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: Himachal Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE D D Sud Chand Parkash Sharma vs Kaushlya Devi on 23 October, 2007 Law Point: Abstaining from sexual relationship is cruelty, divorce granted. JUDGEMENT 1. This is the husband’s appeal against the judgment of the learned District Judge, Solan, dismissing the petition filed by him under Section 13 […]
Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: JUSTICE A N Varma Smt. Aruna Jalan Vs. Capt. (Now Major) Ramesh Chand on 12 April, 1988 Equivalent citations: AIR 1988 All 239 Law Point: False and unnecessary complaints to superiors of husband in his amounts to cruelty, divorce granted. JUDGEMENT 1. This second appeal is directed against concurrent judgments […]
Court:Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE J Chandra Madan Lal vs Sudesh Kumari And Anr. on 5 March, 1987 Equivalent citations: AIR 1988 Delhi 93, 1987 (13) DRJ 167 Law Point: Birth of illegitimate child , divorce granted. JUDGEMENT (1) This is an appeal by appellant Madan Lal (hereinafter to be referred to as the ‘husband’) […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE M Jain Chandhok (Lajwanti) vs Chandhok (O.N.) on 26 August, 1981 Equivalent citations: ILR 1982 Delhi 689, 1981 RLR 619 Law Point: False and unnecessary complaints to Husband’s employer and other Authorities amounts to cruelty , divorce granted. JUDGEMENT (1) The Chandhoka were married on 27-2-1944 […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE A Awasthy Neha Khullar vs Rakesh Khullar on 13 May, 2003 Law Point: Calling Husband lame and less qualified is cruelty, divorce granted. JUDGEMENT 1. Being aggrieved by the judgment and decree dated 4.2.1994 in Civil Suit No. 33-A/92 passed by the 4th Additional District Judge, Jabalpur, the […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE V Agrawal Smt. Bhagwanti vs Laxmandas Panjwani on 9 February, 1999 Equivalent citations: AIR 2000 MP 190, II (1999) DMC 40, 2000 (2) MPHT 491 Law Point: Beating husband and his family members amounts to cruelty, divorce granted. JUDGEMENT 1. This appeal by the defendant/wife is directed against […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE S Awasthy Ramlalli vs Soneylal on 10 April, 1989 Equivalent citations:I (1990) DMC 518 Law Point: Conduct of wife amounting to cruelty though there is no danger of its repetition amounts to cruelty, divorce granted. JUDGEMENT 1. This appeal has been directed against the judgment dated the 6th […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Jeevan Reddy, B.P. V. Bhagat vs D. Bhagat on 19 November 1993 Equivalent citations: 1994 AIR 710, 1994 SCC (1) 337 Law Point: Calling Husband a mental patient amounts to cruelty, divorce granted. JUDGEMENT 1. The Judgment of the Court was delivered by B.P. JEEVAN REDDY, J.- This is […]
Court: Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE M Singh, A Parihar Nathu Lal vs Nathi Bai on 1 March, 1997 Law Point: Abusing Husband Time and Again is cruelty divorce granted. JUDGEMENT 1. This is an appeal against the judgment dated 24.2.1993 passed by Family Court, Kota by which application filed by the appellant Under Section […]
Court: Delhi High Court Court Bench: JUSTICE D Khanna Navin Chawla vs Veena Rani Chawla on 25 May, 1995 Law Point: Showing an attitude of disregard to husband’s feelings and self respect amounts to cruelty, decree of judicial separation passed. JUDGEMENT (1) The parties were married on 9-2-1981 under the provisions of the Special Marriage […]