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September 30, 2026
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 […]
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September 29, 2026
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 […]
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September 16, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: september 2026 We’ve seen this pattern often enough that it deserves its own honest treatment: a marriage breaks down, and instead of the dispute playing out purely through matrimonial courts, a mother-in-law or father-in-law suddenly files a complaint under the Maintenance and Welfare of […]
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September 15, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: September 2026 Second child surrogacy in India is currently restricted under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021. A married couple who already has a surviving child generally cannot pursue surrogacy for another child, subject to a narrow medical exception. The Supreme Court is examining whether […]
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September 14, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: September 2026 Introduction Which Court Has Jurisdiction in an NRI Divorce ? NRI divorce jurisdiction India is an important issue when one or both spouses live abroad but the marriage, residence, or matrimonial proceedings are connected with India. Section 19 of the Hindu Marriage […]
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September 8, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 The marital rape exception in India remains one of the most significant unresolved constitutional questions in Indian family and criminal law. The Supreme Court is considering whether the legal exception for sexual intercourse between a husband and his adult wife should continue, […]
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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 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 11, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 We get asked, carefully and often somewhat hesitantly, whether a marriage where physical intimacy has effectively ended — sometimes for years — gives either spouse a real legal ground to seek divorce. In June 2026, the Supreme Court answered this more directly […]
