The Supreme Court Just Clarified Who Actually Has to Agree Before a Case Can Be Quashed
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: September 2026 We want to be upfront about something before we get into this: the ruling we’re discussing today wasn’t a matrimonial case. It involved a property dispute and allegations of forgery, nothing to do with 498A or a marriage at all. But the […]
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 […]
You Withdrew Mutual Divorce Consent — Can Your Spouse Still Enforce the Settlement?
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 Here’s a scenario I see more often than you’d expect: a couple spends months negotiating a mutual divorce — alimony figures, who keeps the flat, custody schedule, all of it. They sign a detailed settlement agreement. They file the First Motion together. […]
I Have EMIs. My Take-Home Is Low. I Can’t Pay Maintenance.
The Supreme Court’s April 2026 Answer to the Most Common Argument in Every Maintenance Hearing. By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 I have heard this argument more times than I can count. A husband sits across from the maintenance court judge. His salary certificate shows a gross […]
There Are POCSO Allegations Against My Spouse. What Happens to Our Child’s Custody? The Supreme Court’s June 2026 Answer.
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: June 2026 It is one of the most painful intersections in all of family law. A marriage has broken down. A custody dispute is under way. And layered on top of it — allegations that the child was sexually abused by one of the […]