Can a Maintenance Case and Divorce Case Be Heard in Different Cities? Supreme Court’s 2026 Ruling on Transfer Petitions
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation | New Delhi Introduction Maintenance and divorce case transfer can become an important legal issue when spouses must attend court proceedings in different cities. Imagine a husband filing for divorce in Delhi while his wife pursues maintenance proceedings in another state. Repeated travel can increase expenses, disrupt work […]
Can a Husband Reduce Wife’s Maintenance by Supporting His Pensioner Parents?
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation | New Delhi A husband may have genuine responsibilities towards his elderly parents. He may contribute to their medicines, household expenses and daily care. But can he use those responsibilities to substantially reduce the maintenance payable to his wife and minor child, especially when his parents already receive […]
Can Maintenance Increase Every Year? What the 2026 High Courts Said About Inflation
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: October 2026 Introduction A maintenance order may look final when the court fixes a monthly amount. But what happens when that same amount has to support a wife or child for the next five, eight or ten years? Rent increases. School fees increase. Medical […]
Is Cryptocurrency Now “Property” You Can Claim in an Indian Divorce?
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: September 2026 We’re starting to get this question more often, and until recently, we didn’t have a particularly satisfying answer. A spouse suspects the other side holds Bitcoin, Ethereum, or some other digital asset that never shows up in a bank statement, and asks […]
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 […]
Can You Be Booked Under 498A If You’re Not Even Married?
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
UCC and Live-In Relationships: Complete Legal Guide 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 Two years ago, a live-in relationship in India was, legally speaking, a private matter. Courts recognised it, gave it some protection under the Domestic Violence Act, and largely left it alone otherwise. That has changed faster than most people realise. Uttarakhand became […]