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: Chhattisgarh High Court Bench: JUSTICE I.M. Quddusi & G. Minhajuddin Ashok Kumar Deshmukh Vs. Gayatri Decided on 11 April 2012 Law Point: Wife has an affair, lived with husband for only 18 days and then deserted him to live at maternal home. Divorce granted on ground of desertion. JUDGEMENT 1. This appeal has been […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE S.C. Pandey Smt. Suman Singh Vs. Tulsi Ram Patel Decided on 1 February 1999 Law Point: Wife Wilfully Left Matrimonial Home After Eight Months of Her Marriage and Did Not Come Back — She was unable to prove that she deserted respondent on account of inhumanly treatment given […]