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.
CONSULTATIONCourt: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE Rajesh Bindal Dalip Singh vs Suman Devi And Another on 29 May, 2009 Law Point: Moral and Ethical Values are more important than Physical Comforts. Mother denied Custody of Child JUDGEMENT This is an unfortunate case where the custody of a minor child is in dispute amongst his […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Vikramajit Sen, C. Nagappan Roxann Sharma vs Arun Sharma on 17 February, 2015 Law Point: Landmark judgment announced by SC dealing with guardianship, custody and visitation JUDGEMENT 1 Leave granted in both the Special Leave Petitions. 2 Civil Appeal of 2015 arising out of SLP(C) No.31615 of 2014 assails […]
Court: Madras High Court Bench: JUSTICE P. K. Misra and JUSTICE K. Mohan Ram Ramakrishna Balasubramanian vs Ms. Priya Ganesan on 27 March, 2007 Law Point: Habeas Corpus for Custody and Visitation JUDGEMENT This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed on behalf of Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian by his father, who is the attested power of attorney holder. […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: G.T.Nanavati, S.N.Phukan Santa Sharma vs Sushil Sharma on 16 February, 2000 Law Point: NRI filing Habeas Corpus in custody case JUDGEMENT This appeal is filed against the judgment and order of the High Court of Delhi in Writ Petition (Cri.) No. 656 of 1997. Sushil Sharma had filed the […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: CJI R.C. Lahoti, G. P. Mathur Rajesh K. Gupta vs Ram Gopal Agarwala And Others on 28 April, 2005 Law Point: It is well settled for a writ of habeas corpus for custody of minor child, the principal consideration for the Court is to ascertain whether the custody of […]
Court: Heigh Court of Delhi Bench: JUSTICE Pradeep Nandrajog Alok Kumar Jain vs Purnima Jain on 17-04-2007 Law Point: Factors for awarding Interim Maintenace under section 24 Hindu Marriage Act JUDGEMENT 1. Alok Kumar Jain was married to Ms.Purnima Jain at New Delhi. They were blessed with 2 daughters. 2. Alok Kumar Jain was employed […]
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: Gauhati High Court Equivalent citations: (2004) 3 GLR 405 Bench: JUSTICE P Agarwal Farjana Banu vs Parvez Alam on 23 April, 2004 Law Point: Guardianship applications to be decided within two months JUDGEMENT 1. Heard Mr. A.K. Goswami, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. A. Roy, learned counsel for the respondent/caveator. 2. The […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Ruma Pal, P. Venkatarama Reddi. Renubala Moharana & Anr vs Mina Mohanty & Ors on 23 March, 2004 Law Point: Family Court cannot grant a declaratory relief regarding illegitimacy of the child JUDGEMENT Leave granted. The appellants herein filed a petition before the Family Court, Cuttack describing it as […]