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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BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE. The present case is an appeal against the judgment of a learned single bench of the Hon’ble High Court of Punjab and Haryana. The High Court dismissed a petition against the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Panipat confirming an interim order for the award of maintenance to […]
Court:Central Information Commission CIC Commissioner – Manjula Prasher Parul Saxena vs Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Law Point: CIC directs to wife to provide Salary slip information of Husband JUDGEMENT This appeal has been filed against the judgment of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh dated 05.11.2019 in CRM-M-4663 of […]
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA JUSTICE R.K. Agrawal, J. & Abhay Manohar Sapre Jalendra Padhiary Vs. Pragati Chhotray On 17 April 2018 Law Point: Without any appreciation, reasoning and categorical findings on material issues such as, financial earning capacity of husband to pay alimony and also financial earning capacity of wife, direction to pay Rs. 15,00,000/- […]
DELHI HIGH COURT JUSTICE G.S. SISTANI AND JYOTI SINGH KN Vs. RG On 12 February 2019 Law Point: Court has to consider the cost of living as per the living standards in country where husband is employed. Qualified & working wife with no child or other liabilities. Maintenance denied. JUDGEMENT 1. 1. The appellant/wife is […]
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA JUSTICE Ashok Bhushan, K.M. Joseph Sanjeev Kapoor Vs. Chandana Kapoor On 19 February 2020 Law Point: Magistrate can review order passed u/s 125 CrPC, Bar u/s 362 Crpc not applicable. JUDGEMENT This appeal has been filed against the judgment of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh dated 05.11.2019 […]
ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT JUSTICE S.K. Agarwal Samaydin Vs. State of U.P. On 4 January 2001 Law Point: Maintenance : Payable from Date of Application in Extraordinary Circumstances i.e. Dilatory Tactics on Part of Husband or Untold Cruelty Practised Against His Wife : No Such Inclination Shown in Judgment : Maintenance Payable from Date of Order. […]
RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT Wife is living with her parents of her own accord — Not entitled to maintenance JUSTICE G.L. Gupta Bheekha Ram Vs. Goma Devi & Ors. On 22 January 1999 Law Point: No Evidence of Ill-treatment Meted out to Wife, Who is Living With Her Parents of Her Own Accord : Wife Entitled […]
Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICE N. Santosh Hegde & B.P. Singh Deb Narayan Halder Vs. Smt. Anushree Halder On 26 August 2003 Law Point: Parties lived happily for many years after marriage — Some misunderstanding resulting is separation — Evidence on record not convincing that respondent subjected to torture and harassment — High Court […]
BOMBAY HIGH COURT JUSTICE S.W. Puranik Ashok Yeshwant Samant Vs. Smt. Suparna Ashok Samant & Anr. On 27 July 1990 Law Point: Default in payment — Wife awarded maintenance of Rs. 500/- per month ex-parte — Husband failed to make the payment — Sentenced to imprisonment twice — Whether sentencing the defaulting party to imprisonment […]
BOMBAY HIGH COURT JUSTICE A.V. Savant & S.S. Parkar Bhagwan Raoji Dale Vs. Sushma @ Nanda Bhawan Dale & Anr. On 18 April 1998 Law Point: Wife, Divorcee : Extended Definition of Word ‘Wife’ Cannot Be Claimed — Wife withdrew herself from society of her husband without any reasonable cause and without consent of her […]