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September 1, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: September 2026 We want to be upfront about something before we get into this: the ruling we’re discussing today wasn’t a matrimonial case. It involved a property dispute and allegations of forgery, nothing to do with 498A or a marriage at all. But the […]
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August 31, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 Here’s a scenario that sounds almost too strange to be real, except it happened, and it happened recently enough that it’s worth understanding in detail. A man marries a second time while still legally married to his first wife, having falsely declared […]
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August 27, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 If you’ve been in a maintenance dispute recently, you’ve probably felt like the entire conversation revolves around one number: what you earn. Family Courts sometimes fall into that same trap — treating the husband’s income as practically the only variable that matters, […]
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August 26, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 Quick question: do you know your district has an officer whose entire job is preventing dowry-related harm? Most people don’t. We’ve been practising matrimonial law for years and we still meet clients — educated, resourceful, otherwise well-informed people — who’ve never heard […]
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August 25, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 We’re writing this one fast, because the ruling behind it is barely a day old. If you’ve ever wondered whether a “full and final settlement” actually means what it says, or whether it can quietly be reopened later through a different legal […]
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August 24, 2026
The Silent Killer: Why Parental Interference is Wrecking Indian Marriages Priya and Rajesh got married four years ago. Like most couples, they were in love, excited about their future. But within months, everything changed. Rajesh’s mother moved in with them. Then came the criticism about how Priya managed the household, cooked food, dressed, and spent […]
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August 19, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 We get this call a lot, usually from a couple who’ve just found out about a rule nobody warned them about before they got serious. They’re ready to marry — often across religion or caste, which is exactly why they need the […]
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August 18, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 Two weeks ago, most people would’ve told you the answer was a flat no. Section 498A is about husbands and wives — that’s what the section says, that’s how it’s always been read, end of story. The Supreme Court just changed that […]
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August 17, 2026
Can a widowed daughter-in-law claim maintenance from her father-in-law’s estate in India? By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 This is a situation we don’t get asked about as often as divorce or custody, but when we do, it usually comes from someone in a genuinely difficult position — […]
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August 14, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 This is a question we get asked quietly, often almost apologetically — men assume the law simply doesn’t work this way, or worry about how it will look to raise it. The honest answer is that Indian maintenance law is more gender-neutral […]
