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.
CONSULTATION
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICE Dr. AR. Lakshmanan & Altamas Kabir Ruma Chakraborty Vs. Sudha Rani Banerjee & Anr. Law Point: Wife cannot claim to be directly interested in tenanted suit premises by way of her entitlement towards maintenance which includes residence as per Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act : She is not […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE R.P. Sethi & Sat Pat Ram Lal Vs. Smt. Surinder Kaur on Decided on 14 November 1994 Law Point: Requirement of Court while granting maintenance — To see whether spouse claiming maintenance was earning himself/herself — The other party could not be saddled with monetary burden. JUDGEMENT […]
Court: Andhra Pradesh High Court Bench: Motilal B. Naik & A. Gopal Reddy Lokeshwari Vs. Srinivasa Rao Decided on 11 February 2000 Law Point: Maintenance/Permanent Alimony to Divorced Wife: Factors to be Taken into Consideration — Status of parties, their sources of income and properties, employment are to be taken into consideration — Both husband […]
Court: Madras High Court Bench: JUSTICE Prabha Sridevan Jayalakshmi Vs. Krishna Padayachi Decided on 04 September 2002 Law Point: Woman marrying person while first marriage is subsisting : In law, woman can be given recognition either as wife of man or as his concubine : There cannot be any intermediary clause described as an “illegitimate […]
Court: ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE Jayashree Tiwari DURG VIJAI YADAV Vs. STATE OF U.P. & ANR. On 29 August 2012 Law Point: Grant of Maintenance — From date of filing application. Express orders are necessary and no special reasons are required to be recorded by Court. JUDGEMENT Case called out in the revised […]