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: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE M.M.S. Bedi Mandeep Vs. Kavita On 7 December 2015 Law Point: As sufficient evidence regarding income of petitioner not produced, maintenance reduced. JUDGEMENT 1. This is a revision petition challenging the order dated 01.03.2013 passed by District Judge, Family Court Hisar granting maintenance @ Rs.6,500/- per month […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE N.K. Gupta Jeevan Singh Vs. Sangeeta Bai On 7 October 2013 Law Point: Applicant was neither valid wife of non-applicant, nor she had any reason to live away from her husband, to get any maintenance from her husband — She was not ousted but she herself left house […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE S.P. Garg Manik Chopra Vs. Priyanka Chopra On 19 May 2017 Law Point: Sections 125, 482 — Interim Maintenance — Quantum — Court to take prima facie view and not conduct roving inquiry. JUDGEMENT 1. The instant petition under Section 482, Cr.P.C. has been preferred by the petitioner to […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE J.G. Chitre Vitthal Hiraji Jadhav Vs. Harnabai Vitthal Jadhav & Anr. On 14 February 2003 Law Point: Section 125(4) — Maintenance : Husband and wife living separately by mutual consent : Wife loses right to claim alimony from such husband. JUDGEMENT 1. The petitioner is hereby assailing correctness, propriety […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE Jaishree Thakur Ajay Bhardwaj Vs. Jyotsna & Ors. On 23 November 2016 Law Point: Maintenance — Live-in relationship — No valid marriage between parties. Children born out of this relationship entitled to receive maintenance. JUDGEMENT 1. Aggrieved against the order dated 4.5.2015, passed by the learned District […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE B.G. Kolse Patil Murlidhar Chintaman Waghmare Vs. Pratibha Murlidhar Waghmare And Another Law Point: Wife’s suit for maintenance under Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act was dismissed on merits. Her subsequent application under Section 125 Cr.PC liable to be dismissed. JUDGEMENT 1. This is a Criminal Application filed by the […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Mukta Gupta Anita Vs. Rati Ram Chauhan On 4 November 2011 Law Point: Maintenance — Marriage dissolved on ground of cruelty — Finding of civil Court in matrimonial proceeding is binding on criminal Court — Criminal Court is not entitled to question the correctness or validity of civil Court […]
Court: Orissa High Court Bench: JUSTICE D.P. Mohapatra Ram Prasanna Dash Vs. Bhabani Devi Law Point: Wife not entitled to maintenance under section 125 of Crpc when Civil Court has granted a decree declaring the marriage to be null and void. JUDGEMENT 1. Being aggrieved by the order passed by the learned Sub-divisional Judl. Magistrate, […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE Paramjeet Singh Saroj Bala @ Geeta Vs. Ashok Kumar Kalyan On 5 February 2013 Law Point: Divorce by mutual consent — Wife residing separately by mutual consent and accepted lump sum amount of maintenance as full and final settlement as paid — Wife not entitled to maintenance. […]
Court: Calcutta High Court Bench: JUSTICE J.N. Hore Amarendra Nath Bagui Vs. Gouri Rani Bagui And Another On 29 June 1990 Law Point: When a wife lives separately by mutual consent she cannot claim maintenance under Section 125 of the Cr.P.C. JUDGEMENT 1. The present Revisional Application at the instance of the husband is directed […]