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  • Man Sues Apple After Wife Reads Deleted iMessage Chats With Sex Workers |

    New Delhi: USA Tech giant Apple is being blamed and sued by a British businessman for his costly divorce. Now, a British man is suing an iPhone maker for approximately Rs 53 crore. The whole incident arose after his messages to sex workers which he thought were deleted, showed up on the family iMac and read by the man’s wife, leading to divorce proceedings. 

    The middle-aged man, known only as Richard, also claims that the tech giant Apple has failed to inform users that deleting a message on one device does not remove it from all linked devices, as reported by The Times. The man has reportedly called upon London-based law firm Rosenblatt to file a lawsuit against the iPhone maker. However, the roughly Rs 53 crore lawsuit is to seek compensation for the financial losses incurred from the divorce and legal fees. 

    Deleted Message Recovered 

    A man, who chose to remain anonymous, had used iMessage to communicate with sex workers. He thought he had deleted the incriminating messages from his iPhone. Unfortunately, he overlooked the synchronization feature of devices linked by the same Apple ID. 

    In the end, the messages remained accessible on the family’s iMac, leading his wife to file for divorce. 

    Impact On Marriage: 

    He described divorce as an “extraordinarily stressful process,” especially when children and family dynamics are involved. He blamed the ordeal on Apple’s incorrect notification that his messages were deleted, which they were not. He noted that a message confirming the deletion on the device would have been a helpful indication. 

    He described divorce as an “extraordinarily stressful process,” particularly when children and family dynamics come into play. He attributed the ordeal to Apple’s incorrect notification that his messages were deleted, which they were not. He mentioned that a more rational conversation could have saved his marriage if the messages hadn’t been discovered in such a harsh manner.  

  • Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner divorcing after four years of marriage

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: American singer Joe Jonas and actor Sophie Turner have called it quits on their marriage of four years.

    According to People magazine, Jonas, 34, filed for dissolution of his marriage with the “Game of Thrones” star in Florida’s Miami-Dade County Court.

    In the filing, Jonas stated that “the marriage between the parties is irretrievably broken”. They have a prenuptial agreement in place.

    Jonas and Turner, 27, tied the knot in 2019 after nearly three years of dating. The couple welcomed their daughter Willa in 2020 and had another daughter in 2022. The name of their second child hasn’t been made public.

    Jonas is seeking joint custody of the girls, according to the divorce documents.

    “It is in the best interests of the minor children that the parties have shared parental responsibility. A parenting plan should be established, which addresses all parenting issues and contains a timesharing schedule providing for frequent and continuing contact with both parties,” the documents stated.

    Jonas and his brothers — Nick Jonas and Kevin Jonas — released the sixth studio album of their band Jonas Brothers in May this year.

    The band recently embarked on a tour, which has more than 90 shows across 20 countries scheduled.

    Turner, who hails from Northampton, England, is best known for playing Sansa Stark in HBO’s critically acclaimed series “Game of Thrones”.

    She also portrayed superhero Jean Grey in two “X-Men” movies — “Apocalypse” (2016) and “Dark Phoenix” (2019).

    LOS ANGELES: American singer Joe Jonas and actor Sophie Turner have called it quits on their marriage of four years.

    According to People magazine, Jonas, 34, filed for dissolution of his marriage with the “Game of Thrones” star in Florida’s Miami-Dade County Court.

    In the filing, Jonas stated that “the marriage between the parties is irretrievably broken”. They have a prenuptial agreement in place.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Jonas and Turner, 27, tied the knot in 2019 after nearly three years of dating. The couple welcomed their daughter Willa in 2020 and had another daughter in 2022. The name of their second child hasn’t been made public.

    Jonas is seeking joint custody of the girls, according to the divorce documents.

    “It is in the best interests of the minor children that the parties have shared parental responsibility. A parenting plan should be established, which addresses all parenting issues and contains a timesharing schedule providing for frequent and continuing contact with both parties,” the documents stated.

    Jonas and his brothers — Nick Jonas and Kevin Jonas — released the sixth studio album of their band Jonas Brothers in May this year.

    The band recently embarked on a tour, which has more than 90 shows across 20 countries scheduled.

    Turner, who hails from Northampton, England, is best known for playing Sansa Stark in HBO’s critically acclaimed series “Game of Thrones”.

    She also portrayed superhero Jean Grey in two “X-Men” movies — “Apocalypse” (2016) and “Dark Phoenix” (2019).

  • Since triple talaq law, divorce rate among Muslims down by 96 per cent: Kerala Guv Arif Mohd Khan 

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The rate of divorce among Muslims has “come down by 96 per cent” since triple talaq was made a punishable offence under the law in 2019 and this has benefitted women and children, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said on Thursday.

    Addressing a gathering at a seminar here on Uniform Civil Code (UCC), he also wondered if is it not odd that when one seeks justice, religion has to be stated first.

    On the All India Muslim Personal Law Board sending its objections on UCC to the Law Commission, Khan said everyone has a right to express their opinion.

    “The Law Commission has sought suggestions. And, I am very hopeful that all suggestions that will come up, will get full attention from the Law Commission and the government,” he told reporters later.

    The UCC refers to a common set of laws on marriage, divorce and inheritance that would be applicable to all Indian citizens irrespective of religion, tribe or other local customs.

    The Law Commission had on June 14 initiated a fresh consultation process on UCC by seeking views from stakeholders, including public and recognised religious organisations, on the politically sensitive issue.

    In his address, Khan also spoke of the Shah Bano case of the 1980s.

    READ HERE | ‘UCC necessary to bring fundamental right of equality’: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan

    He praised the enactment of the The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 2019 which makes the practice of instant divorce through triple talaq among Muslims a punishable offence entailing imprisonment of up to three years, and recalled how it took two years since the Supreme Court’s landmark verdict in 2017.

    In its verdict, the apex court by a majority of 3:2 had ruled that the practice of divorce through triple talaq among Muslims is “void”, “illegal” and “unconstitutional”.

    The apex court also held that the triple talaq is against the basic tenets of Quran.

    “Do you know after the judgement, teen talaq did not stop even a single day,” Khan said, and recounted how he got a call from a person in Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh, who mentioned such a case happening with a woman, even after the verdict.

    He then mentioned how it took two years to finally have the practice of instant divorce through triple talaq among Muslims, made a punishable offence.

    “Talaq has not been banned, and it can’t be banned, triple talaq has been banned, and the result of making it a punishable offence is that in the Muslim community, the rate of divorce has come down by 96 per cent.

    And, not only women benefitted, but children too whose future were ruined due to divorce earlier,” Khan said.

    In his address, he also mentioned that the British rulers had decided to implement laws for people pertaining to their respective religions.

    “Is it not odd that when one goes to seek justice, then one’s religion has to be stated first, and which community one belongs to. So, is it equality before the law? Is it equal protection of the law? No,” he said.

    Two women go to a court, and in a similar case, both get different justice because they belong to different religious backgrounds.

    How can you accept in today’s era, Khan asked.

    NEW DELHI: The rate of divorce among Muslims has “come down by 96 per cent” since triple talaq was made a punishable offence under the law in 2019 and this has benefitted women and children, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said on Thursday.

    Addressing a gathering at a seminar here on Uniform Civil Code (UCC), he also wondered if is it not odd that when one seeks justice, religion has to be stated first.

    On the All India Muslim Personal Law Board sending its objections on UCC to the Law Commission, Khan said everyone has a right to express their opinion.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    “The Law Commission has sought suggestions. And, I am very hopeful that all suggestions that will come up, will get full attention from the Law Commission and the government,” he told reporters later.

    The UCC refers to a common set of laws on marriage, divorce and inheritance that would be applicable to all Indian citizens irrespective of religion, tribe or other local customs.

    The Law Commission had on June 14 initiated a fresh consultation process on UCC by seeking views from stakeholders, including public and recognised religious organisations, on the politically sensitive issue.

    In his address, Khan also spoke of the Shah Bano case of the 1980s.

    READ HERE | ‘UCC necessary to bring fundamental right of equality’: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan

    He praised the enactment of the The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 2019 which makes the practice of instant divorce through triple talaq among Muslims a punishable offence entailing imprisonment of up to three years, and recalled how it took two years since the Supreme Court’s landmark verdict in 2017.

    In its verdict, the apex court by a majority of 3:2 had ruled that the practice of divorce through triple talaq among Muslims is “void”, “illegal” and “unconstitutional”.

    The apex court also held that the triple talaq is against the basic tenets of Quran.

    “Do you know after the judgement, teen talaq did not stop even a single day,” Khan said, and recounted how he got a call from a person in Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh, who mentioned such a case happening with a woman, even after the verdict.

    He then mentioned how it took two years to finally have the practice of instant divorce through triple talaq among Muslims, made a punishable offence.

    “Talaq has not been banned, and it can’t be banned, triple talaq has been banned, and the result of making it a punishable offence is that in the Muslim community, the rate of divorce has come down by 96 per cent.

    And, not only women benefitted, but children too whose future were ruined due to divorce earlier,” Khan said.

    In his address, he also mentioned that the British rulers had decided to implement laws for people pertaining to their respective religions.

    “Is it not odd that when one goes to seek justice, then one’s religion has to be stated first, and which community one belongs to. So, is it equality before the law? Is it equal protection of the law? No,” he said.

    Two women go to a court, and in a similar case, both get different justice because they belong to different religious backgrounds.

    How can you accept in today’s era, Khan asked.

  • SC says it can dissolve marriage on grounds of ‘irretrievable breakdown’

    By Online Desk

    NEW DELHI: India’s top court on Monday held that it can dissolve a marriage on the ground of “irretrievable breakdown.”

    A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice S K Kaul said the apex court is empowered under Article 142 of the Constitution to do complete justice.

    Article 142 of the Constitution deals with the enforcement of decrees and orders of the apex court to do “complete justice” in any matter pending before it.

    “We have held that it is possible for this court to dissolve the marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage,” the bench, also comprising justices Sanjiv Khanna, A S Oka, Vikram Nath and J K Maheshwari, said.

    The SC bench further held that the six-month mandatory waiting period for cases of divorce by mutual consent can be discarded depending on conditions enacted in previous judgements.

    The apex court delivered the verdict on a batch of petitions relating to the exercise of its vast powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to dissolve broken-down marriages between consenting couples without referring them to family courts for protracted judicial proceedings to get the decree of separation.

    (With inputs from PTI)

    NEW DELHI: India’s top court on Monday held that it can dissolve a marriage on the ground of “irretrievable breakdown.”

    A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice S K Kaul said the apex court is empowered under Article 142 of the Constitution to do complete justice.

    Article 142 of the Constitution deals with the enforcement of decrees and orders of the apex court to do “complete justice” in any matter pending before it.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    “We have held that it is possible for this court to dissolve the marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage,” the bench, also comprising justices Sanjiv Khanna, A S Oka, Vikram Nath and J K Maheshwari, said.

    The SC bench further held that the six-month mandatory waiting period for cases of divorce by mutual consent can be discarded depending on conditions enacted in previous judgements.

    The apex court delivered the verdict on a batch of petitions relating to the exercise of its vast powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to dissolve broken-down marriages between consenting couples without referring them to family courts for protracted judicial proceedings to get the decree of separation.

    (With inputs from PTI)

  • ‘Twilight’ actor Cam Gigandet’s wife file for divorce on “irreconcilable differences”

    By IANS

    LOS ANGELES: American actor Cam Gigandet, who played the antagonist James Witherdale in ‘Twilight’ movies is parting ways with his wife Dominique Nicole Geisendorff. Geisendorff, 37, officially filed for divorce from the ‘Twilight’ star after 13 years of marriage, according to court documents obtained by the media.

    The legal filing stated “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split, with Geisendorff listing May 1 as the date of separation.

    Geisendorff is seeking joint and legal custody of their three children -Everleigh, 13, Rekker, 9, and Armie, 6 – whom she shares with the actor. According to the media, the ‘Beneath the Surface’ actress requested Gigandet, 39, pay spousal support and asked the court to prevent him from seeking financial aid from her.

     American actor Cam Gigandet with wife Dominique Nicole Geisendorff and there three children. (Photo | Dominique Nicole Geisendorff @ Twitter)

    Gigandet tied the knot with Geisendorff in 2008. The former couple welcomed their third child together in 2015, shortly after Gigandet was featured in People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive issue.

    The actor has also appeared in several movies after ‘Twilight’, including ‘Burlesque’, ‘Bad Johnson’, ‘Easy A’, and ‘The Roommate’.

    LOS ANGELES: American actor Cam Gigandet, who played the antagonist James Witherdale in ‘Twilight’ movies is parting ways with his wife Dominique Nicole Geisendorff. Geisendorff, 37, officially filed for divorce from the ‘Twilight’ star after 13 years of marriage, according to court documents obtained by the media.

    The legal filing stated “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split, with Geisendorff listing May 1 as the date of separation.

    Geisendorff is seeking joint and legal custody of their three children -Everleigh, 13, Rekker, 9, and Armie, 6 – whom she shares with the actor. According to the media, the ‘Beneath the Surface’ actress requested Gigandet, 39, pay spousal support and asked the court to prevent him from seeking financial aid from her.

     American actor Cam Gigandet with wife Dominique Nicole Geisendorff and there three 
    children. (Photo | Dominique Nicole Geisendorff @ Twitter)

    Gigandet tied the knot with Geisendorff in 2008. The former couple welcomed their third child together in 2015, shortly after Gigandet was featured in People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive issue.

    The actor has also appeared in several movies after ‘Twilight’, including ‘Burlesque’, ‘Bad Johnson’, ‘Easy A’, and ‘The Roommate’.

  • Johnny Depp on stand: Ex-wife Heard’s allegations ‘heinous’

    By Associated Press

    FAIRFAX:  Actor Johnny Depp told jurors Tuesday that he felt compelled to sue his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel out of an obsession for the truth after she accused him of domestic violence.

    “My goal is the truth because it killed me that all these people I had met over the years … that these people would think that I was a fraud,” he said.

    Depp flatly denied ever hitting Heard, calling the physical and sexual assault allegations against him disturbing, heinous and “not based in any species of truth.” “Nothing of the kind ever happened,” Depp said in court.

    Alluding to the fall his career has taken since Heard levied abuse allegations against him, the former “Pirates of the Caribbean” star said, “it’s been six years of trying times. It’s very strange when one day you’re Cinderella, so to speak, and then in 0.6 seconds you’re Quasimodo.”

    For the first hour-plus of testimony Tuesday, Depp gave long, stream-of-consciousness answers to questions about his childhood and his early movie career, speaking in his signature deep baritone. After one long answer, he admitted: “I forgot what the original question was.”

    Indeed, he acknowledged his meandering style, particularly as it relates to his writing style. He mentioned his long friendship and collaborations with the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, and said he sought to emulate a style that often incorporated brash language and embellishing thoughts.

    He said that led him at times to write text messages that he now finds embarrassing, and he apologized to the jury for the vulgar language he used in text messages introduced as evidence to describe Heard.

    “In the heat of the moment, in the heat of the pain I was feeling, I went to dark places,” he said. But he said he’d been waiting for six years to tell his side of the story after Heard filed for divorce against him in 2016 and sought a restraining order against him.

    ALSO READ: Amber Heard to go on social media hiatus ahead of defamation lawsuit filed by Johnny Depp

    The trial began more than a week ago, but, prior to Tuesday, jurors had only seen the Hollywood star sitting silently with his team of lawyers as each side has tried to embarrass the other in a trial that Heard’s lawyers accurately predicted would turn into a mudslinging soap opera.

    After denying Heard’s abuse allegations, Depp spoke at length about a childhood in which physical abuse from his mother was “constant.” When he became a father, Depp said, he made sure his children didn’t experience that kind of upbringing.

    Depp will continue his testimony Wednesday. In Tuesday’s session, he testified primarily about the early years of his relationship with Heard, saying she seemed “too good to be true” at first.

    “She was attentive,” Depp said of the woman he married in 2015. “She was loving. She was smart. She was kind. She was funny. She was understanding … We had many things in common, certain blues music … literature.”

    He said there were little things, though, that gave him indications of a rocky relationship ahead. She became upset, he said, when he broke an established routine in which she took off his boots for him when he came home. And he said she was angry when he wouldn’t go to bed when she was ready.

    “I didn’t understand why, as a 50-some-year-old man, I couldn’t go to sleep when I wanted to,” he said.

    Depp, 58, said he was cognizant of the age difference between him and Heard, 35. “I acknowledge the fact I was the old, craggy fogey and she was this beautiful, creature,” he said. But Depp said that within a year and a half, it was as if Heard had become another person.

    Actress Amber Heard in the courtroom during a hearing at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax. (Photo | AP)

    So far, Depp’s friends, family, and employees have testified that Heard was the aggressor in the relationship, physically attacking him on multiple occasions. Heard’s former personal assistant testified that Heard spit in the face in a fit of rage.

    Heard’s lawyers have said Depp physically and sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions, often in situations where he drank so much he later blacked out. Depp said Heard’s allegations of his substance abuse have been “grossly embellished” and that there have been no moments where he’s been out of control.

    “I’m not some maniac who needs to be high or loaded all the time,” Depp said, though he admitted to doing “a line or two” of cocaine with Heard’s sister, Whitney.

    The actor said he was addicted to pain medication, which stemmed from an injury on the set of the fourth “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie. He also said he took his mother’s “nerve pills” when he was a kid. But Depp said he detoxed from the pain medication and has experienced long periods of sobriety over the years.

    “The characterization of my ‘substance abuse’ that’s been delivered by Ms. Heard is grossly embellished,” Depp said. “And I’m sorry to say, but a lot of it is just plainly false. I think that it was an easy target for her to hit.”

    The lawsuit itself is supposed to be over whether Heard libeled Depp when she wrote a 2018 op-ed piece in The Washington Post about domestic violence. In the article, Heard referred to herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.”

    She never mentioned Depp by name, but Depp and his lawyers said it was a clear reference to accusations Heard made in 2016 when the couple divorced and she sought a restraining order against him.

    Heard’s lawyers, who have filed their own countersuit against Depp, said nothing in the article libels him. They say the abuse allegations are true, and that the damage to Depp’s reputation — which he says got him booted from the lucrative “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie franchise — came from his own bad behavior.

  • Denial of sex not ‘exceptional hardship’ to end marriage: Delhi High Court

    By ANI

    NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to set aside the order passed by the trial court dismissing the mutual divorce petition filed within one year of marriage. The petitioners had moved the trial court for divorce on the ground of denial of conjugal relationship by both the parties.

    The High court rejected the submissions of the parties that the denial of conjugal relations is such that it causes “exceptional hardship or exceptional depravity” to either or both of them.

    The division bench of acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh observed in the order, “We are of the view, that though denial of conjugal relationship is a ground for divorce, and tantamount to cruelty, the same cannot be said to amount to “exceptional hardship.”

    The bench further observed, “The exception of “exceptional hardship” or “exceptional depravity” would be attracted in extenuating circumstances, and is not intended to mean, or be treated, on the same line as cruelty simpliciter.”

    The appellant/petitioner (wife) had challenged the order passed by the family court. The marriage between the appellant and the respondent was solemnised on 4 April 2021 as per the Hindu rites and ceremonies at Ram Nagar, Uttarakhand.

    The appellant started living separately on April 14, 2021, in the same matrimonial home after marital differences cropped up between the couple. On July 29, 2021, the appellant left her matrimonial home and went to her parental house.

    “Once the Parliament, in its wisdom, has legislated that denial of cohabitation/conjugal relationship over a period of one year, or more, would be tantamount to cruelty, it cannot be said that denial of sex simpliciter within the period of one year, would be a case an exceptional hardship. Thus we reject the submission of the appellant that the denial of conjugal relation by both parties is such, that it causes “exceptional hardship or exceptional depravity” to either, or both of them,” the judgment reads.

    The bench said, “We reject this appeal and uphold the order of the family court rejecting the application of parties filed under the proviso to Section 14 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. We reserve the right of the parties to move to the appropriate court independently, after the expiry of one year of separation.”

    The High Court said, “The intent behind the framing of Section 13, 13B and Section 14 of the Hindu Marriage Act was to protect both- the individuals, as also the marriage. What the legislature has sought to address by way of divorce on the ground of cruelty, cannot be categorised as exceptional hardship or depravity so as to by-pass the well-established procedure.”

    The family court on October 16, 2021, had dismissed the divorce petition filed by the husband and wife under Section 13B (divorce by mutual consent) for dissolution of marriage. The family court had dismissed the application under Section 14 and the petition filed under Hindu Marriage Act as it was filed before the expiry of one year from the date of marriage.

  • Kanye West shares what divorce feels like after Kim Kardashian is declared legally single

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON:: Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West recently shared his thoughts on divorce after a judge approved Kim Kardashian’s request to become single.

    The ‘Donda’ hitmaker bared his emotions about his and Kim’s divorce in a new Instagram post shared on Friday. The rapper listed all the things that divorce feels like. In the long list of comparisons, Kanye first likened the heartbreak of going through divorce to “full-blown Covid”.

    “Divorce feels like your kids were snatched from your control / Divorce feels like you’ve been shot and traffic is slow,” the rapper’s post read. “Divorce feels like heavy breathing / Divorce feels like grandma never got over that cold / Divorce feels like suffocating / Barely breathing,” his post continued.

    Kanye’s post comes two days after his estranged wife was declared legally single and she subsequently dropped West from all of her social media handles. As per E! News, Kim, who shares North, 8, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, 2, with the rapper, filed for divorce in February 2021 after nearly seven years of marriage.

    Last month, the SKIMS founder slammed the Grammy winner for his lack of legal action amid their ongoing divorce drama and social media attacks.

    “Divorce is difficult enough on our children and Kanye’s obsession with trying to control and manipulate our situation so negatively and publicly is only causing further pain for all,” the ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ alum wrote on her Instagram Story in February.

    “I wish to handle all matters regarding our children privately and hopefully he can finally respond to the third attorney he has had in the last year to resolve any issues amicably,” she added at the time.

    Meanwhile, Kim has been dating ‘Saturday Night Live’ star Pete Davidson since November 2021. Kanye recently sparked romance speculation with model Chaney Jones after a brief romance with ‘Uncut Gems’ actor Julia Fox earlier this year. 

  • You can divorce your wife but cannot divorce children, have to take their care: SC

    The top court also exercised its plenary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution and granted divorce by mutual consent to the couple, staying separately since 2019.

  • How much liability would pension for divorced daughters of freedom fighters incur: SC to Centre

    A bench of justices U U Lalit and K M Joseph posed the question after the Centre told it that if at all the court allows family pension to divorced daughters of freedom fighters.