Top Law News Live-in relationship no guarantee to alimony October 21, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Live-in relationship no guarantee to alimony The Supreme Court Thursday said that not all live-in arrangements amount to a “relationship in the nature of marriage” to entitle women to maintenance under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. “Merely spending weekends together or one night stand would not make it a domestic relationship,” the court said. Though the act […] Read more » alimony guarantee Live-in relationship
Top Law News Apex court rejects woman’s alimony claim October 21, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday set aside an Andhra Pradesh High Court verdict recognising the rights of the second wife and awarding her maintenance of Rs.500 per month. The apex court bench of Justices Markandey Katju and T.S. Thakur was hearing the case of a man called D. Velusamy and his second wife D. Patchaiamal. Read more » alimony apex court claim rejects Woman