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 D.P. Wadhwa & M.B. Shah Padmja Sharma vs Ratan Lal Sharma Law Point: Mother to share maintenance of children in the ratio of her earnings to the father/husband JUDGEMENT JUDGMENT 2000 (2) SCR 621 The Judgment of the Court was delivered by D.P. WADHWA, J. Appellant, the wife, whose marriage with […]
Delhi High Court Justice G.s. Sistani And Jyoti Singh Kn Vs. Rg On 12 February 2019 Law Point: Court Has To Consider The Cost Of Living As Per The Living Standards In Country Where Husband Is Employed. Qualified & Working Wife With No Child Or Other Liabilities. Maintenance Denied. Judgement 1. The appellant/wife is aggrieved […]
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA JUSTICE Ruma Pal, Arijit Pasayat & C.K. Thakker A. Jayachandra Vs. Aneel Kaur On 2 December 2004 Law Point: Constant nagging on various aspects certainly amounted to causing indelible mental agony and amount to cruelty JUDGEMENT Leave granted. Parties to a marriage tying nuptial knot aro supposed to bring about the […]
THE RATIO OF THIS JUDGMENT IS OVERRULED. THE SAME IS PUT HERE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE ONLY DELHI HIGH COURT JUSTICE Shiv Narayan Dhingra Niraj Trivedi Vs. State of Bihar & Ors. On 4 January 2008 Law Point: Quashing of FIR — This Court can exercise jurisdiction in all those cases where though crime should have […]
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA JUSTICE Dipak Misra, J. & Amitava Roy K.V. PRAKASH BABU Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA On 22 November 2016 Law Point: ‘Suspicion’ of ‘extra-marital relationship’ of husband — Extra-marital relationship, per se, or as such would not come within ambit of Section 498A, IPC — It would be an illegal or immoral […]
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO.8871 OF 2019 (Arising out of SLP(Civil) No.1981 of 2019 CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK BHUSHAN & HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN SINHA DATE- 19/11/2019 In the above case law the husband who got acquitted in the 498A Trial was granted divorce decree on […]
Anticipatory bail vis-à-vis 498A- IPC! Delhi High Court Ruling. Introduction The word “Stridhan” is derived from two words “Stri” (Women) and “Dhan” (Property) which etymologically means woman’s property. It is the property over which a woman has got absolute power of disposal. Though there is no outlined definition of Stridhan, there are some acceptable sources of stridhan […]