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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KERALA HIGH COURT JUSTICE D. Sreedevi N.P. ABU Vs. VELLAM THOTTIL ASMA & ORS. On 26 August 1998 Law Point: Children Entitled to Claim Maintenance, for awarding maintenance to wife living separately, Court to conclude whether she is justified in living separately or not. JUDGEMENT This revision has been filed against the order in M.C. […]
Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: JUSTICE P.K. Jain Mohd. Ismail Vs. Smt. Bilquees Bano On 8 April 1997 Law Point: Date of payment of maintenance should normally be from the date of order and sufficient reason should be given if awarded from date of application. JUDGEMENT 1. Heard Mr. Satish Trivedi, learned Counsel for the […]
Court:Punjab-Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE V.M. Jain GOPI Vs. SMT. KRISHNA On 27 August 2001 Law Point: Child Born to Wife Long After Divorce : Child is Illegitimate Child of Wife not Entitled to Maintenance. JUDGEMENT This is a petition under Section 482, Cr.P.C., challenging the order dated 10.2.1999, passed by the Judicial Magistrate and […]
Court: Orissa High Court Bench: JUSTICE R.N. Biswal Babuli @ Rajkishore Rana Vs. Prasanti @ Purnamasi Rana & Anr. On 7 July 2007 Law Point: No specific instances of ill-treatment to Wife by Husband. No evidence to show that Wife apprehended danger to her life if she would live with her husband. Maintenance order against […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Narain Singh “Azad” Radheshyam Vs. Smt. Phoolwati On 7 February 2002 Law Point: If there is Compromise between Parties the Recovery Proceedings Deserve to be Dropped. JUDGEMENT 1. Arguments heard. By order dated 8th December, 1995, Shri B.C. Mallaiya, J.M.F.C. Bhopal, granted maintenance to respondent in M.Cr.C. No. […]
Court: Karnataka High Court Bench: JUSTICE S.B. Majage Subhaschandra Vs. Indubai & Anr. On 3 February 2004 Law Point: Daughter-in-law as well as Grandson cannot claim maintenance from father in Law and Grandfather under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. JUDGEMENT 1. The petitioner, who was respondent in Cri. Misc. No. 12 of 2002 […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE T.K. Chandrashekhara Das Sushilabai Vs. Ravan Elji Patil & Anr. On 27.8.1998 Law Point: Once a Consolidated Amount is agreed upon and paid by the Husband, The Wife Cannot Claim Periodical Maintenance. JUDGEMENT 1. This petition is filed by the petitioner/wife for maintenance under Section 125 of the Criminal […]
Court: Madras High Court Bench: JUSTICE Pratap Singh S. Ragendran Vs. Revathy On 15 March 1993 Law Point: Order of maintenance made — Matter compromised — Lived together for some time. Cannot execute the order of maintenance — No order of cancellation. JUDGEMENT 1. The respondent in C.M.P. No. 1100/92 on the file of Judl. […]
Court: Andhra Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE K.G. Shankar Duggi Veerappa Vs. D. Maheswari & Anr. On 21 December 2011 Law Point: Daughter-in-law cannot claim maintenance from her father-in-law under Section 125. Indeed, lady would be entitled to maintenance if any in share of property of her late husband. JUDGEMENT 1. The petitioner seeks to […]
Recently, the court delivered a judgment on 10th March 2022, in Ajay Kumar Rathee v. Seema Rathee[i] wherein it has refused to allow the daughter born to the couple to claim education and marriage expenses from her father as she said that she does not want to maintain a relationship with him. The Court held […]