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: Bombay High Court Bench: Justice Bharati Dangre Harshada Tejas Narute vs Tejas Mukund Narute on 8 October, 2021 Law Point: Divorce filed by husband not transferred to wife location JUDGEMENT 1. The Applicant/Wife has sought transfer of proceedings filed byl the Respondent/Husbyand in form of Marriage Petition No.550 of 2002 byefore the learned Civil […]
Court: Chattisgarh High Court Bench: Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Shankar Prasad vs Radheshyam And Others on 13 July, 2021 Law Point: (i) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – Sections 5(i), 11 – Valid marriage – Null and void marriage – Scope and ambit of provisions. (ii) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – Section 5(i) – Monogamy, Spouse […]
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 […]
Court:DELHI HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE Vibhu Bakhru Darshna (Smt.) Vs. Govt.Of NCT of Delhi & Ors. On 18 July 2018 Law Point: Delhi Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Rules, 2017 — Rule 22(3)(1)(i) — Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 — Section 22 — Daughter-in-law’s right […]
Court:DELHI HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE S.N. Kapoor MANINDER KAUR Vs. STATE & ORS on 26 March 1999 Law Point: Proceedings against Persons Appearing Guilty of Offence : Requirements — Observations of Supreme Court in Sohan Lal’s case — Applicability of provisions of Section 398, Cr.P.C. — Petitioners neither discharged nor tried and acquitted — Powers […]
Court: SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Bench: JUSTICES Sabyasachi Mukharji, Ranganath Misra, G. L. Oza, B. C. Ray, S. Natarajan, M. N. Venkatachaliah And S. Ranganathan A.R. Antulay Vs. R.S. Nayak and Anr. On 29 April 1988 Law Point: If a mistake is detected then Courts (even SC) can correct it later. JUDGEMENT The main question […]
Court: Delhi District Court (Rohini) Bench: Dr. KAMINI LAU Court on its own motion Vs. Ravinder Kumar on 5.7.2010 Law Point: 1 Month Jail for False Witness JUDGEMENT The above mentioned FIR had been registered on the statement of Ravinder Kumar stated to be an eye witness of the incident in which Ashok son […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICE Ranjan Gogoi Rupali Devi Vs. State Of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. On 9 April 2019 Law Point: 498A case can be filed at a place where a woman driven out of matrimonial home takes shelter. JUDGEMENT 1. “Whether a woman forced to leave her matrimonial […]
Court: Jharkhand High Court Bench: JUSTICES Aparesh Kumar Singh, J. & B.B. Mangalmurti Kundan Kumar Mukherjee Vs Mausmi Mukherjee @ Bubun On 19 July 2017 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Dissolution of Marriage — Joint compromise petition — It incorporates terms and conditions of compromise — It is signed by both parties and […]
Court: Punjab And Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE S.P. Goyal P.S. Kher Vs Kamal Nainjit Kaur On 3 June 1981 Law Point: Decree of restitution of conjugal rights in favour of the husband. Interim maintenance should not be endorsed. JUDGEMENT 1. The parties were married at Jullundur in December 1973 and a […]