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: Calcutta High Court Bench: JUSTICE J.B. Garg Shabnam Parveen Vs. State Of West Bengal & Ors. On 24 November 2017 Law Point: Interim maintenance — Widow daughter-in-law not entitled to any maintenance from her father-in-law. JUDGEMENT 1. The instant revision has been preferred by the petitioner/widow daughter-in-law of Opposite Party Nos. 2 and 5 […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE M.M.S. Bedi Mandeep Vs. Kavita On 7 December 2015 Law Point: As sufficient evidence regarding income of petitioner not produced, maintenance reduced. JUDGEMENT 1. This is a revision petition challenging the order dated 01.03.2013 passed by District Judge, Family Court Hisar granting maintenance @ Rs.6,500/- per month […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE N.K. Gupta Jeevan Singh Vs. Sangeeta Bai On 7 October 2013 Law Point: Applicant was neither valid wife of non-applicant, nor she had any reason to live away from her husband, to get any maintenance from her husband — She was not ousted but she herself left house […]
Court: Orissa High Court Bench: JUSTICE D.P. Mohapatra Ram Prasanna Dash Vs. Bhabani Devi Law Point: Wife not entitled to maintenance under section 125 of Crpc when Civil Court has granted a decree declaring the marriage to be null and void. JUDGEMENT 1. Being aggrieved by the order passed by the learned Sub-divisional Judl. Magistrate, […]
Andhra Pradesh High Court JUSTICE Umesh Chandra Banerjee, CJ., B. Subhashan Reddy & Chelameswar Kola Emmanuel Vs. Nallipogu Sunanda On 23 February 1998 Law Point: The word ‘impotence’ is not related to a particular gender like male only. Incapability of copulation on the part of either of the spouses either due to structural defects in […]