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 Arun Mishra Prathvi Raj Chauhan vs Union Of India on 10 February, 2020 Law Point: JUDGEMENT ARUN MISHRA, J. 1. The petitioners have questioned the provisions inserted by way of carving out section 18A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Act of 1989). Section […]
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA JUSTICE P. Sathasivam & Ranjan Gogoi Gaytri Bajaj Vs. Jiten Bhalla On 5 October 2012 Law Point: It is the welfare and interest of child and not the rights of parents which is determining factor for deciding the question of custody — Question of welfare of child has to be considered […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU State vs Sandeep on 25 September, 2019 Law Point: JUDGEMENT 1. Exemption is allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. The application stands disposed of. CRL.L.P. 532/2019 3. The State has filed the present petition seeking leave to appeal against a judgment dated 15.07.2019, passed by the learned Additional […]
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA JUSTICE R.K. Agrawal, J. & Abhay Manohar Sapre Jalendra Padhiary Vs. Pragati Chhotray On 17 April 2018 Law Point: Without any appreciation, reasoning and categorical findings on material issues such as, financial earning capacity of husband to pay alimony and also financial earning capacity of wife, direction to pay Rs. 15,00,000/- […]
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA JUSTICE Rohinton Fali Nariman, J. & Sanjay Kishan Kaul MANMOHAN ATTAVAR Vs. NEELAM MANMOHAN ATTAVAR On 14 July 2017 Law Point: Respondent has never stayed with appellant in the premises in which she has been directed to be inducted — In order for respondent to succeed, it was necessary that two […]
PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL & MRS. SNEH PRASHAR Dr. Anita Rani Vs. Dr. Suresh Kumar On 26 Feb 2015 Law Point: Wife showing disrespect to the Husband and his family members amounted to cruelty towards the Husband. Irresistible conclusion wife treated husband-respondent with cruelty. JUDGEMENT 1. Feeling aggrieved by the […]
MADRAS HIGH COURT JUSTICE K Natarajan A.P. Ranga Rao vs Vijayalakshmi on 26 September, 1988 Law Point: Wife made suicide attempt as the Husband did not set up the separate house. She threatened husband on several occassions. Divorce granted to husband. JUDGEMENT 1. This second appeal is directed by the petitioner husband challenging the legality […]
BOMBAY HIGH COURT JUSTICE A.V. Savant Nirmala Manohar Jagesha Vs. Manohar Shivram Jagesha On 13 Dec 1990 Law Point: Wife making irresponsible, baseless and wild allegations of lack of manliness and impotency of the Husband — Whether would amount to mental cruelty ? – Yes. JUDGEMENT What is meant by the word “cruelty” in matrimonial […]
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA JUSTICE Ashok Bhushan, K.M. Joseph Sanjeev Kapoor Vs. Chandana Kapoor On 19 February 2020 Law Point: Magistrate can review order passed u/s 125 Crpc, Bar u/s 362 Crpc not applicable. JUDGEMENT This appeal has been filed against the judgment of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh dated 05.11.2019 […]
Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICES Deepak Gupta, Aniruddha Bose Yashita Sahu vs The State Of Rajasthan on 20 January 2020 Law Point: Parent Who Is Denied Custody Shall Have Right To Talk To Child Everyday. JUDGEMENT Leave granted. 2. Yashita Sahu (hereinafter referred to as the wife) and Varun Varma (hereinafter referred to as […]