Sexual Harassment POSH

Key Takeaways Indian courts have full jurisdiction to award alimony against an NRI husband, even if he lives and earns entirely abroad. There is no fixed formula, but the Supreme Court's 25% benchmark is widely used as a starting point: roughly one-fourth of the...

Key Takeaways NRIs can complete a mutual consent divorce in India without travelling even once, using a combination of Power of Attorney and video conferencing. The law governing mutual consent divorce is Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955, which requires at...

Key Takeaways NRI marital desertion is one of the fastest-growing matrimonial problems in India, with over 1,617 complaints filed with the Ministry of External Affairs in the last five years alone. Abandonment by an NRI husband is legally recognised as cruelty under...