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: 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 […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: D.P. Mohapatra, Shivaraj V. Patil R.V.Srinath Prasad vs Nandamuri Jayakrishna & Ors on 2 March, 2001 Law Point: Interim custody of minors, in favour of one parent, other parent appeals, any change must be proved to be in paramount interest of the children JUDGEMENT Leave granted. The controversy raised […]
Court: Madras High Court Bench: JUSTICE V. DHANAPALAN Sharli Sunitha vs D. Balson on 20 November, 2006 Mr. R. Subramanian, Adv. For the appellant. Mr.V. Sairam, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Mother is not always right person for custody, Custody of minor girl given to Father JUDGEMENT This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is directed against the judgment and decree dated 06.10.1997 passed by the […]
Court:CUTTACK HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE Krushna Mohapatra Anil Kumar Pradhan Vs. Madhabi Pradhan On 15 October 2015 Law Point: Child had become compatible to surroundings and situations where she has been staying. Dislocation of child from place where she has grown-up would not only impede her schooling, but also cause emotional strain and depression on […]