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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Calcutta High Court JUSTICE Basudeva Panigrahi Dhananjoy Samanta Vs. Sabitri Samanta On 14 March 2000 Law Point: Wife and Other Dependent Shall Not be Entitled to More Than 1/5th Each From Gross Amount — Petitioner receiving Rs. 5,700/- p.m. as salary as Assistant Teacher — Petitioner liable to pay @ Rs. 1,150/- to opposite party […]
Court: Kerala High Court Bench: JUSTICE M. Sasidharan Nambiar Shanavas vs Raseena on 10 December, 2010 Law Point: NBW cannot be issued for non payment of maintenance under section 23(1) of DV act JUDGEMENT First respondent, through her mother, filed petition under Section 12 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act before Judicial First Class Magistrate’s Court-II, […]