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: Madras High Court Bench: JUSTICE S. Ashok Kumar M.S.Mani vs K.Shyamala on 4 November, 2006 D.Shivakumaran, Adv. For the appellant. None For the respondent. Law Point: Husband to provide proof of his earning else averments of wife to be taken as true JUDGEMENT Aggrieved over the the fair and decreetal order dated 11.07.2005 and 9.5.2006 made in I.A.Nos.6 and 7 of 2005 […]
Court: High Court of Delhi Bench: JUSTICE Shiv Narayan Dhingra Smt. Pinki Jain vs Sh. Sanjay Jain on 31-01-2005 Ms. Sunita Harish, Adv. For the appellant. Mr. M.S. Rohilla, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Income of both husband and wife was almost same – Both were almost equally qualified – There was no justification before trial Court to grant any interim maintenance […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Ruma Pal, P. Venkatarama Reddi. Renubala Moharana & Anr vs Mina Mohanty & Ors on 23 March, 2004 Law Point: Family Court cannot grant a declaratory relief regarding illegitimacy of the child JUDGEMENT Leave granted. The appellants herein filed a petition before the Family Court, Cuttack describing it as […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: D.P. Mohapatra, Shivaraj V. Patil R.V.Srinath Prasad vs Nandamuri Jayakrishna & Ors on 2 March, 2001 Law Point: Interim custody of minors, in favour of one parent, other parent appeals, any change must be proved to be in paramount interest of the children JUDGEMENT Leave granted. The controversy raised […]
Court: Madras High Court Bench: JUSTICE V. DHANAPALAN Sharli Sunitha vs D. Balson on 20 November, 2006 Mr. R. Subramanian, Adv. For the appellant. Mr.V. Sairam, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Mother is not always right person for custody, Custody of minor girl given to Father JUDGEMENT This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is directed against the judgment and decree dated 06.10.1997 passed by the […]
Court: High Court of Delhi Bench: JUSTICE Sanjay Kishan Kaul Asha Devi vs Pominder Kumar Chhabra on 7 September, 2006 Law Point: Husband was liable to pay maintenance for adjourn period of proceeding. Divorce withdrawn, maintenance to be paid JUDGEMENT 1. Admit. 2. At request of learned Counsel for the appellant and attorney / father of the respondent, […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE HARBANS LAL Sunny Bhumbla vs Shashi on 25 January, 2010 Law Point: Trial court decided the main case without deciding perjury application, Ordered by High Court to decide perjury application JUDGEMENT This appeal is directed against the order dated 5.12.2008 Annexure P-1 passed by […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Equivalent citations: I (1992) DMC 72 Bench: JUSTICE V Kokja Usha Baghel vs Dr. B.B. Singh on 29 August, 1991 Law Point: Interim Maintenance to be decided on basis of Immediate need of the applicant and proved income of the non-applicant. JUDGEMENT 1. This is an application filed by the […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE R. S. Dalvi Shirish H. Garg vs Nidhi S. Garg on 16 November, 2010 Law Point: Income of husband to be taken, not only as an individual but also for the companies he owns JUDGEMENT 1. This Petition is filed by the husband challenging the order of maintenance passed […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: B.H. Marlapalle, S.J. Vazifdar Smt.Manju Kamal Mehra vs Mr.Kamal Pushkar Mehra on 18 July, 2009 Law Point: No Maintenance to Wife if RCR By Husband succeeds JUDGEMENT 1. Both these appeals filed by the respective spouses arise from a common judgment and order dated 31.12.2004 passed by the Family Court […]