This article covers Multiple Maintenance provisions available to a Hindu Woman is a paradise for then and how the same affects the finances of a man.
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.
CONSULTATIONThis article covers Multiple Maintenance provisions available to a Hindu Woman is a paradise for then and how the same affects the finances of a man.
STEPS INVOLVED/ PROCEDURE FOLLOWED IN MAINTENANCE CASE A lot of queries are posted in groups w.r.t. the procedure followed for various cases. More importantly Maintenance Case Procedure is one of the highest query on our whatsapp groups. In this article, I have listed the steps involved in Maintenance case. These steps are followed in Delhi […]
Finding this one was pure providence. In the Kusum Sharma judgment, the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi had mandated that an affidavit from both parties should accompany all maintenance and divorce cases filed in Delhi. This exhaustive affidavit covers many aspects of a person’s income, education, employment and lifestyle. While delivering this judgment, Justice J […]
Maintenance is a noun which in legal parlance means the amount which is provided to distress wife, children or parents for their upkeep, support or subsistence. This is a benevolent provision of law, as the law says that no person shall leave his wife, children or old parents at the mercy of others and unattended […]
Pardon me for paraphrasing a well-known maxim- ‘rex non potest peccare’ or ‘the King can do no wrong’ to suit the context, but allow me to elaborate. ‘Sovereign immunity’ is a legal doctrine by which the King/ Crown/ President/ State cannot commit a legal wrong, i.e. he/it is immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution. […]
How Courts Decide Maintenance Over and over again, whenever there is a dispute in the marriage, one question arises. How much maintenance has to be given to the wife? The question also takes many shapes, from I earn X amount, how much maintenance I have n children, how much maintenance She file for divorce, so […]
Court: Mahila Court, Central Distt, Delhi Bench: JUSTICE O.P.DWIVEDI Harpreet Kaur vs Sh. Dilvinder Singh Bedi on 24-05-2011 Law Point: Husband lost job because of complaint,maintenance denied JUDGEMENT Vide this order, I shall dispose off the interim application filed by the complainant u/s 23(2) of D.V. Act filed along with the petition u/s 12 of D.V. […]
How to Put an Application u/s 127 CrPC for Alteration or Suspension of Maintenance Due to Covid 19, there has been a great disruption in the lives of people. It has affected men more than women as they are/ were the primary earners in the family. It has affected them more, if they happen to […]
High Court of Punjab and Haryana Bench: D Raju, H Sema Amarjit Kaur vs Harbhajan Singh And Anr. on 23/10/2002 Equivalent citations: 2003 (1) AWC 344 SC, (2003) 2 CALLT 23 SC Law Point: No DNA test condition can be imposed at the Interim Maintenance Stage ORDER 1. The above appeals have been filed against […]
HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT Bench: R Khurana Darje Wangial vs Karam Singh on 18/11/1996 Equivalent citations: II (1997) DMC 83 Law Point: The burden upon the woman to establish the paternity of the child and to show that the person from whom she claims maintenance for the child is the father of the child. JUDGEMENT […]