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 J.R. MIDHA Kusum Sharma vs Mahinder Kumar Sharma on 14 January, 2015 Law Point: Format of affidavit of assets, income and expenditure would help Court in determining true income, expenditure of parties, be filed by both parties at very threshold in all matrimonial cases JUDGEMENT 1. The requirements of […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Justice RAJESH BINDAL Aditi Alias Mithi vs Jitesh Sharma on 6 November, 2023 Law Point: No maintenance without compliance of guidelines JUDGEMENT 1. Leave granted. 2. As per the office report dated 30.10.2023, the respondent had refused to receive notice, hence, the service is deemed to be complete. 3. […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: Justice Prem Narayan Singh Smt. Sangeeta Rathore vs Naresh Rathore on 17 August, 2023 Law Point: Wife should be legally wedded wife for claiming maintenance from her husband JUDGEMENT This criminal revision has been filed by the petitioner under Section 19(4) of Family Court Act, 1984 being aggrieved by […]
Court: Chattisgarh High Court Bench: Justice N.K. Chandravanshi Smt. Surekha Sahu vs Shiv Kumar Sahu on 28 July, 2021 Law Point: Respondent-husband is physically disabled person wife is not interested to live with husband maintenance dismissed JUDGEMENT 1. This criminal revision has been preferred by the applicant against the order dated 30-7-2019 passed by the […]
Court: Mahila Court, Central Distt, Delhi Bench: JUSTICE O.P.DWIVEDI Harpreet Kaur vs Sh. Dilvinder Singh Bedi on 24-05-2011 Law Point: Husband lost job because of complaint,maintenance denied JUDGEMENT Vide this order, I shall dispose off the interim application filed by the complainant u/s 23(2) of D.V. Act filed along with the petition u/s 12 of D.V. […]
High Court of Punjab and Haryana Bench: D Raju, H Sema Amarjit Kaur vs Harbhajan Singh And Anr. on 23/10/2002 Equivalent citations: 2003 (1) AWC 344 SC, (2003) 2 CALLT 23 SC Law Point: No DNA test condition can be imposed at the Interim Maintenance Stage ORDER 1. The above appeals have been filed against […]
HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT Bench: R Khurana Darje Wangial vs Karam Singh on 18/11/1996 Equivalent citations: II (1997) DMC 83 Law Point: The burden upon the woman to establish the paternity of the child and to show that the person from whom she claims maintenance for the child is the father of the child. JUDGEMENT […]
Supreme Court of India Bhabani Prasad Jena Etc vs Convenr.Sec.Orissa S.Comn.For … on 3 August, 2010 Bench: Aftab Alam, R.M. Lodha Law Point: State Commission not empowered to issue maintenance and DNA test Author: R Lodha Appellant(s) Bhabani Prasad Jena Respondent(s) Convenor Secretary, Orissa State Commission for Women & Anr. JUDGEMENT R.M. Lodha, J. Leave […]
Supreme Court of India Amrendra Kumar Paul vs Maya Paul & Ors on 4 August, 2009 Bench: S.B. Sinha, Cyriac Joseph Law Point: Once children attained majority, provisions of CrPC 125 cease Author: S Sinha Appellant(s) Amarendra Kumar Paul Respondent(s) Maya Paul & Ors. JUDGEMENT 1. Leave granted. 2. Appellants herein are aggrieved by and […]
Court:DELHI HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE Sanjeev Sachdeva GAJENDER SINGH Vs. STATE (GNCT OF DELHI) & ANR. on 19 March 2020 Law Point: Where successive claims for maintenance are made by a party under different statutes, Court would consider an adjustment or set-off, of amount awarded in previous proceeding/s, while determining whether any further amount is […]