Bank Transactions in Maintenance Cases: Can Every Credit in a Husband’s Account Be Treated as Income? Delhi HC 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: October 2026 Introduction Bank transactions in maintenance cases can provide important evidence about a spouse’s financial position, but every credit appearing in a bank account cannot automatically be treated as income. A bank statement records the movement of money. Credits may represent salary, business […]
Divorce Case Still Appears on Google After Settlement? Delhi High Court’s 2026 “Right to Be Forgotten” Framework for Matrimonial Disputes
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: October 2026 Introduction The right to be forgotten in India is becoming increasingly important for people whose divorce, matrimonial or family-law disputes continue to appear in Google searches years after the litigation has ended. A matrimonial case may have been settled, withdrawn, quashed or […]
Can a Husband Claim Custody if the Child Lives With Maternal Grandparents? Latest Court Approach in India
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: September 2026 When a marriage breaks down, a child may continue living with the mother and maternal grandparents while the father lives separately. This often leads to an important question: can a father claim custody when the child lives with maternal grandparents? Indian courts […]
Can an Indian Court Stop Your Spouse From Getting a Divorce Abroad? Supreme Court 2026 Explained
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: September 2026 When an Indian couple is caught between divorce proceedings in India and another country, an anti-suit injunction in divorce proceedings can become an important legal issue. But can an Indian court actually stop a spouse from continuing a divorce case abroad? The […]
Transfer Petition in Matrimonial Cases: When Can the Supreme Court Transfer a Divorce Case From One State to Another?
By Advocate Karan Dua | Matrimonial Lawyer in Delhi A matrimonial case can become difficult long before the court decides whether the marriage should end. A Transfer Petition Divorce Case becomes important when a matrimonial proceeding is filed in a court that is far from where one or both spouses are actually living. A wife […]
What Actually Proves a Hindu Marriage Happened?
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi Hindu marriage proof is often disputed in matrimonial cases. A voter list, ration card, or other government document naming someone as a spouse does not by itself conclusively establish that a valid Hindu marriage took place. The Patna High Court recently considered this issue and examined […]
Cyber Cruelty and Digital Abuse: The New Face of Matrimonial Disputes in India 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi Digital evidence in matrimonial disputes has become increasingly important in modern divorce and family-law cases in India. WhatsApp messages, emails, social media posts, call records and other electronic communications may help establish allegations of cruelty, harassment, infidelity or other matrimonial misconduct, subject to the applicable rules […]
Can Your Spouse Use Secretly Recorded Conversations in Divorce? Supreme Court Privacy & Evidence Explained
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi A husband records a conversation with his wife without telling her. The wife does not know that the conversation is being recorded. She speaks openly, believing that she is having a private conversation with her husband. Some time later, the marriage breaks down and divorce proceedings […]
Your Child in America. You in India. Here’s What Happens Next—A Delhi Court’s 2026 Bombshell
Published: September 2026 |By Vintage Litigation International Family Law Team International child custody in India can become extremely complicated when one parent lives abroad and a child has connections to both countries. A foreign court may issue a custody order, but that does not necessarily mean an Indian court will enforce it automatically. Delhi courts […]
Is a Notarized Divorce or Marriage Agreement Actually Legal in India?
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 A notarized divorce agreement in India does not legally dissolve a Hindu marriage. A notary’s stamp cannot replace the court decree required to legally end a marriage. A man spent over twenty years believing he was legally married. He had a court […]