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:KARNATAKA HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE G. Patri Basavana Goud VEERABHADRAPPA Vs. SMT. VEDAVATHI On 7 September 1998 Law Point: Warrant For Levying of Fine : Non-payment of Maintenance : Issuing Arrest Warrant Straight Away, Unsustainable — Maintenance amount to be recovered in manner provided for recovery of fine amount — Methods — Issue of warrant […]
Court:MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE U.L. Bhat PRAMOD KAPLISH Vs. SMT. ALKA KAPLISH Decided on 3 August 1995 Law Point: Circumstances — Statement of assessable income produced by revision petitioner — Proved his income increasing over years — Added circumstance of absence of specific denial in counter — Interim maintenance — Only for future […]
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, […]