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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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 […]
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPEAL No. 1213 OF 2006 K.SRINIVAS vs K. SUNITA Law Point: Filing a False Criminal Complaint by Either Spouse Would Constitute Matrimonial Cruelty and Entitle the Other Spouse to Claim a Divorce JUDGEMENT VIKRAMAJIT SEN,J. 1. In this Appeal, counsel for the Appellant has sought to draw our attention to […]
Punjab and Haryana High Court Som Dutt vs Raj Kumari on 7 October, 1985 Bench: S Sodhi Equivalent citations: AIR 1986 P H 191 Law Point: Concealment of wife’s age and medical history JUDGMENT 1. A short stay together and long continuing litigation thereafter is what marks the marriage here. It was a marriage conceived […]
Madhya Pradesh High Court Satish Kumar vs Shashi Prabha on 12 November, 1992 Bench: D Dharamadhikari Equivalent citations: II (1994) DMC 406 Law Point: Test of resonableness – Desertion, Conduct of Wife JUDGMENT D.M. Dharamadhikari, J. 1. This appeal has been filed by the husband against the order dated 23-1-1991 of the Trial Court refusing […]
Punjab-Haryana High Court Sh. Brijinder Bir Singh vs Mst. Vinod Alias Parminder on 6 May, 1994 Bench: N Sodhi Equivalent citations: AIR 1995 P H 42, I (1995) DMC 334 Law Point: Misrepresentation in matrimonial advertisement JUDGMENT 1. This first appeal is directed against the judgment and decree dated August 23, 1991 passed by the […]
Allahabad High Court Master Zubeen vs Principal Judge, Family Court, … on 7 May, 1993 Bench: K Bhargava Equivalent citations: AIR 1994 All 147 Law Point: Mother unable to maintain herself seeking maintenance from husband, custody of child to remain with Father ORDER 1. This is a habeas corpus petition under Art. 226 of the […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Kumar V. Jahgirdar vs Chethana Ramatheertha on 29 January, 2004 Justice Shivaraj V. Patil, D.M. Dharmadhikari. Law Point: Mother is to be preferred than father is not correct view Appellant(s) Kumar V. Jahgirdar Respondent(s) Chethana Ramatheertha JUDGMENT Dharmadhikari J. In these two appeals, the subject matter of dispute between the […]
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 […]
Supreme Court of India G.S. Singhvi, Asok Kumar Ganguly Vikram Vir Vohra vs Shalini Bhalla on 25 March, 2010 Law Point: Welfare of Child is of Paramount importance, Custody Order not rigid and final, can be modified in the interest of child. Appellant(s) Vikram Vir Vohra Respondent(s) Shalini Bhalla GANGULY, J. JUDGEMENT 1. Leave granted. […]