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.
CONSULTATION
Punjab and Haryana High Court JUSTICE Jaishree Thakur Raj Rani & Anr. Vs. Om Kumar Kaushik On 14 February 2018 Law Point: Hindu lady who married after coming into force of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, with person who had living lawfully wedded wife, cannot be treated to be legally wedded wife — Petitioner being second […]
Madhya Pradesh High Court JUSTICE Sujoy Paul Deepak Katakwar Vs. Anita Katakwar On 9 August 2017 Law Point: Revenue entry shows piece of land is owned by two persons — Amount of Rs. 4,000 p.m. may be reduced to Rs. 2,000 p.m. — Respondent-wife has not rebutted contention that in addition she is getting Rs. […]
Jharkhand High Court JUSTICE H.C. Mishra Bula Roy Vs. State Of Jharkhand & Anr. On 16 July 2014 Law Point: Failure of wife to prove her marriage with husband-OP No. 2 — Witnesses examined by petitioner have not proved rituals of marriage — No relative of petitioner examined — On the other hand, OP No. […]
Jharkhand High Court JUSTICE H.C. Mishra Satrughan Baske Vs. Silsia Kerketta & Anr. On 25 March 2014 Law Point: That OP No. 2 is son born to petitioner and OP No. 1 — No cogent evidence that petitioner is biological father of OP No. 2 — Impugned order passed by Courts below directing petitioner to […]
Jammu And Kashmir High Court JUSTICE Dhiraj Singh Thakur Sujata Rajput Vs. Rajesh Baru On 13 December 2013 Law Point: No details of income given by petitioner-wife with which her expenses could be compared by Court to determine her rights under Section 30 of Act — Looking to disparity in income between petitioner and respondent, […]
Karnataka High Court JUSTICE A.V. Chandrashekara R. Satish Kumar & Ors. Vs. Raghaveni On 3 February 2016 Law Point: Even if evidence is hazy and same will have to be assessed on touchstone of preponderance of probabilities — First Appellate Court has taken into consideration all materials placed on record and passed detailed order giving […]
Bombay High Court JUSTICE P.D. Kode Ratan Narayan Ingale Vs. Sau. Sujeta Ratan Ingale & Ors. On 28 August 2013 Law Point: Compromise between parties and they have started living together — Applicant is maintaining non-applicants — No propriety in continuing said orders as object sought to be achieved by passing such orders is well […]
Court: ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE Sangeeta Chandra KAHKASHAN & ORS. Vs. UMESH KUMAR GUPTA @ ABBAS HUSAIN KAHKASHAN On 18 April 2022 Law Point: Section 125 — Maintenance — Grant of — No proof of marriage by Muslim rites and rituals of revisionist No. 1 with respondent — Revisionist could not prove even live-in […]
Telangana & Andhra Pradesh High Court JUSTICE T. Sunil Chowdary S. Rehana Sulthana @ Rehana Begum Vs. B. Mohammad Ghouse & Anr. On 28 March 2016 Law Point: Establishment of ingredients is sine qua non — Petitioner-wife failed to prove that she left matrimonial home because of harassment meted out by husband and his family […]
Punjab and Haryana High Court N.K. Kapoor Satya Pal Vs. Sona Devi On 15 July 1992 Law Point: Both parties employed — Petitioner drawing salary of Rs. 1865/- P.M. — Wife getting Rs. 1845/- P.M. — Whether Sec. 24 envisages the grant of interim maintenance allowance of minor children — Held — No — Grant […]