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 Bench: JUSTICE G.R. Majithia Kashmir Kaur Vs. Prem Singh On 24 November 1989 Law Point: Section 13 — Marriage dissolved by decree of divorce on ground of desertion and cruelty — Appeal by wife — Husband a widower having a son from first wife — Appeared that wife is […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Mrs. Sunanda Bhandare Sanyogta Verma Vs. Vinod Verma On 31 May 1991 Law Point: Husband’s petition for divorce on ground of wife’s desertion––Period of desertion established––Onus to prove that desertion was not intended or that there was reasonable cause to desert––It is on the deserting spouse––No plausible and convincing […]
Court: High Court of Rajasthan Bench: JUSTICE Shiv Kumar Sharma and Vineet Kothari Vimla Bai Vs. Panchu Lal On 05 February 2007 Law Point: Involvement of Appellant wife in a murder case amounts to cruelty and Family Court had rightly granted decree of divorce. JUDGEMENT 1. The relationship between the spouses is a matter concerning […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE G.C. Mital Amarjit Kaur Vs. Chain Singh On 25 October 1983 Law Point: Petition by husband for decree of divorce — Appellant writing letter to respondent stating that he was rascal and his mother, sister and brother’s wife had given birth to bastards — She disowned her […]
Court: Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE Shiv Kumar Sharma & Khem Chand Sharma Smt. Rukmani Devi Vs. Badri Narayan On 16 July 2001 Law Point: Wife Refused to Cook Food and Insulted Husband in Presence of his Relations : She does not Want to Live with Husband : Decree of Divorce Confirmed. JUDGEMENT 1. Instant […]
Court: Calcutta High Court Bench: JUSTICE Chittatosh Mookerjee and Mukul Gopal Mukherji Krishna Sarbadhikary Vs. Alok Ranjan Sarbadhikaryalok On 16 May 1984 Law Point: Husband’s petition for divorce on ground of wife’s cruelty — Wife frequently departing from matrimonial home without permission putting husband in constant fear and anxiety by leaving suicidal notes — Lodging […]
Court: Himachal Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Lokeshwar Singh Panta & Arun Kumar Goel Pawna Devi Vs. Chuni Lal On 10 April 1997 Law Point: Section 13(1)(ia) — Cruelty — Not defined under H.M. Act — No strait-jacket formula — Depend upon number of circumstances and facts of case — Factors constituting cruelty — Making […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE M.L. Jain Lajwanti Chandhok Vs. O.N. Chandhok On 26 August 1981 Law Point: Cruelty — Defamatory complaints to employer or other authorities constitute worse type of cruelty — Cruelty consists not in conduct complained of but in its impact upon spouse. JUDGEMENT 1. The Chandhoks were married on 27.2.1944 […]
Court: Andhra Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Dr. Motilal B. Naik & A. Gopal Reddy D. Manga @ Mangamma Vs. D. Venkata Ramana On 9 September 1999 Law Point: Cruelty : Sufficient Material Against Wife : Marriage Irretrievably Broken Down — Behaviour of respondent-wife such that it is impossible for petitioner-husband to share marital life […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE N.P. Singh Smt. Chandan Agarwal Vs. Mukesh Kumar Agarwal On 18 January 1996 Law Point: Lodging of false criminal report by wife against her husband & his family — Leading to arrest of husband & harassment of his family — Refusal by wife to fulfill sexual desire of […]