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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SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Bench: Chandramauli Kr. Prasad and Pinaki Chandra Ghose Arnesh Kumar VS State of Bihar and Anr. Dated July 2, 2014 Law Point: Section 41A of CrPC should be complied in letter and spirit. Guidelines JUDGEMENT The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 […]
High Court of Punjab and Haryana Bench: D Raju, H Sema Amarjit Kaur vs Harbhajan Singh And Anr. on 23/10/2002 Equivalent citations: 2003 (1) AWC 344 SC, (2003) 2 CALLT 23 SC Law Point: No DNA test condition can be imposed at the Interim Maintenance Stage ORDER 1. The above appeals have been filed against […]
Court: SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Equivalent citations: 1981 AIR 1972, 1982 SCR (1) 695 Bench: Fazalali, S Murtaza SIRAJMOHMEDKHAN JANMOHAMADKHAN vs HAFIZUNNISA YASINKHAN & ANR. on 14/09/1981 N.N. Keshwan and R.N. Keshwani for the Appellant. Vimal Dave and Miss Kailash Mehta for RespondentNo. 1. S C. Patel and R.N. Poddar for Respondent No. 2 Law Point: […]
THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005 No. 22 of 2005 [15th June, 2005] An Act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Equivalent citations: 1978 AIR 597, 1978 SCR (2) 621 Bench: Beg, M. Hameedullah (Cj), Chandrachud, Y.V., Bhagwati, P.N., Krishnaiyer, V.R. & Untwalia, N.L., Fazalali, S.M. & Kailasam, P.S. Maneka Gandhi vs Union Of India on 25 January, 1978 Law Point: Right of dignity – right to live is not […]
THE SECTION 24 OF HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955 ACT NO. 25 OF 1955 [18th May, 1955.] 1. Short title and extent. (a). This Act may be called the Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. (b). It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir 1 , and applies also […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR Anukriti Dubey vs Partha Kansabanik And Anr on 23 March, 2016 Law Point: The tenanted premises where a woman lives with her husband would definitely come within the category of shared household but as long as the tenancy JUDGEMENT 1. Heard the counsel for the parties. 2. The […]
Court: HIGH COURT OF KERALA Bench: JUSTICE MRS.JUSTICE K.HEMA Chitrangathan Vs. Seema on 14th day of October, 2009 Law Point: While protecting the rights of a woman, the court has to be careful and cautious in not violating the rights of the male also under Domestic Violence Act. JUDGEMENT Head Note:- Protection of Woman from […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Dipak Misra, Prafulla C. Pant Krishna Bhatacharjee vs Sarathi Choudhury And Anr on 20 November, 2015 Law Point: Maintainability of DV after 1 year JUDGEMENT Leave granted. 2. The appellant having lost the battle for getting her Stridhan back from her husband, the first respondent herein, before the learned Magistrate […]
Court: High Court Of Judicature at Allahabad Bench: JUSTICE Ram Surat Ram Kapil Goyal Vs. State Of U.P. And Anr on 25.4.2016 Anil Kumar Bajpai, Adv. For the appellant G.A. For the respondent. Law Point: Written Statement/reply can be filed by husband staying outside India through Power of Attorney in a maintenance case JUDGEMENT Heard Sri Anil Kumar Bajpai for the petitioner. This […]