Some years back, I was sucked into the labyrinth of Indian Matrimonial laws and a false 498a in particular. To be fair, before it hit me, it was difficult for me to fathom the wide spread misuse of dowry laws and specially 498a in India.
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Court: Kerala High Court Bench: Justice K.A.ABDUL GAFOOR and Justice K.R.UDAYABHANU S. Prabhu vs Rajani R. on 25 January, 2007 SRI.MOHAN JACOB GEORGE, Adv. For the appellant. SRI.A.BALAGOPALAN, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Child visitation granted to father, jurisdiction explained under GWA JUDGEMENT The appellant and the petitioner is one and the same. He will be described in the judgment as the husband. He […]
Court: HIGH COURT OF DELHI Bench: JUSTICE SHIV NARAYAN DHINGRA Sumana Bhasin vs Neeraj Bhasin on 8 February, 2010 Ms. Malvika Rajkotia with Mr. Ranjay N, Adv. For the appellant. Ms. Anu Narula, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Order against mother/wife who doesn’t get childern for visitation JUDGEMENT 1. By present petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India the petitioner has […]
Court:Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICES Altamas Kabir, G.S. Singhvi & Cyriac Joseph MOHAN KUMAR RAYANA vs KOMAL MOHAN RAYANA on 1 November 2007 Law Point: GUARDIANSHIP — Custody of Child, Minor Girl — Directions — Challenge against various orders passed by High Court directing appellant and respondent to visit psychiatrist with child and […]
Court:Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICES Kuldip Singh And K. Ramaswamy Kirtikumar Maheshankar Joshi Vs. Pradipkumar Karunashanker Joshi on 04 May 1992 Law Point: Father Granted Visitation Rights Despite 498A JUDGEMENT Special leave granted. Pradipkumar Karunashanker Joshi was married to Kumudlata. A son named Vishal was born on July 20, 1979 and a daughter Rachna alias Rikta […]
Delhi High Court JUSTICE DR. JUSTICE D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA Manpreet Singh Bhatia vs Sumita Bhatia on 20 October 2016 Law Point: A father who is ready and willing to pay maintenance for his daughter is also entitled to see his daughter. JUDGEMENT 1. The husband is aggrieved by the order dated […]
Court: Calcutta High Court Bench: JUSTICE Harish Tandon Siddhartha Chatterjee (Dr.) Vs. Adrita Chatterjee On 1 October 2015 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 26 — Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 23 Rule 1 — Custody of children — Withdrawal of suit by wife — Would not take away visitation rights of […]
Court: Uttarakhand High Court Bench: JUSTICE U.C. Dhyani Ashwin Chaudhry Vs. Kiran Chaudhry On 20 June 2016 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 26 — Custody of minor child — Pendency of matrimonial petition — Postponement of petition for custody of child — Not proper — Child’s welfare is of paramount consideration while […]
Court: Andhra Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Dr. B. Siva Sankara Rao D.N. Manimanjari Vs. S. Virupaksheswara Rao On 21 December 2017 Law Point: Visitation Rights – Boy underwent treatment under Psychiatrist at Counselling Centre – Even if custody remained with mother, right of father to see children at intervals cannot be ignored – Order […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Pradeep Nandrajog & Yogesh Khanna Vikas Agarwal Vs. Geeti Mathur On 14 February 2017 Law Point: Within six months of custody being with mother, attitude of child turned not only cold but positively hostile towards her father — An attempt ought to have been made to unravel truth whether […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Indermeet Kaur Dr.XXXXX vs Mrs. YYYYY on 15 July 2011 Law Point: Visitation rights granted for twice a month to estranged father of three year old child of parties for a period of one hour on each visitation. Order revised and visitation granted for thrice a month and for […]