Important court decisions for 498A, maintenance, domestic violence, custody, divorce and related legal strategy.
Punjab and Haryana High Court JUSTICE Jaishree Thakur Raj Rani & Anr. Vs. Om Kumar Kaushik On 14 February 2018 Law Point: Hindu lady who married after coming into force of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, with person who had living lawfully wedded wife, cannot be treated to be legally wedded wife — Petitioner being second […]
Court: Hyderabad High Court Bench: JUSTICE C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy, J. & T. Rajani, J. V. Pavanamanjari Vs. V. Manoj Kumar On 14 March 2017 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Sections 13(1)(ia), 13(1)(ib) — Cruelty — Desertion — Irretrievable breakdown of marriage — Appreciation of evidence — Facts on record show appellant-wife subjected respondent-husband […]
Madhya Pradesh High Court JUSTICE Sujoy Paul Deepak Katakwar Vs. Anita Katakwar On 9 August 2017 Law Point: Revenue entry shows piece of land is owned by two persons — Amount of Rs. 4,000 p.m. may be reduced to Rs. 2,000 p.m. — Respondent-wife has not rebutted contention that in addition she is getting Rs. […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Hima Kohli, J. & Deepa Sharma Santosh Vs. Horilal On 4 August 2017 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Sections 13(1)(ia), (ib) — Cruelty — Desertion — Appellant wife failed to substantiate allegations levelled against respondent-husband even on yardstick of preponderance of evidence — Allegations of such a […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Hima Kohli, J. & Deepa Sharma Rekha Rawat Vs. Yaspal Singh Rawat On 21 August 2017 Law Point: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 13(1)(ia) — Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Order 9 Rule 13, Section 151 — Cruelty — Ex parte Judgment — Uncontradicted testimony of witnesses — […]
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