One of South Korea's most closely watched divorce disputes has become a landmark case on matrimonial property law. In the long-running battle between SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and Roh Soh-yeong, the Supreme Court clarified that courts cannot recognise benefits allegedly flowing from unlawful funds while assessing a spouse's contribution to the growth of family wealth. What's The Matter? The litigation traces its origins In 2015, Chey Tae-won, Chairman of SK Group, publi

Family disputes often end not through lengthy trials but through negotiated settlements. Such agreements are encouraged because they spare parties years of litigation and provide certainty, particularly where the welfare of children is involved. Yet disputes frequently resurface long after the settlement has been performed, with one party seeking to reinterpret individual clauses to claim benefits never contemplated at the time of compromise. The Supreme Court's decision in t

In a significant reaffirmation of maintenance jurisprudence, the Supreme Court in Deepa Joshi v. Gaurav Joshi (2026 INSC 370) has drawn a clear line: a husband’s financial commitments especially loan repayments leading to asset creation cannot dilute his primary legal obligation to maintain his wife. What's The Matter? The case arose from a relatively short-lived marriage where the wife, left without independent income, sought ₹50,000 as maintenance. The Family Court grante

The Supreme Court’s decision in offers a careful reminder of the limits of criminal law at the stage of bail, particularly in emotionally charged cases involving allegations of suicide, marital discord and dowry-related offences. While the facts of the case evoke deep sympathy for the deceased, the judgment reiterates that bail jurisprudence cannot be driven by moral outrage or post-event suspicion alone , but must remain anchored in evidentiary thresholds and procedural fair

The judgment of the Supreme Court of India in Bhagyashree Bisi v. Animesh Padhee , reflects a careful yet humane recalibration of matrimonial adjudication, where the Court chose finality and dignity over rigid adherence to fault-based labels. While the Family Court and the Orissa High Court had dissolved the marriage on the statutory ground of desertion under the Hindu Marriage Act, the Supreme Court consciously stepped in to alter the juridical basis of divorce, dissolvin

The decision of the Supreme Court of India in Jatinder Kumar v. Jeewan Lata , delivered on 18 December 2025, once again foregrounds the Court’s evolving approach to matrimonial disputes where the marriage has long ceased to exist in substance, even if it survives in law. By dissolving a marriage of more than two decades under Article 142 of the Constitution, despite concurrent findings of the Trial Court and the High Court rejecting divorce on statutory grounds, the Court ha

The Supreme Court’s decision in Samadhan S/o Sitaram Manmothe v. State of Maharashtra marks yet another significant reaffirmation of the doctrinal boundaries governing prosecutions for rape on the allegation of “false promise to marry.” The judgment, delivered by Nagarathna J., scrutinises a long-term intimate relationship between a married woman and an advocate, ultimately concluding that the invocation of Section 376 including its aggravated form under Section 376(2)(n) I

In Sanjay D. Jain & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. (2025 INSC 1168) , the Supreme Court was faced with the question of whether...

The Supreme Court’s decision in Nitin Ahluwalia v. State of Punjab & Anr. (2025 INSC 1128) is a significant reaffirmation of the...

The Supreme Court of India recently delivered a landmark judgment in a complex family and custody dispute involving parties residing in...

In Manoj Dhankar v. Neeharika & Ors. (Civil Appeal No. 11332 of 2025) , the Supreme Court of India addressed a sensitive issue of custody...

The Supreme Court in Manju Ram Kalita v. State of Assam (2009 ) drew a critical distinction between matrimonial cruelty sufficient for...

The Supreme Court’s decision in Dara Lakshmi Narayana v. State of Telangana (2024) provides yet another reminder of the delicate...

A long, bitter legal journey has finally reached its end with the Supreme Court’s decision . The judgment untangles a complex web of...

In a far-reaching and finely balanced decision, the Supreme Court in Vibhor Garg v. Neha delivered on July 14, 2025, addressed a...

In a judgment that reasserts the legal expectations around spousal separation, the Allahabad High Court ruled that a wife who chooses to...

n a verdict that reinforces the judiciary’s evolving understanding of consent and false promise-to-marry allegations, the Supreme Court...

In a significant reiteration of procedural caution in matrimonial disputes, the Supreme Court in a case has once again drawn a decisive...

In a significant ruling on March 3, 2025, the Supreme Court of India sent a clear message about its resolve to tackle dowry-related crimes...

(नीचे हिंदी अनुवाद दिया गया है) In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of India has addressed the contentious issue of whether a spouse...