Can a Husband Claim Maintenance From His Wife in India?

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 […]
Is Denying Your Spouse Intimacy Grounds for Divorce?

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 […]
Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage: Can You Get Divorced After Years of Separation?

By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 A man sat in my office last year and told me he and his wife hadn’t lived under the same roof in nineteen years. No children together, no shared property left to fight over, both of them long since built separate lives. […]
My Spouse Agreed to Mutual Divorce — Then Changed Their Mind. What Can I Do? The Supreme Court’s 2026

By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi Published: June 2026 You sat through months of mediation. You made painful compromises. You agreed on alimony, on the flat, on where the children would live. You signed the settlement. Your spouse signed it too. Then — days before the second motion hearing — your spouse […]
Marriage Does Not Eclipse Her Individuality”: Supreme Court’s Landmark May 2026 Ruling on Working Wives, Cruelty & Desertion

Based on Ann Saurabh Dutt v. Lieutenant Colonel Saurabh Iqbal Bahadur Dutt (2026 INSC 475), decided 12 May 2026 — Supreme Court of India. Trending nationally and internationally. Zero article from any Delhi matrimonial law firm yet. By Advocate Karan Dua | The Matrimonial Lawyers, New Delhi | June 2026 Matrimonial Law Specialist | Delhi […]
Your Phone Is Your Best Lawyer: How to Legally Collect Evidence for Divorce in India

A comprehensive legal guide on what digital evidence is admissible in Indian divorce courts, how to preserve it correctly, and the critical mistakes that could get your evidence thrown out — or worse, get you charged with an offence. Why Your Phone Matters More Than Any Witness Divorce litigation in India has changed fundamentally over […]