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 SHIV NARAYAN DHINGRA Amit Khanna vs Priyanka Khanna & Ors. on 1 September, 2010 Law Point: Mere allegations made by the wife that husband was a man of status and had vast movable and immovable properties would not give jurisdiction to the Court to pass an order of maintenance beyond […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Equivalent citations: AIR 1962 P H 127 Bench: JUSTICE K Gosain Sunder Singh vs Manna Sunder Singh on 28 July, 1961 Law Point: Maintenance not based on Arthmetic Calculation JUDGEMENT (1) This appeal arises out of an unfortunate litigation between a husband and his wife. Mrs. Munna Sunder Singh […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Aruna Suresh Smt. Sushila Devi vs Shri Joginder Kumar on 2 July, 2010 Law Point: It is duty of husband to maintain wife and not of his parents JUDGEMENT 1. Impugned in this petition is the order of the Trial Court dated 8th August 2008, whereby while allowing application […]
Court: Delhi District Court Bench: Ms. Santosh Mann Sh. Anshu Gupta vs State (Nct Of Delhi) on 15 April, 2011 Law Point: Maintenance claim based on Affidavit dismissed, No Cross Examination of evidence, sent back to trial court JUDGEMENT This appeal is filed under Section 29 of the Protection of Woman from Domestic […]
Court: Madras High Court Bench: JUSTICE P.D.DINAKARAN and JUSTICE CHITRA VENKATARAMAN S.Chandra vs C.V.Sridharan on 21 February, 2007 Mrs.Geetha Ramaseshan, Adv. For the appellant. Mr.A.S.Balaji, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Claim alimony within 6 Months of Divorce JUDGEMENT (Judgment of the Court was delivered by CHITRA VENKATARAMAN,J.) This appeal is against the order dated 24.10.2002 made in F.C.O.P.No.1236 of 1997 on the file of the […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Equivalent citations: 2000 (1) MPHT 602 Bench: V K Agarwal Madhuri Bai vs Minor Surendra Kumar And Anr. on 24 April, 1998 Law Point: Child can claim maintenance u/s 125 from mother JUDGEMENT 1. This petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., has been filed as the petitioner-mother feels aggrieved by […]
Court: High Court Of Allahabad Bench: JUSTICE S.U. Khan Prasad Kumar Chatterji Vs. Judge Family Court, Allahabad and another on 09.08.2007 Law Point: Old parents dependant on husband, maintenace reduced for wife and kids JUDGEMENT This writ petition has been filed by Husband against wife-respondent No.2-Smt. Sona Chatterji and is directed against order dated 20.10.2004 […]
Court: High Court Of Punjab and Haryana Bench: JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Gian Chand vs Dilpreet Kaur on 23 February, 2010 Law Point: Maintenance awarded in two sections to be offset JUDGEMENT It is apparent from the record that respondent-wife is in receipt of two items of maintenance, one out of which had been awarded […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Tarun Chatterjee, H.L. Dattu Anu Kaul vs Rajeev Kaul on 23 March, 2009 Law Point: No enhancement of Interim Maintenance to working wife JUDGEMENT Leave granted. 2) In the appeal filed by the respondent-husband before the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, being aggrieved by the judgment and decree […]
Court: Bombay High Court Equivalent citations: 2003 (1) AWC 344 SC, (2003) 2 CALLT 23 SC Bench: JUSTICE Shrihari P. Davare Shriram Munjaji Raut vs The State Of Maharashtra on 14 March, 2011 Law Point: Perjury established u/s 344. Conviction JUDGEMENT 1. This appeal is directed against the judgment and order, dated 29.6.2007, rendered […]