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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MADRAS HIGH COURT C.R.P.(PD)NO. 857 of 2004 and C.M.P. No. 8162 of 2004 Bench: MRS. JUSTICE R. BANUMATHI Umamaheswari vs K. Babu on 21/07/2005 Mr. J. Ramakrishnan, Adv. For the appellant. Ms. P.T. Asha, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Desertion and non-consummation of marriage. Impotency explained. JUDGEMENT This Revision is preferred against the order of the Family Court, Coimbatore made in I.A. […]
BOMBAY HIGH COURT JUSTICE A.V. Savant Nirmala Manohar Jagesha Vs. Manohar Shivram Jagesha On 13 Dec 1990 Law Point: Wife making irresponsible, baseless and wild allegations of lack of manliness and impotency of the Husband — Whether would amount to mental cruelty ? – Yes. JUDGEMENT What is meant by the word “cruelty” in matrimonial […]
Court: Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE Amitava Roy, CJ. & Vijay Bishnoi Suresh Gurjar Vs. Usha Gurjar On 16 May 2014 Law Point: Section 13(1)(ia) — Cruelty — Dissolution of Marriage — Respondent wife was adament in her disinclination to discharge her marital obligations including cohabitation — Coupled with this is institution of criminal case […]
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 […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE N.P. Singh Smt. Chandan Agarwal Vs. Mukesh Kumar Agarwal On 18 January 1996 Law Point: Lodging of false criminal report by wife against her husband & his family — Leading to arrest of husband & harassment of his family — Refusal by wife to fulfill sexual desire of […]