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.
CONSULTATION
Punjab and Haryana High Court JUSTICE Jaishree Thakur Raj Rani & Anr. Vs. Om Kumar Kaushik On 14 February 2018 Law Point: Hindu lady who married after coming into force of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, with person who had living lawfully wedded wife, cannot be treated to be legally wedded wife — Petitioner being second […]
Jharkhand High Court JUSTICE H.C. Mishra Bula Roy Vs. State Of Jharkhand & Anr. On 16 July 2014 Law Point: Failure of wife to prove her marriage with husband-OP No. 2 — Witnesses examined by petitioner have not proved rituals of marriage — No relative of petitioner examined — On the other hand, OP No. […]
Jharkhand High Court JUSTICE H.C. Mishra Satrughan Baske Vs. Silsia Kerketta & Anr. On 25 March 2014 Law Point: That OP No. 2 is son born to petitioner and OP No. 1 — No cogent evidence that petitioner is biological father of OP No. 2 — Impugned order passed by Courts below directing petitioner to […]
Bombay High Court JUSTICE P.D. Kode Ratan Narayan Ingale Vs. Sau. Sujeta Ratan Ingale & Ors. On 28 August 2013 Law Point: Compromise between parties and they have started living together — Applicant is maintaining non-applicants — No propriety in continuing said orders as object sought to be achieved by passing such orders is well […]
Court: ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE Sangeeta Chandra KAHKASHAN & ORS. Vs. UMESH KUMAR GUPTA @ ABBAS HUSAIN KAHKASHAN On 18 April 2022 Law Point: Section 125 — Maintenance — Grant of — No proof of marriage by Muslim rites and rituals of revisionist No. 1 with respondent — Revisionist could not prove even live-in […]
Telangana & Andhra Pradesh High Court JUSTICE T. Sunil Chowdary S. Rehana Sulthana @ Rehana Begum Vs. B. Mohammad Ghouse & Anr. On 28 March 2016 Law Point: Establishment of ingredients is sine qua non — Petitioner-wife failed to prove that she left matrimonial home because of harassment meted out by husband and his family […]
Bombay High Court JUSTICE Abhay M. Thipsay Shabuktabano Ayyaz Inamdar & Anr. Vs. State Of Maharashtra & Anr. On 2 Sept 2013 Law Point: Neither Magistrate nor Sessions Judge made any serious effort to ascertain approximate income of respondent No. 2 on basis of evidence — Magistrate fixed amount of maintenance by holding that respondent […]
Court: Orissa High Court Bench: JUSTICE Biswanath Rath Bhavin Shah Vs. Sapna Shah On 8 January 2016 Law Point: Wife in enjoyment of maintenance from two Courts — Not permissible in law — Grant of interim maintenance in favour of wife by another competent Court of Law — This fact brought to notice of Family […]
Madhya Pradesh High Court JUSTICE C.V. Sirpurkar Pooja Gaur Vs. Umit @ Pinky Patel On 26 April 2016 Law Point: Acquittal in criminal case — No specific allegations against husband alleging harassment for dowry — She left matrimonial home of her own accord — Wife is suffering from some mental issues for which she has […]
Bombay High Court JUSTICE P.D. Kode Nishant Vs. Sonia On 27 August 2013 Law Point: Default in appearance occurred on part of applicant i.e. failure of Advocate to inform about date — Such an opportunity deserves to be given for serving ends of justice — Proceedings are prolonged since the year 2011, orders of interim […]