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: Gauhati High Court Bench: JUSTICE B.B. Deb Subal Chandra Saha Vs. Pritikana Saha On 17 February 2003 Law Point: Section 125(4) — Maintenance : Adultery : Wife-respondent living together with another man in rented house as husband and wife till they were apprehended by police from that house : Their intention to continue in […]
Court: Kerala High Court Bench: JUSTICES K.T. Sankaran & M.L. Joseph Francis Saju Sasidharan Vs. Dhanya & Anr. on 7 August 2012 Law Point: Maintenance pendente lite — Oral request for such relief cannot be entertained by Family Court — Order passed by Family Court granting interim maintenance set aside. JUDGEMENT 1. The question involved […]
Court: Kerala High Court Bench: JUSTICE R. Basant Alora Sundaran Vs. Mammali Sumathi & Anr. On 6 July 2006 Law Point: Magistrate has power to sentence Husband for not more than 1 month if there is default in payment of maintenance. JUDGEMENT 1. Does the decision in Shahada Khatoon v. Amjad Ali, I (2000) DMC […]