“She Is Not My Wife”: Can a Husband Stop a Maintenance Case by Disputing the Marriage?
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: October 2026 A wife files for maintenance. The husband replies with one sentence: “She is not my wife.” Suddenly the case is no longer about money. It is about whether a marriage ever existed. This clash makes disputed marriage maintenance one of the trickiest […]
Can In-Laws Be Held Liable in a 498A or Domestic Violence Case Just Because They Are Family? Delhi High Court’s 2026 Position
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: October 2026 When a marriage collapses and an FIR lands, it rarely names only the husband. Parents, sisters, brothers, sometimes an aunt who lives in another city all end up in the complaint. So the question families ask us first is whether in-laws can […]
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 A matrimonial case may have been settled, withdrawn, quashed or […]
Transfer Petition in Matrimonial Cases: When Can the Supreme Court Transfer a Divorce Case From One State to Another?
By Advocate Karan Dua | Matrimonial Lawyer in Delhi A matrimonial case can become difficult long before the court decides whether the marriage should end. A Transfer Petition Divorce Case becomes important when a matrimonial proceeding is filed in a court that is far from where one or both spouses are actually living. A wife […]
The Dowry Prohibition Officer: A Real Legal Tool Almost Nobody Knows Exists
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 […]
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 […]
Parental Interference in Marriage: The Hidden Crisis Destroying Indian Families
The Silent Killer: Why Parental Interference is Wrecking Indian Marriages Priya and Rajesh got married four years ago. Like most couples, they were in love, excited about their future. But within months, everything changed. Rajesh’s mother moved in with them. Then came the criticism about how Priya managed the household, cooked food, dressed, and spent […]
Can Your Wife’s Career Be Called “Cruelty” in a Divorce?
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 A version of this question comes up in almost every consultation where a husband is building a cruelty or desertion case: “She put her career first — doesn’t that count against her?” In May 2026, the Supreme Court answered this more directly […]
How Long Does Mutual Divorce Take in India? Real Timeline (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, […]
My Wife Is Living in My Sister’s House and Won’t Leave. Does the DV Act Protect Her?
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. […]