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: Madhya Pradesh High Court Equivalent citations: 2000 (1) MPHT 602 Bench: V K Agarwal Madhuri Bai vs Minor Surendra Kumar And Anr. on 24 April, 1998 Law Point: Child can claim maintenance u/s 125 from mother JUDGEMENT 1. This petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., has been filed as the petitioner-mother feels aggrieved by […]
Court: Madras High Court Bench: JUSTICE P.D.DINAKARAN and JUSTICE CHITRA VENKATARAMAN S.Chandra vs C.V.Sridharan on 21 February, 2007 Mrs.Geetha Ramaseshan, Adv. For the appellant. Mr.A.S.Balaji, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Claim alimony within 6 Months of Divorce JUDGEMENT (Judgment of the Court was delivered by CHITRA VENKATARAMAN,J.) This appeal is against the order dated 24.10.2002 made in F.C.O.P.No.1236 of 1997 on the file of the […]
Court: High Court Of Allahabad Bench: JUSTICE S.U. Khan Prasad Kumar Chatterji Vs. Judge Family Court, Allahabad and another on 09.08.2007 Law Point: Old parents dependant on husband, maintenace reduced for wife and kids JUDGEMENT This writ petition has been filed by Husband against wife-respondent No.2-Smt. Sona Chatterji and is directed against order dated 20.10.2004 […]
Court: High Court Of Punjab and Haryana Bench: JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Gian Chand vs Dilpreet Kaur on 23 February, 2010 Law Point: Maintenance awarded in two sections to be offset JUDGEMENT It is apparent from the record that respondent-wife is in receipt of two items of maintenance, one out of which had been awarded […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Tarun Chatterjee, H.L. Dattu Anu Kaul vs Rajeev Kaul on 23 March, 2009 Law Point: No enhancement of Interim Maintenance to working wife JUDGEMENT Leave granted. 2) In the appeal filed by the respondent-husband before the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, being aggrieved by the judgment and decree […]
Court: Bombay High Court Equivalent citations: 2003 (1) AWC 344 SC, (2003) 2 CALLT 23 SC Bench: JUSTICE Shrihari P. Davare Shriram Munjaji Raut vs The State Of Maharashtra on 14 March, 2011 Law Point: Perjury established u/s 344. Conviction JUDGEMENT 1. This appeal is directed against the judgment and order, dated 29.6.2007, rendered […]
Court: Delhi District Court Equivalent citations: 2003 (1) AWC 344 SC, (2003) 2 CALLT 23 SC Bench: JUSTICE Ms. Veena Rani Smt. Rekha Gupta vs Sh. Dinesh Kumar Gupta (Husband) on 28 July, 2008 Law Point: Vexatious petition, maintenance,relief is declined JUDGEMENT 1. The present application u/s 12 of the Protection of […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Equivalent citations: 2003 (1) AWC 344 SC, (2003) 2 CALLT 23 SC Bench: JUSTICE DALVEER BHANDARI and JUSTICE A.K. PATNAIK INES MIRANDA vs SANTOSH K SWAMY on 14/12/2009 Law Point: TRANSFER PETITION – Payment to Husband JUDGEMENT The petitioner is seeking transfer of the case from Chennai to Bangalore. Her contention is […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE SHIV NARAYAN DHINGRA Sanjay Bhardwaj & Ors. vs The State & Anr. on 27 August, 2010 Law Point: Court shall not grant maintenance to wife unless there is prima facie proof of husband being employed JUDGEMENT The present petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. assails an order of interim maintenance under […]
Court: Madras High Court Equivalent citations: (2002) 2 MLJ 760 Bench: A Venkatachalamoorthy Kumaresan vs Aswathi on 21 June, 2002 Law Point: False complaint, family arrest -ground for Divorce JUDGEMENT 1. Petitioner herein, who is the husband of the respondent herein, filed a petition under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 as H.M.C.O.P.54 […]