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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Maintenance To Senior Citizens Indian law requires a non-disabled person who has means to maintain and support their parents, which include biological, step-parents and adoptive parents, in a similar manner that a person has to keep his wife and children. However, a special law was enacted for senior citizens – The Maintenance and Welfare Of […]
Court: Karnataka High Court Bench: JUSTICE J.B. Garg Veerashetty and Ors. vs. Suresh On 13 April 2017 Law Point: SECTION 125-Claim for maintenance by an aged father against his two sons-Order passed by the Family Court directing the petitioners/sons to pay maintenance to the respondent/father-Revision against-Sacrosanct duty of children to maintain their parents. JUDGEMENT 1. […]