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Dear Client,
Section 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, deals with voidable marriages and provides a remedy for parties who are in a void or voidable marriage. A marriage will be deemed voidable if consent is obtained by force or fraud. Fraud can be committed by the nature of the ceremony, misrepresentation of age, concealment of facts, or any other circumstance of the respondent that may have affected the consent. The consent of the guardian in the marriage of the petitioner obtained by force

Dear Client,
As regards payment of maintenance/alimony post-divorce, be informed that both under Section 37 of the Indian Divorce Act, 1869 and under Section 125 Cr. PC(Section 144 of BNSS), any person having sufficient means is liable to support his wife and children, provided that she is unable to maintain herself and her children. Certain guidelines had been set down by the Supreme Court in its judgment in the case of Rajnesh v. Neha (2021(2) SCC 324). Said criteria include the parties’ st

Dear Client,
In reference to Section 13 of the Code of Civil Procedure,(CPC) 1908, a foreign judgment shall be conclusive as to any matter thereby directly adjudicated upon between the same parties or between parties under whom they or any of them claim litigating under the same title except (a) where it has not been pronounced by a court of competent jurisdiction means the law under which parties are married, recognises. Any other court would be court without jurisdiction, unless both parties

Dear Client,
You can mention the payment of Rs.20 lakhs in cash to your wife in your written statement supported by an affidavit and can file the same in the Court, but in the absence of any documentary evidence supporting the transaction of cash between the parties that may not be admitted in the court for lack of evidence. Instead, on the objection of aggrieved party, such a statement may land you to face prosecution for making false statements made under oath in a court proceeding or affidav

Dear Client,
Both under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and under Section 125 Cr. PC(Section 144 of BNSS), any person having sufficient means is liable to support his wife and children, provided she is unable to maintain herself and her children, once an application is filed by the aggrieved spouse seeking maintenance from her husband in the Family Court. Certain guidelines with regard to maintenance had been set down by the Supreme Court in its judgment in the case of Rajnesh Vs. N

Dear Client,
The Indian Divorce Act, 1869 governs divorce among the Christian couples in India. As per the said Act, a Christian couple can get a divorce with mutual consent or either spouse may file for divorce petition without the consent(contested divorce) of the other. Section 10A of Indian Divorce Act, 1869, requires the couple to be separated for at least two years and not living as husband and wife during this period. If the wife is unable to maintain or support herself and her children,

Dear Client,
The Indian Divorce Act, 1869 governs divorce among the Christian couples in India. As per the said Act, a Christian couple can get a divorce with mutual consent or either spouse may file for divorce petition without the consent(contested divorce) of the other. Section 10A of Indian Divorce Act, 1869, requires the couple to be separated for at least two years and not living as husband and wife during this period. If the wife is unable to maintain or support herself, she can file pet

Dear Client,
As per Section 15 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, there is no bar on the divorced couple remarrying each other. Section 15 of the Act allows a divorced person to remarry only after the divorce decree has become final, meaning there is no longer a right to appeal, or the appeal has been dismissed and following the applicable customs, rituals and registration of marriage as prescribed under the Act to make the remarriage legally valid. In a recent judgement the Punjab and Haryana Hi

Dear Client,
Your query lacks information and transparency. However, be informed that if the divorce and maintenance petitions are filed in different courts, the court where the second petition was filed will transfer it to the court where the first petition was filed for hearing and deciding both petitions together. As per Section 21A(2)(a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, if the petitions are presented to the same court, both the petitions shall be tried and heard together by that court. Furt

Dear Sir,

You are not legally bound to pay ₹15–20 lakh just because she demands it.

In mutual consent divorce, only a negotiated amount works. If you can’t agree, then continue with contested divorce.

Since she is a government employee, her claim for heavy alimony is weak.