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Maintenance Under Section 144 BNSS Cannot Be Denied by Husband Who Concealed First Marriage: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court held that a husband who deceived a woman into marriage by claiming to be divorced cannot evade maintenance liability under Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by pleading that the second marriage is void.
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Maintenance Cannot Be Claimed When DNA Test Disproves Paternity: Supreme Court Clarifies Legal Position
The Supreme Court ruled that a man cannot be compelled to pay child maintenance when a DNA test conclusively proves he is not the biological father, prioritizing scientific evidence over legal presumption.
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