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: HIGH COURT OF DELHI Bench: JUSTICE SHIV NARAYAN DHINGRA Adil & Ors. vs State & Anr. on 20 September, 2010 Law Point: Legal rights of property cannot be enforced by DV Act. JUDGEMENT 1. By this petition the petitioners have assailed orders dated 30th November, 2009, and 6th November, 2009, passed by learned Metropolitan Magistrate […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: B.N. Agrawal, G.S. Singhvi Sanjeev Gupta vs Shalini Gupta on 23 February, 2009 Law Point: Interim maintenance increase revised as no income proof produced JUDGEMENT Leave granted. During the pendency of H.M.A. Case No.158 of 2003 instituted by the appellant under Section 9of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 [for […]
Court: High Court Of Punjab and Haryana Bench: JUSTICE MOHINDER PAL Poonam Vs. Mahender Kumar on March 19 , 2009 Mr.P.L. Goyal, Adv. For the appellant. Mr. S.D. Bansal, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: No alimony to Women who desert her husband. JUDGEMENT Marriage of Poonam (petitioner) with Mohinder Kumar (respondent) took place on 23.1.1998. Two sons were born out of the […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Altamas Kabir, Cyriac Joseph Bhushan Kumar Meen Vs. Mansi Meen @ Harpreet Kaur on 28 April, 2009 Law Point: Take EMI Into Cosideration in Maintenance JUDGEMENT Leave is granted in SLP(C) No.7503 of 2008. This appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 1 st July, 2008, passed […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: G.S. Singhvi, Asok Kumar Ganguly Dalip Singh vs State Of U.P. & Ors on 3 December, 2009 Law Point: No Maintenance If Wife Lies JUDGEMENT 1. For many centuries, Indian society cherished two basic values of life i.e., `Satya’ (truth) and `Ahimsa’ (non-violence). Mahavir, Gautam Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: S. Saghlr Ahmad, D.P. Wadhwa Rohtash Singh vs Smt. Ramendri And Ors on 2 March 2000 Law Point: Wife is not entitled to maintenance who has deserted her husband. JUDGEMENT The petitioner who is a member of the Indian Army was married with the respondent on 10th of May, […]
Court: High Court of Delhi Equivalent citations: 2003 IAD Delhi 697, 102 (2003) DLT 756, 2003 (66) DRJ 580, 2003 RLR 176 Bench: JUSTICE M A Khan Shakti Pershad vs Ratna Pershad on 31 January, 2003 Law Point: Immovable, non-revenue generating property cannot be included under “Income” for purpose of Maintenance JUDGEMENT 1. In this civil […]
Court: Madras High Court Bench: JUSTICE P. K. Misra and JUSTICE K. Mohan Ram Ramakrishna Balasubramanian vs Ms. Priya Ganesan on 27 March, 2007 Law Point: Habeas Corpus for Custody and Visitation JUDGEMENT This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed on behalf of Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian by his father, who is the attested power of attorney holder. […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: G.T.Nanavati, S.N.Phukan Santa Sharma vs Sushil Sharma on 16 February, 2000 Law Point: NRI filing Habeas Corpus in custody case JUDGEMENT This appeal is filed against the judgment and order of the High Court of Delhi in Writ Petition (Cri.) No. 656 of 1997. Sushil Sharma had filed the […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Equivalent citations: 1986 AIR 984, 1985 SCC (4) 337 Bench: JUSTICE Venkataramiah, E.S. Savitri W/O Shri Govind Singh … vs Shri Govind Singh Rawat on 9 October, 1985 Law Point: In absence of express prohibition, Magistrate can pass interim order conferring an implied power ACT: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, […]