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 A matrimonial case may have been settled, withdrawn, quashed or […]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 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 […]
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 […]
Wife Waived Maintenance in the Settlement — Can She Still File a DV Act Case for Money?
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 […]
Streedhan Recovery in India: The Complete 2026 Guide
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 We handle streedhan disputes from both directions — women trying to recover jewellery, gifts, and valuables that a husband or in-laws are refusing to return, and husbands or family members facing accusations over property they insist was never actually handed over, or […]
Can Your Spouse Use Private Photos Against You in a Divorce Case? Delhi High Court’s 2026 Ruling
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 […]
How Much Should I Pay My Wife in a Mutual Divorce? The Complete 2026 Settlement Negotiation Guide
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 This is, without question, the most practical question a husband in a mutual consent divorce needs answered — and it is almost always answered vaguely or not at all. Every article about maintenance covers how courts calculate it in contested cases. That […]
Divorce vs. Legal Separation — What Is the Difference Under Indian Law?
Written by Adv. Karan Dua Matrimonial Law Specialist | Delhi High Court & Supreme Court of India 8 Years Exclusive Practice in Family & Matrimonial Law | Jangpura, New Delhi. Every week, someone walks into my office and asks some version of the same question: ‘Do I have to divorce? Can I just separate legally?’ […]