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Actress Hunar Hali and Mayank Gandhi have officially divorced, bringing their nine-year marriage to an end. Hunar, who filed for divorce in September 2025, learned that the decree had been granted while shooting for her show Rimjhim. According to sources, the actress became emotional after receiving a message from her legal team during a break in filming. Her lawyer, Rugved More, confirmed that the Family Court had formally concluded the proceedings. He added that while certain settlement-related issues had delayed the process, both parties eventually arrived at revised terms, allowing the court to bring the matter to a legal close.

The Regional Passport Office opposed the petition and argued that ordinarily the consent of both parents is required for issuance of a passport to a minor child.

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has upheld a family court's decision to include a question about a wife allegedly sending "kiss emojis" in a divorce case. The court stated no prejudice would be caused as the husband must prove cruelty. The wife's challenge was dismissed, with the court emphasizing evidence is key.

The Supreme Court has made a pivotal ruling, declaring that extended separation without reconciliation can be classified as mental cruelty, warranting divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act. This case, involving doctors who had been estranged for over 15 years, led the court to dissolve their marriage, citing mutual abandonment.

A Punjab and Haryana High Court ruling clarifies that a single meeting with a former partner doesn't prove adultery. The court upheld a divorce granted on cruelty grounds, finding a wife's unsubstantiated allegations against her husband and his family constituted mental cruelty, despite rejecting the adultery claim.

The recent divorce law introduced in Afghanistan has sparked outrage, particularly for its endorsement of child marriages and limitations on women's rights to divorce. Critics label this as a glaring violation of human rights, viewing it as a step backward for freedom and self-determination.

The Bombay High Court dismissed a husband's divorce plea, stating a wife's failure to perform household chores does not constitute cruelty. Marriage is a partnership, not a service contract, and wives are not 'deemed maids.' The court also awarded the wife Rs 20,000 monthly for maintenance and accommodation.

The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has enacted a new family law regulation, "Principles of Separation Between Spouses," which has drawn international criticism. A particularly controversial article interprets a virgin girl's silence after puberty as consent to marriage. The decree also addresses child marriage, divorce, and other marital disputes, granting fathers and grandfathers significant authority.

The Supreme Court has upheld an aspect of the Hindu Marriage Act that restricts divorce petitions to wives under specified maintenance orders, dismissing a legal challenge against it. Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi argued that this legal framework is essential for protecting women’s rights against societal inequities.

The Supreme Court has reinforced the right of women to follow their professional dreams, declaring that a wife's career choices should not be labeled as cruelty or abandonment, even if they upset her spouse or in-laws. By reversing lower court judgments, the apex court affirmed that a woman's personal and professional aspirations are crucial.

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant shared a personal anecdote about his own aspirations to become a judicial officer. He recounted how a senior judge's advice steered him towards a career at the Bar, ultimately leading him to his current position.

The central issue, however, was whether the earlier maintenance order stood extinguished because the High Court had observed that prior payments would constitute permanent alimony. The Court held that this question could not be answered in a blanket manner.

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Quashing a divorce decree, the Bombay high court said the family court could not have concluded by "guesswork" that an estranged couple's marriage was "dissolved in their mind and heart", and directed it to hear expeditiously the 2017 divorce petition on merit.

MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Monday sought an undertaking from actor Randhir Kapoor and his sister Rima Jain that they will make reasonable efforts to locate and submit the divorce decree of their late brother Rajiv.

The Patna High Court has overturned a divorce decree that was granted by a family court in Motihari, Bihar. The divorce was based on the grounds of the woman's alleged premarital pregnancy, which was confirmed by an ultrasound conducted six weeks after the marriage. However, the high court found the family court's verdict to be illegal as the woman's husband had not denied any cohabitation with her. The high court applied the presumption of legitimacy in Indian law and ruled in favor of the wife.

The Supreme Court said on Monday divorce decrees granted by ecclesiastical tribunals, popularly known among Christians as church courts, had no legal sanctity and anyone remarrying after such a divorce decree would be committing an offence.