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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Madras High Court Justice Ratnam Bhagyalakshmi And Anr. vs K.N. Narayana Rao on 21 September, 1981 Law Point Ordinary Residence defined, Custody of minor child above 5 years, Jurisdiction Equivalent citations: AIR 1983 Mad 9 JUDGMENT 1. This is an appeal under Section 47 of the Guardians and Wards Act 1890, against the order in […]
Court:Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICES S.B. Majmudar & Y.K. Sabharwal JAI PRAKASH KHADRIA Vs.SHYAM SUNDER AGARWALLA & ANR on 12 May 2000 Law Point: Custody of Minor Handed Over to Paternal Grand Father: No Infirmity in Decision of Family Court — School where minor is studying is only about one km. from place where […]
Court:Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICES D.P. Mohapatra & Shivaraj V. Patil R.V. SRINATH PRASAD Vs. NANDAMURI JAYAKRISHNA & ORS. Decided on 2.3.2001 Law Point: Interim Custody of Two Minor Sons : Petition for Custody of Minor Children Pending before Family Court for Adjudication : No Urgency in Disposing of Case by High Court and […]
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 […]
Supreme Court of India JUSTICES P. Sathasivam, Ranjan Gogoi Gaytri Bajaj vs Jiten Bhalla on 5 October 2012 Law Point: Denial of visitation to mother/wife on ground of reluctance by the children. JUDGEMENT Leave granted. 2. These appeals are directed against the judgment and order dated 08.09.2008 passed by the High Court of Delhi in […]
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA JUSTICE Dipak Misra, CJI. A.M. Khanwilkar, & Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud SONI GERRY Vs.GERRY DOUGLAS On 5 Jan 2018 Law Point: Attaining age of majority in individual’s life has its own significance – She/he is entitled to make her/his choice – Courts cannot assume role of parens patriae – Daughter is entitled […]
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA JUSTICE P. Sathasivam & Ranjan Gogoi Gaytri Bajaj Vs. Jiten Bhalla On 5 October 2012 Law Point: It is the welfare and interest of child and not the rights of parents which is determining factor for deciding the question of custody — Question of welfare of child has to be considered […]
Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICES Deepak Gupta, Aniruddha Bose Yashita Sahu vs The State Of Rajasthan on 20 January 2020 Law Point: Parent Who Is Denied Custody Shall Have Right To Talk To Child Everyday. JUDGEMENT Leave granted. 2. Yashita Sahu (hereinafter referred to as the wife) and Varun Varma (hereinafter referred to as […]