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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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Meenu Devi Vs. Amit Kumar Singh

Court: Jharkhand High Court Bench: JUSTICE Aparesh Kumar Singh, J. & Ratnaker Bhengra Meenu Devi Vs. Amit Kumar On 12 March 2018 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955  Sections 13(1)(ia), (ib)  Mental Cruelty  Desertion – False implication in criminal case amounts to cruelty Absence of physical relationship for more than 7 years between parties. It […]

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Claim of Alternative Accommodation can be made against Husband only

Punjab and Haryana High Court JUSTICE Jaishree Thakur Krishan Kumar & Ors. Vs. Naveet @ Seema & Ors. On 21 February 2018 Law Point: Claim for alternative accommodation can only be made against the husband and not against the husband’s in-laws or other relatives — Instead complainant-wife is held entitled to claim for alternative accommodation […]

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Second Wife Not Entitled to Maintenance

Supreme Court of India JUSTICE G.B. Pattanaik & U.C. Banerjee Khemchand Om Prakash Sharma Vs. State Of Gujrat & Anr. On 25 February 2000 Law Point: Second wife not entitled to claim maintenance where first wife is alive and there has been no annulment of marriage by decree of divorce or otherwise : Courts below […]

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Domestic Violence Case Can not be used to Compel Husband into Submission

Karnataka High Court JUSTICE John Michael Cunha Surya Vadani & Ors. Vs. V. Kalaivani On 6 August 2018 Law Point: Domestic Violence — Wife has an axe to grind against her husband and not against petitioners-in-laws — She did not share residence with petitioners — She cannot have any grievance against petitioners — Petition initiated […]

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Children NRI Born Citizens; Indian Court does not have Jurisdiction

Hyderabad High Court JUSTICE Suresh Kumar Kait, J. & Abhinand Kumar Shavili Sobhan Kodali Vs. Lahari Sakhamuri On 8 Feb 2018 Law Point: Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 — Sections 4(5), 7, 9 — Appointment of Guardian — Jurisdiction —  Minor children were born on 14th March, 2012 and 13th October, 2014 — Both of […]

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No Maintenance to Wife Living with Some Other Man

Rajasthan High Court JUSTICE Vijay Kumar Vyas Mukesh Vs. Sangeeta On 25 July 2017 Law Point: Parties legally married to each other and respondent-wife not able to maintain herself — Respondent-wife willingly left petitioner-husband and living with some other person alleged to be her new husband — Courts below did not consider matter in right […]

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A.R. Antulay Vs. R.S. Nayak and Anr.

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 […]

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No Domestic Violence Case after Divorce as no Domestic Relationship remains

Gauhati High Court JUSTICE Ajit Borthakur Bismita Saikia @ Bismita Saikia Dutta Vs. Pranjal Dutta & Ors. On 20 April 2018 Law Point: Domestic Relationship Marriage between petitioner (wife), alleged aggrieved person, and respondent No. 1-husband dissolved by decree of divorce, domestic relationship automatically came to an end  Application under Section 12 not maintainable in […]

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Mohammed Haroon Ahmad & Ors. Vs. Shashista Parveen & Anr.

  Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE J.P. Gupta Mohammed Haroon Ahmad & Ors. Vs. Shashista Parveen & Anr. On 15 February 2018 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 482 — Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Section 498A — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3, 4 — Quashing of Order — […]

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Satya Prakash Dhyani Vs. Pinki Devi Dhyani

  Court: Uttarakhand High Court Bench: JUSTICE Rajiv Sharma, J. & Sharad Kumar Sharma Satya Prakash Dhyani Vs. Pinki Devi Dhyani On 8 September 2017 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) — Cruelty — Illicit relationship and physical involvement of respondent-wife — Allegation by appellant-husband against respondent-wife is not a trifle issue […]

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