalities though everyone usually likes to gossip about the scandals behind a divorce. Who did what and why it was done and how much alimony was changing hands. There is no doubt that the law…
For your honest earnings to be looted is not the most dangerous thing Police beatings are not the most dangerous thing The greedy traitorous fist is not the most dangerous thing. To be rounded up by the State while sitting…
Malavika Rajkotia has been an advocate in the Indian Courts for over 35 years and has developed a practice on divorce and property law. She is widely regarded as one of the best divorce lawyers in India. She is the…
An Indian court’s recent verdict that significantly expands the rights of homemakers over their husband’s property has been hailed as a positive sign by women’s rights advocates. On 21 June, the Madras high court – in the southern state of…
Recently, the Kerala High Court granted divorce to a couple on the ground of cruelty under the Divorce Act, 1869 . Two interesting issues emerge from this judgment – (i) the manner in which the court went about examining whether…
In instances when a child is taken away by one parent from the other by crossing international borders, it opens up complex litigation, mostly proving detrimental to the mother, who is fleeing a bad relationship.
In this ROFL, STFU, LMK and ILU era, the longform has attained a status and meaning of its own. It removes brevity from the equation and gives you an opportunity to explore,
At city’s inaugural iwespeak, prominent divorce lawyer argues against bringing religion-based norms under a common law.
A spouse walks away from the marriage bed and wants this to be legally recognized. I told her/him that s/he could not get a divorce because..
On January 16, 2018, the Supreme Court assured us that our choice of spouse could not be questioned by a khap panchayat.