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: Punjab and Haryana High Court Equivalent citations: AIR 1962 P H 127 Bench: JUSTICE K Gosain Sunder Singh vs Manna Sunder Singh on 28 July, 1961 Law Point: Maintenance not based on Arthmetic Calculation JUDGEMENT (1) This appeal arises out of an unfortunate litigation between a husband and his wife. Mrs. Munna Sunder Singh […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Aruna Suresh Smt. Sushila Devi vs Shri Joginder Kumar on 2 July, 2010 Law Point: It is duty of husband to maintain wife and not of his parents JUDGEMENT 1. Impugned in this petition is the order of the Trial Court dated 8th August 2008, whereby while allowing application […]
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: 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: 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 […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: V Kingaonkar Sanjay Sudhakar Bhosale vs Khristina W/O Sanjay Bhosale on 8 April, 2008 Law Point: Maintenance not granted as it is proved no reason to leave husbands JUDGEMENT 1. By this revision petition, petitioner seeks immunity from liability to pay maintenance allowance as per Judgment rendered in Criminal Revision […]