📚 Supreme Court on Family Litigation (Along-with Matrimonial Offences) | 2025 Edition
✒️ A Comprehensive Digest of Landmark Supreme Court Rulings on Family and Matrimonial Disputes, this book serves as an essential guide for lawyers, judges, and law students navigating the emotionally charged and legally intricate realm of family law.

🔍 Key Highlights:

• ⚖️ 1500+ Catch-Notes – Summarised key rulings of the Supreme Court on family litigation and matrimonial offences, meticulously compiled for ease of access

• 📚 Wide Scope of Topics Covered –

  • Divorce & Judicial Separation

  • Child Custody & Guardianship

  • Maintenance & Alimony

  • Domestic Violence & 498A IPC

  • Adoption, Inheritance & Property Division

  • Dowry Harassment & Cruelty

• 🧾 Parallel Citations – Includes equivalent references from leading journals (SCC, AIR, DMC, CriLJ, etc.) under each ruling

👥 Who Should Read This Book?

• ⚖️ Family Court Lawyers & Litigators – For quick and authoritative references in pleadings and court arguments

• 🏛️ Judges & Judicial Officers – Ready aid to key precedents while deciding sensitive family matters

• 👩‍🎓 Law Students & Researchers – Learn from top-level jurisprudence in matrimonial and family disputes

• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 NGOs & Mediators – Understanding legal context for dispute resolution and family counselling

📖 Coverage Includes:

• 👩‍❤️‍👨 Marriage & Divorce

  • Grounds for divorce under Hindu, Muslim, Christian & Parsi laws

  • Irretrievable breakdown of marriage

  • Nullity and annulment of marriage

• 🧒 Custody & Welfare of Children

  • Principles on best interest of the child

  • Parental alienation, visitation rights, guardianship decisions

• 🧾 Maintenance & Alimony

  • Under Section 125 CrPC, Domestic Violence Act, Hindu Marriage Act

  • Determination of quantum, ability to pay, independent income

• 🏠 Matrimonial Offences & Criminal Provisions

  • Cruelty (Sec 498A IPC), Dowry Death (Sec 304B IPC), Domestic Violence Act

  • Abuse of process & false cases—how courts interpret and curb misuse

• 🧑‍⚖️ Adoption, Succession & Inheritance

  • Legality of adoption under HAMA, rights of adopted children

  • Succession under personal laws – Hindu, Muslim, Christian

📘 Special Features:

• 🧠 Lucid Commentary – Digest notes are precise yet informative, ensuring both clarity and legal depth

• 📑 Exhaustive Indexing – Allows users to find rulings by issue, statute, or keyword in minimal time

• 🛠️ Practice-Oriented – Crafted to aid daily court practice and speedy legal research

• 🔄 Updated & Comprehensive – Reflects latest Supreme Court decisions till early 2025, incorporating legal trends in family law

📌 Why This Book?
In an era where family disputes are rising and litigation is becoming more complex, this digest empowers professionals and students with judicial wisdom straight from the apex court. Whether you're arguing a sensitive matrimonial case or studying landmark rulings, this volume is a ready reckoner for reliable and accurate legal guidance.