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: Madras High Court Bench: MR.JUSTICE ELIPE DHARMA RAO and MR.JUSTICE K.K.SASIDHARAN R.Sridharan vs The Presiding Officer on 9 July, 2010 Mr.K.Chandra Mouli, Adv. For the appellant. Mrs.Geetha Ramaseshan, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Husband US citizen, wife invoking Jurisdiction u/s 19(iii)(a) of HMA to file Divoce in India JUDGEMENT The legality of a matrimonial proceeding initiated by the wife before a family […]
MADRAS HIGH COURT C.R.P.(PD)NO. 857 of 2004 and C.M.P. No. 8162 of 2004 Bench: MRS. JUSTICE R. BANUMATHI Umamaheswari vs K. Babu on 21/07/2005 Mr. J. Ramakrishnan, Adv. For the appellant. Ms. P.T. Asha, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Desertion and non-consummation of marriage. Impotency explained. JUDGEMENT This Revision is preferred against the order of the Family Court, Coimbatore made in I.A. […]
MADRAS HIGH COURT C.R.P.PD.No.776 of 2006 HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.ASHOK KUMAR V.K.Bhuvaneswari vs N.Venugopal on 15/12/2006 Mr.M.Sathyanarayanan, Adv. For the appellant. Mr.Hemalatha, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Scientific test like DNA and RNA would bring a conclusive proof with regard to the paternity and maternity of the child. JUDGEMENT Aggrieved over the fair and decreetal orders made in I.A.No.17 of 2003 in H.M.O.P.No.27 […]
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY Equivalent citations: FAMILY COURT APPEAL NO. 148 OF 2004 FAMILY COURT APPEAL NO. 98 OF 2006. CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 291 OF 2007. A.P.DESHPANDE and SMT.R.P. SONDURBALDOTA Smt.Kalpana Bharat Ruparel vs Bharat Ratanshi Ruparel on 31-01-2005 Mr.K.M.Savla i/by Mr.Manish P. Jogani, Adv. For the appellant. Smt.B.P.Jakhadi, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Dissolution of the marriage on the […]
Madhya Pradesh High Court Equivalent citations: AIR 2003 MP 271 Bench: S Khare Johnson M. Joseph Alias Shajoo vs Smt. Aneeta Jhonson on 28 February 2003 Law Point: Cruelty and Desertion defined as grounds for Divorce. JUDGEMENT This is an appeal by the husband under Section 55 of the Indian Divorce Act, 1869 (hereinafter to […]
Madhya Pradesh High Court Satish Kumar vs Shashi Prabha on 12 November, 1992 Bench: D Dharamadhikari Equivalent citations: II (1994) DMC 406 Law Point: Test of resonableness – Desertion, Conduct of Wife JUDGMENT D.M. Dharamadhikari, J. 1. This appeal has been filed by the husband against the order dated 23-1-1991 of the Trial Court refusing […]
Court:MADRAS HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE M.M. Sundresh & Krishnan Ramasamy JAYANTHI Vs. SARAVANAN Law Point: Both children of parties stated that only appellant-mother deserted respondent-father and only father is taking care of them — Though appellant filed petition for restitution of conjugal rights and same was dismissed — Appellant filed appeal only against order, granting […]
MADRAS HIGH COURT JUSTICE M.M. Sundresh, J. & N. Seshasayee N. Premalatha Vs. P. M. Murali On 15 September 2017 Law Point: Appellant wife is staying with her mother and not keen to join her husband — Statutorily speaking she deserted her husband without any justifiable reasons — Other reasons from husband’s impotency to cruelty […]
CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT JUSTICE Prashant Kumar Mishra, J. & Arvind Singh Chandel Som Kumar Bahidar Vs. Jyoti On 13 September 2017 Law Point: Wife has no desire to live with husband and statutory period of more than 2 years is over — Appellant entitled to divorce under Section 13(1)(ib) of Act. JUDGEMENT This is husband’s […]
KERELA HIGH COURT JUSTICE A.M. Shaffique, J. & Anu Sivaraman Ajithakumari R. Vs. A.S. Subhagan On 3 July 2017 Law Point: Respondent-wife alleged to be making scandalous allegations against petitioner husband among neighbours — Allegations against him will amount to his reputation being tarnished JUDGEMENT This appeal is filed by the respondent in OP (HMA) […]