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: Andhra Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE P.S. Narayana N. Sree Ramudu Vs. N. Lahari On 24 June 2004 Law Point: Maintenance of minor female child : Both mother and father of minor child gainfully employed and having equal financial capacity, responsibility to be equally shared. JUDGEMENT 1. The present appeal is filed by the […]
Court: Kerala High Court Bench: JUSTICE S. Sankarasubban & A. Lekshmikuty Prabhakaran Nair Vs. Preethy P. Nair On 10 January 2001 Law Point: Any Child, Legitimate or Illegitimate, One of Whose Parents is Hindu by Religion and Who is Brought up as a Hindu is Hindu and Entitled to Claim Maintenance under Act. The Child […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE N.V. Dabholkar, A.B. Naik & N.H. Patil Bhausaheb Vs. Leelabai Decided on 7 July 2003 Law Point: Status of woman as ‘wife’ not recognised by provisions of Act, which confers right for permanent alimony, she cannot be entertained for grant of relief in absence of recognition of her status […]
Court: Karnataka High Court Bench: JUSTICE K. Sreedhar Rao & B. Sreenivase Gowda Chandamma & Ors. Vs. Muktabai & Anr. Decided on 19 August 2008 Law Point: Second wife not entitled to invoke Section 25 of Hindu Marriage Act to seek maintenance — Section 25 of Hindu Marriage Act cannot be invoked to seek maintenance […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICE Dr. AR. Lakshmanan & Altamas Kabir Ruma Chakraborty Vs. Sudha Rani Banerjee & Anr. Law Point: Wife cannot claim to be directly interested in tenanted suit premises by way of her entitlement towards maintenance which includes residence as per Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act : She is not […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE R.P. Sethi & Sat Pat Ram Lal Vs. Smt. Surinder Kaur on Decided on 14 November 1994 Law Point: Requirement of Court while granting maintenance — To see whether spouse claiming maintenance was earning himself/herself — The other party could not be saddled with monetary burden. JUDGEMENT […]
Court: Andhra Pradesh High Court Bench: Motilal B. Naik & A. Gopal Reddy Lokeshwari Vs. Srinivasa Rao Decided on 11 February 2000 Law Point: Maintenance/Permanent Alimony to Divorced Wife: Factors to be Taken into Consideration — Status of parties, their sources of income and properties, employment are to be taken into consideration — Both husband […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE J.G. Chitre Surajmal Vs. Rukminibai Decided on 31 March 1999 Law Point: Amount of maintenance can be reduced if it is justifiable. JUDGEMENT 1. Mr. Ajay Ukas, Counsel for the appellant. The respondent is absent. None is present for her. 2. By this appeal the appellant is assailing […]
Court: GUJARAT HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE D.G. Karia DUDHIBEN MERAKHBHAI Vs. NATHABHAI HAZABHAI & ANR. Decided on 25 April 1996 Law Point: Wife is being supported and maintained by an adulterer — Husband has not sufficient means. Maintenance denied to wife. JUDGEMENT This revision application arises out of the proceedings under Section 24 of the […]