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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 6, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 I’ve had more than one client sit across from me, visibly shaken, asking some version of the same question: “Can they really put that in front of a judge?” It usually comes up when a spouse threatens — or has already gone […]
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August 3, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: Aug 2026 When both of you have already decided, waiting eighteen months for a piece of paper to catch up feels absurd. That’s the frustration I hear in almost every mutual divorce consultation. The hard part is done — the difficult conversations, the settlement, […]
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July 31, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 A client once sat across my desk and asked me exactly one question: “Just tell me how to win.” She wasn’t interested in the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act. She wasn’t interested in case citations. She wanted her son back in her […]
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July 30, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 It is one of the most common post-separation property disputes in Delhi matrimonial practice, and the question almost always arrives with a sense of frustration on both sides. The husband has moved out of his sister’s house. His wife is still there. […]
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July 28, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 A question I get almost every month, from both sides of the same problem: “We’re not married — can I still file a domestic violence case against my partner?” And, just as often, from the other side: “We were never married. Can […]
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July 27, 2026
Recovering Your Reputation After False Matrimonial Cases By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 Winning a case is not the same as getting your life back. That distinction rarely comes up in legal advice, but it’s the single most important thing I tell clients who walk into my office […]
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July 24, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 Two years ago, a live-in relationship in India was, legally speaking, a private matter. Courts recognised it, gave it some protection under the Domestic Violence Act, and largely left it alone otherwise. That has changed faster than most people realise. Uttarakhand became […]
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July 22, 2026
The Allahabad HC’s July 2026 Answer. By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 She came to me with a question that more people are asking in 2026 than ever before. She had been living with a man for three years. He introduced her to everyone as his wife. She […]
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July 20, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 When both of you have decided — really decided — the last thing you want is to wait eighteen months for a piece of paper to say so officially. This is the most common frustration I hear from clients who come in […]
