Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawCriminal LawMatrimonial LawPersonal and Family LawSupreme Court restores FIR in dowry-cruelty case, holds High Court erred by conducting 'mini-trial' while quashing proceedingsA bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra heard the criminal appeal against a High Court order that had quashed FIR No.35 of 2024 regNov 12, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawCriminal LawMatrimonial LawPersonal and Family LawSupreme Court Invokes Article 142 To Quash Matrimonial Dowry FIR Against Father‑in‑Law After DivorceA bench of Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice K.V. Viswanathan heard an appeal against a High Court order that had declined to quash an FIR registereNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtCivil Contract LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawContract LawCriminal LawExecutiveMatrimonial LawPersonal and Family LawSupreme Court Permits Divorce Under Article 142 And Quashes 498-A Proceedings Subject To Gift Of ApartmentA bench of Justice B.R. Gavai, Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice N. V. Anjaria heard an appeal by the husband challenging the Bombay High Court’sNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtMatrimonial LawPersonal and Family LawSupreme Court Enhances Permanent Alimony to Rs.50 Lakh and Affirms Divorce OrderA bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta heard appeals arising from the Karnataka High Court’s order upholding a Family Court decree oNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawCriminal LawIndividual Rights LawMatrimonial LawPersonal and Family LawWomen LawSupreme Court dissolves marriage under Article 142 and orders Rs.1 crore as full and final alimonyA bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta heard an appeal challenging the Rajasthan High Court’s dismissal of a wife’s criminal revisioNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtAdoption, Surrogacy, and Paternity LawMatrimonial LawPersonal and Family LawSupreme Court Directs Regular Video Conferencing Between Father and Son Living in IrelandA bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta heard an appeal by a father challenging the order of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana in FANov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawIndividual Rights LawMatrimonial LawPersonal and Family LawWomen LawSupreme Court Affirms Divorce but Directs Husband to Pay Rs.10 Lakh for Daughter’s MarriageA bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard appeals against the Delhi High Court’s December 18, 2023 judgment that had affirmed a Family CNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtCivil Contract LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawContract LawExecutiveLitigation PracticeMatrimonial LawPersonal and Family LawPractice and Procedure LawProperty Rights and Transactions LawReal Property LawOral Gift Requires Clear Delivery Of Possession; Suit Held Time-BarredA bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and S.V.N. Bhatti heard an appeal by purchasers against a High Court decree that had recognised an alleged orNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawMatrimonial LawPersonal and Family LawSupreme Court Dissolves Marriage Under Article 142 and Directs Rs.1.25 Crore Permanent AlimonyA bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard an appeal against the Madras High Court's decision setting aside a Family Court decree of divoNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawMatrimonial LawMuslim and ShariaPersonal and Family LawProperty Rights and Transactions LawReal Property LawReligious LawAgreement to Sell Does Not Exclude Property from Matruka; Supreme Court Upholds Partition Share Rules Under Mohammedan LawA bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra heard appeals challenging the Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) judgment upholding a firNov 11, 2025•3 min