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: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE SUNIL GAURE Mohd Babu@Sameer vs Shakila On 21 April 2015 Law Point: Settlement is comprehensive. It clearly stipulated that parties will not initiate any action against each other. Maintenance denied to wife. JUDGEMENT In proceedings under Section 125 of Cr.P.C. petitioner had raised the question of maintainability, which has […]
Court: Allahabad High Court Bench: JUSTICES N.L. Ganguley & B. Dikshit Kamal Vs. Km. Ahilya And Others On 20 November 1991 Law Point: Application for maintenance of minor children u/Sec. 125 Cr. P.C. — Allowed by Family Court — Challenged on ground that he is not father of the children and denial of marriage relationship […]
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: Madaras High Court Bench: JUSTICE Pushpa Sathyanarayana K.S. Vimaleswaran Vs. C.P.S. Charumathi On 21 February 2017 Law Point: Section 24 — Maintenance pendente lite — Reduction in amount — Petitioner-husband living outside India and earning about Rs. 2.50 lacs to Rs. 3 lacs p.m. — He cannot be expected to part with entire amount […]
Court: Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE P.K. LOHRA Yusuf Shah vs Rubi Bano @ Beby & Ors on 19 February 2018 Law Point: Sentence of imprisonment only a mode of enforcement of direction to pay amount of maintenance and not as punishment. JUDGEMENT In Criminal Revision Petition No.130/2016, the order which was passed by learned […]
Court: Jharkhand High Court Bench: JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR Sangeeta Kumari vs The State Of Jharkhand And Anr on 12 October 2017 Law Point: Order of maintenance both u/s 125 Cr.P.C. and S.24 of Hindu Marriage Act – Claimant entitles to get only higher amount of maintenance out of both the provisions. JUDGEMENT 1. The present […]
Court: Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE DEEPAK MAHESHWARI Babulal vs Smt Manglibai on 9 April 2018 Law Point: Earlier application dismissed – Subsequent application for maintenance is not maintainable. JUDGEMENT This revision petition has been preferred on behalf of the husband-petitioner to assail the order dated 30.10.2017 passed by learned Family Judge No.3, Kota whereby […]
Court: High Court of Kerala Bench: JUSTICE Bhaskaran Pillai Sudheendra Kumar Praveen Vs. Sabitha On 22 March 2017 Law Point: COurt can enforce order of maintenance or interim maintenance only as provided u/s 125(3) Cr.P.C. and not by striking off contentions of Husband. JUDGEMENT 1. The petitioner is the respondent in M.C. No. 215 of […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE P.N.S. Chouhan Naresh Chandra Vs. Mst. Reshmabai & Anr. On 6 September 1991 Law Point: Interim maintenance — Applicant accepted the non-applicant as a result of pressure tactics — But, deserted the non-applicant — Application for interim maintenance — Rejected. JUDGEMENT 1. The question is whether in absence […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE R.G. Vaidyanatha Indu Vs. Sumanbai Kadu Pawar & Ors. On 14 December 1995 Law Point: Prime facie marriage appears to be void. No maintenance to wife. JUDGEMENT 1. This is a husband’s petition challenging the order granting maintenance dated 30.3.1988 in Criminal Revision Application No. 250 of 1987 on […]