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: Andhra High Court Bench: JUSTICE M B Naik, A G Reddy Dr. Lokeshwari vs Dr. Srinivasa Rao on 11 February, 2000 Equivalent citations: 2000 (3) ALD 350, 2000 (3) ALT 130, II (2000) DMC 351 Law Point: Attempting to throw child on road. JUDGEMENT 1. CMA No. 1082 of 1996 arises out of an […]
Court: Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE S K Sharma, G Singh Basant Kumar Jha vs Mithlesh Jha on 30 May, 2007 Equivalent citations: I (2008) DMC 113 Law Point: Atrocious allegations, actions and behaviour by wife. JUDGEMENT 1. Challenge in the instant appeal is to the judgment and decree dated 29.1.2005 passed by the learned […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE S Mahajan D.N. Sharma vs Usha Sharma on 14 November, 2003 Law Point: False allegation of extra marital relationship – Divorce granted to husband. JUDGEMENT 1. This appeal is directed against the judgment and decree of the Matrimonial Court whereby the petition filed by the appellant/ husband under Section […]
Court: Orissa High Court Bench: JUSTICES P Naik & P Mohanty Smt. Sandhya Gupta And Anr. vs Saibal Prasad Gupta on 12 May, 1999 Equivalent citations: II (1999) DMC 756, 1999 II OLR 110 Law Point: False allegation that the husband was a drunkard. JUDGEMENT 1. This is an appeal under Section 19 of the […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE R Sethi, S Sudhalkar Navin Chawla vs Veena Rani Chawla on 25 May, 1995 Equivalent citations: I (1996) DMC 118, (1995) 111 PLR 363 Law Point: Attempt to commit suicide by the wife amounts to cruelty, divorce granted. JUDGEMENT 1. It is stated that the respondent- wife […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: D.P. Mohapatra, Brijesh Kumar. Parveen Mehta vs Inderjit Mehta on 11 July, 2002 Law Point: Defination of Mental Cruelty. In case of mental cruelty it will not be a correct approach to take an instance of misbehavior in isolation and then pose the question whether such behavior is sufficient […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: P. Sathasivam, B.S. Chauhan Pankaj Mahajan vs Dimple @ Kajal on 30 September, 2011 Law Point: Suicide Threats a Ground for Divorce JUDGEMENT P.Sathasivam,J. 1) Leave granted. 2) This appeal is directed against the final judgment and order dated 06.08.2009 passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE O.P.DWIVEDI Rishi Pal vs Luxmi Devi And Another on 27 August, 2009 Mr. Vishal Gupta, Adv. For the appellant. None For the respondent. Law Point: It is well settled law, that filing of false criminal case against the spouse is an act of cruelty, on the basis of which the spouse suffering, is […]
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 […]
Court: BOMBAY HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE V.M. Kanade & P.D. Kode Nitin Ramesh Dhiwar Vs. ROOPALI NITIN DHIWAR On 16 August 2012 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) — Cruelty — Filing of false criminal complaint itself amounts to cruelty within meaning of Section 13(1)(ia) of Act — Impugned judgment and order […]