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: 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: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICES S.S. SARON and NAVITA SINGH Uma Soni vs Suresh Soni on 3 April 2014 Law Point: Divorce on ground of cruelty – Appeal – Appealant wife misbehaved not only with husband and in-laws but also with guests and visitors – Appealant also filed criminal cases against respondent […]
Court: High Court Of Delhi Bench: JUSTICE S. Muralidhar Darshana Devi Vs. Anil Kumar Saini On 13 June 2007 Law Point: Section 13(1)(ia) — Cruelty — Prima facie case made out — Trial Court rightly held respondent wife along with her father caused mental cruelty upon petitioner husband in deserting his matrimonial home, after birth […]
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: Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE V.S. Kokje & K.S. Rathore Smt. Parvati Vs. Prem Singh On 29 January 2001 Law Point: Section 13 — Cruelty: Wife Practised Cruelty by Her Own Misbehaviour and by Making False Allegations Against Her Husband About His Having Illicit Relations with His Brother’s Wife: Family Court Justified in Passing […]
Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: JUSTICES M. Katju & R.S. Tripathi Vimla Devi Vs. Ram Babu On 6 April 2004 Law Point: Cruelty: What amounts to : False, scandalous, malicious, baseless and unproved allegations made by one spouse amounts to cruelty : Cruelty may consist of single act or series of acts. JUDGEMENT Heard learned […]
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 […]