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: High Court of Delhi Bench: JUSTICE SHIV NARAYAN DHINGRA Ram Murti Chopra And Anr vs Nagesh Tyagi on 25 September, 2008 Mr. P.Gautam, Adv. For the appellant. Mr. Vikram Nandrajog, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Guidelines To Determine Child Custody JUDGEMENT The petitioners are aggrieved by an order dated 15.11.2000 passed by the learned Guardian Judge whereby she allowed an application […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Equivalent citations: 2003 (1) AWC 344 SC, (2003) 2 CALLT 23 SC Bench: P. Sathasivam, B.S. Chauhan Gurbux Singh vs Harminder Kaur on 8 October, 2010 Law Point: Normal Wear and Tear is not a valid ground for Divorce under Hindu Marriage Act JUDGEMENT 1) The appellant, a Principal in […]
Court: HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND Bench: JUSTICE O.P.DWIVEDI Smt. Jaishree vs Sri Arjun Singh on 17 March, 2011 Mr. Ramji Srivastava, Advocate For the appellant. Mr. Sandeep Tandon, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Husband won the divorce on the grounds of Cruelty by wife, divroce granted with limited alimony JUDGEMENT This appeal, preferred under Section 19 of the Family Courts […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: A.M. Khanwilkar, Mridula Bhatkar Mr.Prakash Alumal Kalandari vs Mrs.Jahnavi Prakash Kalandari on 6 May, 2011 Ms. S.P. Nanavati, Adv. For the appellant. Mr.Anil Menon with Mr. S.B. Shetty For the respondent. Law Point: Wife gone back on Mutual Divorce, case dismissed with cost JUDGEMENT 1. This appeal takes exception to the Judgment and Decree passed by […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: D.K. Jain, H.L. Dattu Hitesh Bhatnagar vs Deepa Bhatnagar on 18 April, 2011 Law Point: IRBM turned down, infinitesimal chance for the marriage to survive. JUDGEMENT 1) Marriages are made in heaven, or so it is said. But we are more often than not made to wonder what happens […]
Court: High Court of Delhi Bench: JUSTICE KAILASH GAMBHIR Smt. Nitu Aggarwal vs Sh Gireesh Gupta on 19 November, 2010 Mr. Rajiv Shukla, Adv. For the appellant. Mr.Gyan Prakash, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Roping in relatives in false cases amounts to cruelty towards husband JUDGEMENT 1. By this appeal filed under Section 28 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 the appellant […]
Court: Madras High Court Bench: MR.JUSTICE ELIPE DHARMA RAO and MR.JUSTICE K.K.SASIDHARAN R.Sridharan vs The Presiding Officer on 9 July, 2010 Mr.K.Chandra Mouli, Adv. For the appellant. Mrs.Geetha Ramaseshan, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Husband US citizen, wife invoking Jurisdiction u/s 19(iii)(a) of HMA to file Divoce in India JUDGEMENT The legality of a matrimonial proceeding initiated by the wife before a family […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Equivalent citations: AIR 1996 P H 98 Bench: JUSTICE S Saksena Rama Kanta vs Mohinder Laxmidas Bhandula on 7 February, 1995 Law Point: Threats & attempts to commit suicide & lodging false 498A is ground for divorce JUDGEMENT 1. The appellant wife has assailed the judgment and decree dated […]
Court: Rajasthan High Court Equivalent citations: AIR 1986 Raj 13, 1985 (1) WLN 437 Bench: G M Lodha Smt. Shanti Devi vs Raghav Prakash on 29 October, 1984 Law Point: Calling husband impotent, burning his PhD thesis, false allegations amount to cruelty JUDGEMENT 1. An unfortunate feud between the husband & wife has resulted in […]