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 ARUNA SURESH Mrs. Flora Bose vs Suproti Bose on 20 August, 2010 Mr. Sunil Mittal, Adv. For the appellant. Nemo. For the respondent. Law Point: 2 or 3 incidences sufficient for Divorce on ground of cruelty JUDGEMENT 1. Under challenge in this appeal is the judgment and decree of the learned Additional District Judge dated 8th […]
Supreme Court of India Bhabani Prasad Jena Etc vs Convenr.Sec.Orissa S.Comn.For … on 3 August, 2010 Bench: Aftab Alam, R.M. Lodha Law Point: State Commission not empowered to issue maintenance and DNA test Author: R Lodha Appellant(s) Bhabani Prasad Jena Respondent(s) Convenor Secretary, Orissa State Commission for Women & Anr. JUDGEMENT R.M. Lodha, J. Leave […]
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPEAL No. 1213 OF 2006 K.SRINIVAS vs K. SUNITA Law Point: Filing a False Criminal Complaint by Either Spouse Would Constitute Matrimonial Cruelty and Entitle the Other Spouse to Claim a Divorce JUDGEMENT VIKRAMAJIT SEN,J. 1. In this Appeal, counsel for the Appellant has sought to draw our attention to […]
Punjab and Haryana High Court Som Dutt vs Raj Kumari on 7 October, 1985 Bench: S Sodhi Equivalent citations: AIR 1986 P H 191 Law Point: Concealment of wife’s age and medical history JUDGMENT 1. A short stay together and long continuing litigation thereafter is what marks the marriage here. It was a marriage conceived […]
THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005 No. 22 of 2005 [15th June, 2005] An Act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the […]
Madhya Pradesh High Court Satish Kumar vs Shashi Prabha on 12 November, 1992 Bench: D Dharamadhikari Equivalent citations: II (1994) DMC 406 Law Point: Test of resonableness – Desertion, Conduct of Wife JUDGMENT D.M. Dharamadhikari, J. 1. This appeal has been filed by the husband against the order dated 23-1-1991 of the Trial Court refusing […]
Punjab-Haryana High Court Sh. Brijinder Bir Singh vs Mst. Vinod Alias Parminder on 6 May, 1994 Bench: N Sodhi Equivalent citations: AIR 1995 P H 42, I (1995) DMC 334 Law Point: Misrepresentation in matrimonial advertisement JUDGMENT 1. This first appeal is directed against the judgment and decree dated August 23, 1991 passed by the […]
Allahabad High Court Master Zubeen vs Principal Judge, Family Court, … on 7 May, 1993 Bench: K Bhargava Equivalent citations: AIR 1994 All 147 Law Point: Mother unable to maintain herself seeking maintenance from husband, custody of child to remain with Father ORDER 1. This is a habeas corpus petition under Art. 226 of the […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Kumar V. Jahgirdar vs Chethana Ramatheertha on 29 January, 2004 Justice Shivaraj V. Patil, D.M. Dharmadhikari. Law Point: Mother is to be preferred than father is not correct view Appellant(s) Kumar V. Jahgirdar Respondent(s) Chethana Ramatheertha JUDGMENT Dharmadhikari J. In these two appeals, the subject matter of dispute between the […]
Bombay High Court S.S. Parkar, J. Sulabha Pradip Vasa vs Pradip S/O Prabhulal Vasa & Others on 12 October, 1999 Law Point: Civil court judgment not binding on Criminal Court to convict the accused JUDGEMENT 1. This petition has been filed by the wife-original complainant challenging the order of acquittal of her husband and mother-in-law, […]