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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SUPREME COURT OF INDIA JUSTICE Kurian Joseph, J. & R. Banumathi Manish Jain Vs. Akanksha Jain On 30 March 2017 Law Point: Order for maintenance pendente lite or for costs of proceedings is conditional on circumstance that wife or husband who makes a claim for same has no independent income sufficient for her or his […]
DELHI HIGH COURT JUSTICE Pradeep Nandrajog, J. & Pratibha Rani Bindu Chaudhary Vs. Deepak Suga On 29 September 2016 Law Point: Appellant-wife practising doctor — Cost of living as per living standards in country — If a person is working in Dubai, he earns in currency of that country and spends also in that currency […]
Madhya Pradesh High Court JUSTICE J.G. Chitre Smt. Mamta Jaiswal Vs. Rajesh Jaiswal On 24 March 2000 Law Point: Not Meant for Supporting Idle (Qualified) Spouses Waiting for ‘Dole’ to be Awarded by Her Husband — Section 24 has been enacted for purpose of providing monetary assistance to such spouse who is incapable of supporting […]
Gauhati High Court JUSTICE Kalyan Rai Surana Shilpa Agarwalla Vs. Naveen Tayal On 2 August 2017 Law Point: To provide immediate relief to spouse unable to support or maintain himself/herself — Withholding of income — Adverse presumption — Wife ill and to take care of minor daughter — When petitioner-wife filed petition for maintenance, she […]
Madhya Pradesh High Court JUSTICE Sujoy Paul Deepak Katakwar Vs. Anita Katakwar On 9 August 2017 Law Point: Revenue entry shows piece of land is owned by two persons — Amount of Rs. 4,000 p.m. may be reduced to Rs. 2,000 p.m. — Respondent-wife has not rebutted contention that in addition she is getting Rs. […]
Punjab and Haryana High Court N.K. Kapoor Satya Pal Vs. Sona Devi On 15 July 1992 Law Point: Both parties employed — Petitioner drawing salary of Rs. 1865/- P.M. — Wife getting Rs. 1845/- P.M. — Whether Sec. 24 envisages the grant of interim maintenance allowance of minor children — Held — No — Grant […]
DELHI HIGH COURT JUSTICE Pradeep Nandrajog, J. & Pratibha Rani RUPALI GUPTA Vs. RAJAT GUPTA On 5 September 2016 Law Point: Denial to wife, qualified CA, having sufficient means to maintain herself — Appellant- wife working in that capacity since 2003 cannot be expected to earn only Rs. 7,000/- p.m. which is below minimum wages […]
Madhya Pradesh High Court JUSTICE Dipak Misra Raghubir Yadav Vs. Purnima Kharga (Yadav) On 18 September 2000 Law Point: Income of Husband Fixed on Conjectures: Fact that Wife Worked in Television Serials and Stage Plays and Earned Some Income from said Sources, not Considered by A.D.J.: Trial Judge’s Order does not Withstand Close Scrutiny : […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Pradeep Nandrajog Rajat Taneja Vs. Harmeeta Singh On 25 July 2007 Law Point: No opportunity granted to Husband to file reply to application filed by respondent under Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act — Petitioner entitled to setting aside of order granting monthly maintenance to wife under Section 24 […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Harjinder Kaur vs Narinder Singh Mangat on 4 January, 2012 Law Point: Section 24 CPC Can’t be used on mere presumption or apprehension, which is not sufficient for a case to be transferred. A transfer should not readily be granted for any fancied notion of […]