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The Delhi High Court held that proceedings for maintenance under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act are not suits and that the court fees to be paid are not ad valorem (calculated according to value of suit) fees.

The child maintenance system in SA is in crisis. Primary caregivers, mostly women, wait years to get maintenance for their children.

The Karnataka High Court has directed the trial court to reconsider the petition filed under Section 8 and 9 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, by a member of the Scheduled Caste...

SUPREME COURTCriminal Proceedings For Dowry Demand Cannot Be Quashed Merely Because Divorce Petition Is PendingCase Title: X vs State of Uttar Pradesh Case Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 26The Supreme...

We need women at all levels, including the top to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded and not overlooked and ignored The constitutional amendment bill (128th constitutional amendment) to enact Nari Shakti Vandan Abhiyan meant to provide one-third of seats for women in Lok Sabha and

According to the data, 87, 218 calls were received on the helpline's toll-free number 14567.

Marriage is considered to be a sacrament or samskara according to Hindu shastra.

Citations 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 813 to 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 840NOMINAL INDEX Aphv India Investco. Private Limited Versus ACIT 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 813 M/s BCC-MONALISHA (JV) v. Container Corporation of...

Upholding a family court’s order, the Delhi High Court has said that a divorced daughter is not considered a "dependent" under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 (HAMA), which cancels her...

Officials with the B.C. government and the City of Merritt were aware of significant problems with dikes for several years before a series of atmospheric rivers flooded the community, documents show.