Uttarakhand UCC 2026 new annulment ground for misrepresentation of identity

UCC 2026: The New Ground for Annulment Almost Nobody’s Talking About

By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 The Uniform Civil Code stopped being a hypothetical constitutional aspiration a while ago — it’s now operating, real law in three Indian states, with a fourth having formally taken the step this year. Most of the public conversation around this has focused […]
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Domestic Violence Act compensation under Section 22 in India

How Much Compensation Can You Actually Get in a Domestic Violence Case?

By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: September 2026 Most conversations about the Domestic Violence Act focus on protection orders and the right to stay in the shared household — genuinely important remedies, but not the only ones available. There’s a separate, often underused provision that can result in real, substantial […]
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Mediation Council India and divorce settlement mediation

The Mediation Council of India Was Just Set Up — Here’s What That Means for Your Divorce

By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: September 2026 If you’re going through mediation as part of your divorce, or thinking about it, something happened quietly last week that’s worth understanding, because it genuinely changes how much your settlement is actually worth once you’ve signed it. On August 27, 2026, the […]
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Kerala High Court 2026 ruling on wife maintenance claim after property sale

Can Your Wife Claim Maintenance From Your Property Even After You Sell It?

By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 We’ve had husbands ask us, sometimes quite bluntly, whether selling or transferring property puts it out of reach of a maintenance claim. We’ve also had wives ask the opposite question, worried that a husband quietly selling assets during a separation means there’s […]
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Supreme Court 2026 ruling on interim maintenance and adultery

Can a Wife Lose Interim Maintenance If Her Husband Proves Adultery?

By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 We field a version of this question from both sides of the table with real frequency. Husbands ask it when they believe they have evidence their wife is in a relationship with someone else and don’t understand why they’re still expected to […]
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Professional legal illustration showing a man walking away from a courthouse after a false 498A and matrimonial case, symbolizing reputation recovery, legal remedies, record correction, and justice restored.

Recovering Your Reputation After False Matrimonial Cases

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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Husband's second marriage without divorce explained under Section 82 BNS with legal documents, wedding rings, judge's gavel, and scales of justice.

My Husband Has Married Again.” What Indian Law Actually Gives You in 2026.

By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: June 2026 Three fresh judicial rulings — two from 2026 alone — have significantly sharpened what Indian matrimonial law says about a husband’s second marriage and who can be held legally responsible for it. If your husband has contracted a second marriage while your […]
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