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: Delhi District Court Bench: MS. Pooja Talwar Daman Reet Kaur Vs. Indermeet Singh Juneja on 18.11.2010 Law Point: Employable wife not entitled to maintenance. JUDGEMENT 1. I shall dispose of an application filed for interim maintenance under Section 23 Protection of Women under Domestic Violence Act, (henceforth referred to as the […]
Court: Karnataka High Court Equivalent citations: 1981 CriLJ 110, ILR 1980 KAR 612, 1980 (2) KarLJ 158 Bench: M Patil Haunsabai vs Balkrishna Krishna Badigar on 13 February, 1980 Law Point: She should prove that she is unable to maintain herself in addition to the facts that her husband has sufficient means to maintain her […]
Court: Allahabad High Court Equivalent citations: 1976 CriLJ 1664 Bench: JUSTICE B Katju Manmohan Singh Vs. Smt. Mahindra Kaur on 25 March, 1976 Law Point: Petitioner must claim she is unable to maintain herself for relief of maintenance JUDGEMENT 1. This is an application under Section 482, Cr. P.C., 1973. 2. The opposite party filed […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Shiv Narayan Dhingra Kaveri vs Neel Sagar & Anr. on 25 October, 2010 Law Point: Petitioner being employed and living separate and being a major having her own independent source of income was not entitled to relief JUDGEMENT By the present petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: S.B. Majmudar, M. Jagannadha Rao Dhanwanti Joshi vs Madhav Unde on 4 November, 1997 Law Point: Habeas Corpus for Custody and Visitation JUDGEMENT Hon’ble Mr.Justice S.B.Majmudar Hon’ble Mr.Justice M.Jagannadha Rao In-person for the appellant Kailesh Vasdev, Adv. for the Respondent J U D G M E N T The […]
Court: Delhi District Court Bench: Dr. Shahabuddin Sonia vs Vinod Etc. on 15 September, 2007 Law Point: Not an ounce of Domestic Violence, wife non-cooperating, DV suit dismissed JUDGEMENT 1. Applicant Sonia is present in person at this time. All the respondents are present in person with Ld. Counsel Shri Anujai Tiwari. Ld. Protection Officer […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICES Mehtab S.gill and Jitendra Chauhan Nachhattar Singh Alias Khanda And Vs. State Of Punjab on 23 September, 2009 Law Point: Prosecution to be initiated under section 340 CrPC for false case JUDGEMENT This is an appeal against the judgment dated 18.7.1998 of the learned Addl. Sessions Judge, […]
Court: Madras High Court Bench: P. SATHASIVAM and A.K. RAJAN P.Kalyanasundaram vs K.Paquialatchamy on 10 January, 2003 Mr. V.K.Muthusamy, Adv. For the appellant. Mr.Lakshmi Narayanan, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Alimony can be granted even to an erring spouse JUDGEMENT The appellant and the respondent are husband and wife; the marriage between them took place on 4.7.1984 at Pondicherry, according to Hindu rites […]
Court: High Court of Delhi Bench: JUSTICE Shiv Narayan Dhingra Manish Kumar vs Mrs. Pratibha on 18 September, 2008 Mr. Rakesh Tiku, Adv. For the appellant. Mr. Sanjeev Sindhwani, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: No maintenance to earning spouse, though her salary is lower than husband JUDGEMENT 1. By this petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has […]
Court: High Court of Delhi Bench: JUSTICE SHIV NARAYAN DHINGRA Harbans Lal Malik vs Payal Malik on 29 July, 2010 Law Point: Family members of NRI husband cannot be accused in DV case. Brother of husband cannot be made to pay maintenace to the wife. JUDGEMENT These petitions arise out of order passed by the […]