Wife vs Husband — Divorce on grounds of mental cruelty (Calcutta High Court)

The Rajasthan High Court dismissed the wife's appeal against a Family Court judgment that had granted a divorce to the husband on grounds of mental cruelty, citing her prolonged refusal of physical relations without valid reason and her issuance of suicide threats. The court also rejected the wife's plea for restitution of conjugal rights.

The Orissa High Court considered whether a Muslim mother can act as the legal guardian of her minor daughter's property under Islamic personal law. The Court held that while the mother is not a legal guardian by right, she can be appointed by a court to manage and sell the minor's property for the child's welfare, provided safeguards are implemented.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court considered a revision petition regarding the maintainability of a maintenance application filed on behalf of a minor girl by her maternal grandmother. The court held that a maternal grandmother who has sufficient interest in the minor can file such an application without being formally appointed as a legal guardian.