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: Bombay High Court Bench: S. K. Shinde Afia Rasheed Khan vs Dr. Mazharuddin Ali Khan And Anr on 3 December, 2021 Law Point: Rejection of application for want of jurisdiction. Application under section 12, D.V. Act for want of jurisdiction dismissed JUDGEMENT 1. Rule. 2. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally with the consent […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Indira Banerjee, J. & J.K. Maheshwari, J. Deepak Sharma vs The State Of Haryana on 12 January, 2022 Law Point: Taking custody of jewllery for safety cannot constitute cruelty within meaning of section 498A of IPC JUDGEMENT Leave granted. No one has appeared on behalf of the Respondent No.2 […]
Court: Kerala High Court Bench: Justice K.A.ABDUL GAFOOR and Justice K.R.UDAYABHANU S. Prabhu vs Rajani R. on 25 January, 2007 SRI.MOHAN JACOB GEORGE, Adv. For the appellant. SRI.A.BALAGOPALAN, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Child visitation granted to father, jurisdiction explained under GWA JUDGEMENT The appellant and the petitioner is one and the same. He will be described in the judgment as the husband. He […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: G.S. Singhvi, Asok Kumar Ganguly Vikram Vir Vohra vs Shalini Bhalla on 25 March, 2010 Law Point: Wife ordered to file affidavit before taking child abroad JUDGEMENT 1. Leave granted. 2. This appeal by the husband, impugns the judgment and order dated 27.07.09 of Delhi High Court which upheld […]
Court: High Court of Delhi Bench: JUSTICE SHIV NARAYAN DHINGRA Ram Murti Chopra And Anr vs Nagesh Tyagi on 25 September, 2008 Mr. P.Gautam, Adv. For the appellant. Mr. Vikram Nandrajog, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Guidelines To Determine Child Custody JUDGEMENT The petitioners are aggrieved by an order dated 15.11.2000 passed by the learned Guardian Judge whereby she allowed an application […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH Raj Kumari vs State Of Punjab And Others on 30 April, 2011 Mr.G.S.Verma, Adv. For the appellant. Mr.P.S. Bajwa, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Transfer petition denied due to suppression of facts JUDGEMENT The petitioner, Raj Kumari, who is the complainant in the case titled “State vs. Prem Pal and others” […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Equivalent citations: 2003 (1) AWC 344 SC, (2003) 2 CALLT 23 SC Bench: P. Sathasivam, B.S. Chauhan Gurbux Singh vs Harminder Kaur on 8 October, 2010 Law Point: Normal Wear and Tear is not a valid ground for Divorce under Hindu Marriage Act JUDGEMENT 1) The appellant, a Principal in […]
Court: HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND Bench: JUSTICE O.P.DWIVEDI Smt. Jaishree vs Sri Arjun Singh on 17 March, 2011 Mr. Ramji Srivastava, Advocate For the appellant. Mr. Sandeep Tandon, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Husband won the divorce on the grounds of Cruelty by wife, divroce granted with limited alimony JUDGEMENT This appeal, preferred under Section 19 of the Family Courts […]
Court: Chattisgarh High Court Bench: Justice N.K. Chandravanshi Smt. Surekha Sahu vs Shiv Kumar Sahu on 28 July, 2021 Law Point: Respondent-husband is physically disabled person wife is not interested to live with husband maintenance dismissed JUDGEMENT 1. This criminal revision has been preferred by the applicant against the order dated 30-7-2019 passed by the […]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: A.M. Khanwilkar, Mridula Bhatkar Mr.Prakash Alumal Kalandari vs Mrs.Jahnavi Prakash Kalandari on 6 May, 2011 Ms. S.P. Nanavati, Adv. For the appellant. Mr.Anil Menon with Mr. S.B. Shetty For the respondent. Law Point: Wife gone back on Mutual Divorce, case dismissed with cost JUDGEMENT 1. This appeal takes exception to the Judgment and Decree passed by […]