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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How Courts Decide Maintenance Over and over again, whenever there is a dispute in the marriage, one question arises. How much maintenance has to be given to the wife? The question also takes many shapes, from I earn X amount, how much maintenance I have n children, how much maintenance She file for divorce, so […]
This article covers Multiple Maintenance provisions available to a Hindu Woman is a paradise for then and how the same affects the finances of a man.
Steps Involved/Procedure Followed In Maintenance Case A lot of queries are posted in groups regarding the procedure followed for various cases. More importantly, the Maintenance Case Procedure is one of the highest-queried topics on our Whatsapp groups. In this article, I have listed the steps involved in a Maintenance case. These steps are followed in […]
Court: Mahila Court, Central Distt, Delhi Bench: JUSTICE O.P.DWIVEDI Harpreet Kaur vs Sh. Dilvinder Singh Bedi on 24-05-2011 Law Point: Husband lost job because of complaint,maintenance denied JUDGEMENT Vide this order, I shall dispose off the interim application filed by the complainant u/s 23(2) of D.V. Act filed along with the petition u/s 12 of D.V. […]
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 […]
HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT Bench: R Khurana Darje Wangial vs Karam Singh on 18/11/1996 Equivalent citations: II (1997) DMC 83 Law Point: The burden upon the woman to establish the paternity of the child and to show that the person from whom she claims maintenance for the child is the father of the child. JUDGEMENT […]
Supreme Court of India Bhabani Prasad Jena Etc vs Convenr.Sec.Orissa S.Comn.For … on 3 August, 2010 Bench: Aftab Alam, R.M. Lodha Law Point: State Commission not empowered to issue maintenance and DNA test Author: R Lodha Appellant(s) Bhabani Prasad Jena Respondent(s) Convenor Secretary, Orissa State Commission for Women & Anr. JUDGEMENT R.M. Lodha, J. Leave […]
Supreme Court of India Amrendra Kumar Paul vs Maya Paul & Ors on 4 August, 2009 Bench: S.B. Sinha, Cyriac Joseph Law Point: Once children attained majority, provisions of CrPC 125 cease Author: S Sinha Appellant(s) Amarendra Kumar Paul Respondent(s) Maya Paul & Ors. JUDGEMENT 1. Leave granted. 2. Appellants herein are aggrieved by and […]
Court:DELHI HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE Sanjeev Sachdeva GAJENDER SINGH Vs. STATE (GNCT OF DELHI) & ANR. on 19 March 2020 Law Point: Where successive claims for maintenance are made by a party under different statutes, Court would consider an adjustment or set-off, of amount awarded in previous proceeding/s, while determining whether any further amount is […]
MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT JUSTICE B.D. Rathi ANIL JAIN Vs. SHILPA JAIN On 11 November 2014 Law Point: Future salary is not tangible corporeal property available for seizure — Only when salary became payable and takes shape of tangible corporeal property it can be attached for realization of arrear as well as current maintenance according […]