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 Rajasthan Bench: JUSTICE R.S. Chauhan Shashi Alias Mala vs. State and Anr. On 27 March 2006 Law Point: In case a wife is divorced on the ground of mutual consent, then she is disentitled from claiming any maintenance or interim maintenance and expenses of proceedings from the husband. Hence petition dismissed. […]
Court: Supreme Court Of India Bench: JUSTICE Ranganath Misra and Lalit Mohan Sharma Yamunabai Anantrao Adhav Vs. Anantrao Shivram Adhav And Another On 27 January 1988 Law Point: Conditions for valid marriage — Void and voidable marriages — Appellant married respondent who was already married — The first marriage was subsisting and the first was […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE J.G. Chitre Popat Kashinath Bodke Vs. Kamalabai Popat Bodke & Ors. On 6 February 2003 Law Point: Maintenance : Parties residing separately by mutual consent by relinquishment deed : In view of Section 125(4), Cr.P.C. wife would not be having right to claim alimony from husband after date of […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE Shah & Kanade Bajirao Raghoba Tambar Vs. Tolanbai and Another on 1 MARCH 1979 Law Point: Criminal Procedure Code, S. 125 and Hindu Marriage Act, Ss. 5, 11 and 25 — Second Marriage null and void and parties have no status of husband and — wife though not declared […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE Sharad Manohar Mohammed Sharif Vs. Raisa Begum and Another On 26 July 1985 Law Point: Wife not entitled to maintenance as she was in wrong as all efforts to reconcile proved futile by the husband. JUDGEMENT 1. A question of quite some importance is raised by Mr. Kadar in […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE P.N.S. Chouhan Naresh Chandra Vs. Mst. Reshmabai & Anr. On 6 September 1991 Law Point: Interim maintenance — Applicant accepted the non-applicant as a result of pressure tactics — But, deserted the non-applicant — Application for interim maintenance — Rejected. JUDGEMENT 1. The question is whether in absence […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE R.G. Vaidyanatha Indu Vs. Sumanbai Kadu Pawar & Ors. On 14 December 1995 Law Point: Prime facie marriage appears to be void. No maintenance to wife. JUDGEMENT 1. This is a husband’s petition challenging the order granting maintenance dated 30.3.1988 in Criminal Revision Application No. 250 of 1987 on […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE K. L. WADANE Bhagwat Pitambar Borse vs Anusayabai Bhagwat Borse on 8 February 2018 Law Point: Cancellation of maintenance order – Divorce on ground of adultery passed in favour of Husband after passing of order of maintenance – Order of cvil court granting divorce on th ground of adultery […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE R.K. Batta Sayyed Jabbar Ali Vs. Mst. Saheba Fatima On 11 October 2001 Law Point: Ill-treatment cannot be substantiated on basis of general allegations in absence of any details. Inspite of Decree for Conjugal Rights, Wife Without Justifiable Reason Did Not Join Husband and Cannot Claim Maintenance. […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Kailash Gambhir Yashika Mehndiratta Vs. Amit Mehndiratta On 2 May 2013 Law Point: Maintenance — Non-grant of — Petitioner wife though always willing to join company of her husband and stay in matrimonial home but pressurized by her parents to live with them at her parental house — Husband-respondent […]