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 Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud And Hon’ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta Atul Shukla Vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr. On 20 August 2018 Law Point: No Criminal Court can alter, modify or review it’s own order. JUDGEMENT Leave granted. A First Information Report being FIR No. 575/2016 was registered […]
Supreme Court of India JUSTICES P. Sathasivam, Ranjan Gogoi Gaytri Bajaj vs Jiten Bhalla on 5 October 2012 Law Point: Denial of visitation to mother/wife on ground of reluctance by the children. JUDGEMENT Leave granted. 2. These appeals are directed against the judgment and order dated 08.09.2008 passed by the High Court of Delhi in […]
High Court of Gujarat At Ahmedabad BENCH- S.G. SHAH J. Yogesh Anantrai Bhatt & Ors. Vs. State of Gujarat Ors Criminal Revision Application (Against Order Passed by Subordinate Court) No. 611 of 2015 Decided On: 29 July 2016 This case law is about the period of limitation for filing complaint under Section 12 of the Domestic […]
Court: DELHI HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE MANMOHAN & JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL The State, Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi vs Tufail On 16 July 2019 Law Point: the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that accused sexually assaulted or penetratively sexually assaulted the victim & failed to prove the offence punishable u/s 6 read […]
Court: Delhi District Court Bench: JUSTICE VINOD YADAV State V/s Shailender @ Salen @ Sailu On 13 May 1994 Law Point: prosecution has miserably failed in proving charges against the accused beyond any reasonable shadow of doubt. Accused stands acquitted of the charges. JUDGEMENT BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE: The facts of the case, as borne […]
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA JUSTICE S.A. Bobde, J. & L. Nageswara Rao Anurag Mittal Vs. Shaily Mishra Mittal On 24 August 2018 Law Point: Marriage Solemnized during pendency of appeal against decree of divorce — Withdrawal would be complete as soon as the plaintiff files his purshis of withdrawal — Appeal is deemed to have […]
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA JUSTICE R.K. Agrawal, J. & Abhay Manohar Sapre Jalendra Padhiary Vs. Pragati Chhotray On 17 April 2018 Law Point: Without any appreciation, reasoning and categorical findings on material issues such as, financial earning capacity of husband to pay alimony and also financial earning capacity of wife, direction to pay Rs. 15,00,000/- […]
Court: DELHI HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE Kailash Gambhir & P.S. Teji Soumitra Kumar Nahar Vs. Parul Nahar On 4 September 2015 Law Point: Visitation Rights — Grant of permission to father — Mutual settlement between parties — Children reluctant to honour terms of settlement with regard to visitation rights agreed upon between father and mother […]
Court: DELHI HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE NAZMI WAZIRI SHILPI THAPAR Vs. MANAN THAPAR On 23 November 2015 Law Point: Custody should be handed over to father and he should take care of child’s needs. Mother got visitation rights of child. JUDGEMENT 1. Issue notice, returnable on 3rd January, 2014. 2. Mr. Sanjay Poddar, learned […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICES Deepak Gupta, Aniruddha Bose Yashita Sahu vs The State Of Rajasthan on 20 January 2020 Law Point: Parent Who Is Denied Custody Shall Have Right To Talk To Child Everyday. JUDGEMENT Leave granted. 2. Yashita Sahu (hereinafter referred to as the wife) and Varun Varma (hereinafter referred to […]