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.
CONSULTATION
Court: Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE P.P. Naolekar & J.S. Sidhu Girraj Prasad Sharma Vs. Smt. Tara Mishra Decided on 30 July 1998 Law Point: Wife deserted husband continuously for two years or more immediately preceding filing of this petition — Husband entitled to divorce on this ground. JUDGEMENT 1. This will dispose of an […]
Court: Calcutta High Court Bench: JUSTICE Alok Kumar Basu & Jyotirmay Bhattacharya, Asoka Mitra Vs. Swapan Kumar Mitra Decided on 31 August 2007 Law Point: Wife left matrimonial home without consent and reasonable cause. Further, wife condoned wrong on part of husband, even if there be any — No justification in regard to ground of […]
Court: Andhra High Court Bench: JUSTICES R M Bapat & M N Reddy Kotti Veera Venkata Padmavathi vs Kotti Sriram on 1 October, 2002 Equivalent citations: 2002 (6) ALT 318 Law Point: False allegation by the wife that husband was a womaniser. Divorce granted to Husband. JUDGEMENT 1. This is an appeal […]
Court: Himachal Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE D D Sud Chand Parkash Sharma vs Kaushlya Devi on 23 October, 2007 Law Point: Abstaining from sexual relationship is cruelty, divorce granted. JUDGEMENT 1. This is the husband’s appeal against the judgment of the learned District Judge, Solan, dismissing the petition filed by him under Section 13 […]
Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: JUSTICE A N Varma Smt. Aruna Jalan Vs. Capt. (Now Major) Ramesh Chand on 12 April, 1988 Equivalent citations: AIR 1988 All 239 Law Point: False and unnecessary complaints to superiors of husband in his amounts to cruelty, divorce granted. JUDGEMENT 1. This second appeal is directed against concurrent judgments […]
Court:Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE J Chandra Madan Lal vs Sudesh Kumari And Anr. on 5 March, 1987 Equivalent citations: AIR 1988 Delhi 93, 1987 (13) DRJ 167 Law Point: Birth of illegitimate child , divorce granted. JUDGEMENT (1) This is an appeal by appellant Madan Lal (hereinafter to be referred to as the ‘husband’) […]
The Ratio of This Judgement Has Been OverRuled By SupremeCourt Rupali Devi Vs. State Of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE Indrani Datta Bharat Singh Vs. State Of M.P. on 29 September 2010 Law Point: Cruelty, dowry demand — Limitation — Computation of period — Territorial jurisdiction — Allegations with […]
Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICES K. Venkataswamy & S.S. Mohammed Quadri Arun Vyas & Anr. Vs. Anita Vyas on 14 May 1999 Law Point: Discharge of Accused : After Taking Cognizance of Offence but before Trial of Case by Magistrate : Not Illegal — When there is prima facie evidence or material against […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE M Jain Chandhok (Lajwanti) vs Chandhok (O.N.) on 26 August, 1981 Equivalent citations: ILR 1982 Delhi 689, 1981 RLR 619 Law Point: False and unnecessary complaints to Husband’s employer and other Authorities amounts to cruelty , divorce granted. JUDGEMENT (1) The Chandhoka were married on 27-2-1944 […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE A Awasthy Neha Khullar vs Rakesh Khullar on 13 May, 2003 Law Point: Calling Husband lame and less qualified is cruelty, divorce granted. JUDGEMENT 1. Being aggrieved by the judgment and decree dated 4.2.1994 in Civil Suit No. 33-A/92 passed by the 4th Additional District Judge, Jabalpur, the […]