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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MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT JUSTICE S.K. Gangele, J. & Akhil Kumar Shrivastava BALIRAM Vs. SUMITRA On 18 July 2018 Law Point: He was suspended and subjected to departmental inquiry – Husband entitled for decree of divorce. JUDGEMENT Appellant has filed this appeal against the judgment dated 6.1.2007 passed in Civil Suit No. 21-A/2006. By the […]
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 […]
RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT JUSTICE Ajay Rastogi, J. & Deepak Maheshwari Anita Dharam Vs. Vinod Kumar On 14 December 2017 Law Point: Conduct and behaviour of wife was quarrelsome — Wife committed cruelty to her husband — Husband is entitled for getting a decree of dissolution of marriage. JUDGEMENT The instant appeal is directed against the […]
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) […]
MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT JUSTICE S.K. Gangele, J. & Anurag Shrivastava Reena Jaggi Vs. Randeep Jaggi On 15 November 2017 Law Point: Appellant-wife lodged criminal complaints against respondent-husband and his family members — They were released on bail subsequently — Not possible for husband and wife to live together — Trial Court rightly granted decree […]
JHARKHAND HIGH COURT JUSTICE H.C. Mishra, J. & Dr. S.N. Pathak Kumari Pooja @ Pooja Kumari Vs. Nandan Kumar @ Munna On 6 February 2017 Law Point: Void Marriage — Appellant-wife pregnant at the time of her marriage by some person other than Respondent-husband — Unimpeachable evidence that female child born to appellant within 6 […]
MADRAS HIGH COURT JUSTICE R. Subbiah, J. & A.D. Jagdish Chandira R. Thangamani @ Mainavathy Vs. S. Sathish Kumar On 22 September 2017 Law Point: False accusations against husband not supported by proof amounts to cruelty JUDGEMENT The appellant is the wife who has filed this appeal, challenging the Order and Decreetal Order passed by […]
Court: RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE Pradeep Nandrajog, C.J. & Vinit Kumar Mathur Kailash Chandra Vs. Laxmi On 4 May 2018 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ib) — Desertion — Cruelty — By the time parties recorded evidence, respondent had lodged complaint under […]
HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT JUSTICE Vivek Singh Thakur Shashi kala Vs. Pravesh Chandra Angra On 12 January 2018 Law Point: Legal notice received to join company of respondent, not replied by appellant wife — Appellant breathing hot and cold in one breathe JUDGEMENT The appellant was married to respondent herein on 7.12.1994 according to Hindu […]