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:SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Bench: JUSTICE Rohinton Fali Nariman, J. & Sanjay Kishan Kaul MANMOHAN ATTAVAR Vs. NEELAM MANMOHAN ATTAVAR On 14 July 2017 Law Point: Wife has never stayed with Husband in the premises in which she has been directed to be inducted. In order for Wife to succeed, it was necessary that two […]
Court:Madras High Court Bench: JUSTICE K Sivasubramaniam P. Natarajan vs Thamizhmani on 13 August, 2001 Law Point: Heaping insults upon Husband and his family amounts to cruelty. JUDGEMENT 1. While C.M.S.A. No. 22 of 1991 is directed against the judgment of the District Court, North Arcot District in C.M.A. No. 4 of 1989, C.M.S.A. No. […]
Court: MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE Shantanu Kemkar & Prakash Shrivastava DINESH NAGDA Vs. SHANTIBAI DINESH NAGDA On 20 October 2011 Law Point: False prosecution of Husband and his family members. Appellant and his family members including female family members of appellant had to face agony of trial of criminal case for long 7 […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Alok Aradhe Jaideep Shah Vs. Rashmi Shah On 18 April 2011 Law Point: Adultery — Addition of party — In a petition seeking dissolution of marriage on ground of adultery, the date and place of the adultery and the name and address of the person with whom the […]
Court: RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE J.C. Verma JHABAR MAL Vs. GUDDI @ KAMLA On 24 August 2001 Law Point: Conviction of Wife for Murdering Her Mother-in-law, does Amount to Cruelty on Husband : Even if Wife is Acquitted, it shall not be Humanly Possible for Husband to Stay or Cohabitate Once Again with Respondent-wife […]
Court: RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE SANGEET LODHA State vs Megha On 31 July 2017 Law Point: Absence of cogent evidences on record. Charges against the accused not proved. JUDGEMENT 1. This leave to appeal u/s. 378 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the State, aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 16.7.16 passed by the […]
Court: HIGH COURT OF DELHI CRL.M.C.7262/2006 Bench: JUSTICE SHIV NARAYAN DHINGRA Smt. Neera Singh vs THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) and ORS on 23.02.2007 Mr. L.B. Rai and Mr. V.K. Singh, Advocates For the appellant. Mr. Vikas Arora, Adv. For the respondent. Ms. Richa Kapoor with Ms. Sukriti Bhardwaj, Advocates for State. Law […]
Laws Related To Maintenance In India I wrote an article about how multiple maintenance provisions are a paradise for Hindu wives. I have been asked time and again, what are the other laws related to maintenance in India, specifically for different religions, including Muslim Women? It was a misconception that Muslim Women could not seek […]
Court: Patna High Court Bench: JUSTICE P. B. Bajanthri, Jitendra Kumar Arun Kumar Singh Alias Arun Singh vs Nirmala Devi on 25 August, 2023 Law Point: Cruelty Desertion no averment in petition to constitute ground of cruelty or desertion or any other ground as provided under section13 of Act evidence given by appellant or his witnesses during […]
Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: JUSTICE Rajendra Kumar-IV, J. Ravindra Pratap Yadav vs Smt. Asha Devi And Others on 16 May, 2023 Law Point: JUDGEMENT 1. This family court appeal challenges the impugned dismissal order dated 28.11.2005, passed by Principal Judge, Family Court, Varanasi, on a divorce petition filed by the appellant-husband in Marriage Petition No. 526 […]