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: HIGH COURT OF DELHI Bench: JUSTICE ARUNA SURESH Mrs. Flora Bose vs Suproti Bose on 20 August, 2010 Mr. Sunil Mittal, Adv. For the appellant. Nemo. For the respondent. Law Point: 2 or 3 incidences sufficient for Divorce on ground of cruelty JUDGEMENT 1. Under challenge in this appeal is the judgment and decree of the learned Additional District Judge dated 8th […]
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPEAL No. 1213 OF 2006 K.SRINIVAS vs K. SUNITA Law Point: Filing a False Criminal Complaint by Either Spouse Would Constitute Matrimonial Cruelty and Entitle the Other Spouse to Claim a Divorce JUDGEMENT VIKRAMAJIT SEN,J. 1. In this Appeal, counsel for the Appellant has sought to draw our attention to […]
Punjab and Haryana High Court Som Dutt vs Raj Kumari on 7 October, 1985 Bench: S Sodhi Equivalent citations: AIR 1986 P H 191 Law Point: Concealment of wife’s age and medical history JUDGMENT 1. A short stay together and long continuing litigation thereafter is what marks the marriage here. It was a marriage conceived […]
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 […]
Punjab-Haryana High Court Sh. Brijinder Bir Singh vs Mst. Vinod Alias Parminder on 6 May, 1994 Bench: N Sodhi Equivalent citations: AIR 1995 P H 42, I (1995) DMC 334 Law Point: Misrepresentation in matrimonial advertisement JUDGMENT 1. This first appeal is directed against the judgment and decree dated August 23, 1991 passed by the […]
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 […]
Bombay High Court JUSTICE K.L. Wadane Bhagwat Pitambar Borse vs Anusayabai Bhagwat Borse on 8 February, 2018 Law Point: No maintenance to an adulterous wife. Divorce Decree in favor of husband on ground of adultery, maintenance order in favor of wife quashed. JUDGEMENT Leave granted. 1. Heard. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With consent of […]
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA JUSTICE S.A. Bobde, J. & L. Nageswara Rao Anurag Mittal Vs. Shaily Mishra Mittal On 24 August 2018 Law Point: Marriage Solemnized during pendency of appeal against decree of divorce — Withdrawal would be complete as soon as the plaintiff files his purshis of withdrawal — Appeal is deemed to have […]
BOMBAY HIGH COURT JUSTICE R.D. Dhanuka ANIL YASHWANT KARANDE Vs. MANGAL ANIL KARANDE On 23 Dec 2015 Law Point: False implication of husband and his family members alleging offence under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506, IPC — Amounts to matrimonial cruelty Appellant entitled to divorce under Section 13(1)(ia). JUDGEMENT By these two second appeals, the […]
PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL & MRS. SNEH PRASHAR Dr. Anita Rani Vs. Dr. Suresh Kumar On 26 Feb 2015 Law Point: Wife showing disrespect to the Husband and his family members amounted to cruelty towards the Husband. Irresistible conclusion wife treated husband-respondent with cruelty. JUDGEMENT 1. Feeling aggrieved by the […]