Important court decisions for 498A, maintenance, domestic violence, custody, divorce and related legal strategy.
Delhi High Court JUSTICE Najmi Waziri Mrs. Anil Singh vs Dr. Narender Singh On 21 August 2014 Law Point: Allegations of adultery – Burden of Proof – Allegations of adultery made by wife. Allegations of adultery have a consequence of damaging one’s reputation, taking away the dignity of that person in the eyes of his […]
Court: Madaras High Court Bench: JUSTICE Pushpa Sathyanarayana K.S. Vimaleswaran Vs. C.P.S. Charumathi On 21 February 2017 Law Point: Section 24 — Maintenance pendente lite — Reduction in amount — Petitioner-husband living outside India and earning about Rs. 2.50 lacs to Rs. 3 lacs p.m. — He cannot be expected to part with entire amount […]
Court: Kerala High Court Bench: JUSTICE K. Abraham Mathew Maruthi vs. State of Kerala On 16 November 2017 Law Point: Presumption – In a criminal presumption case can arise only when prosecution has adduced facts forming foundation of case – Thus, it is illegal to convict accused on basis of presumption u/s 29 of the […]
Court: Kerala High Court Bench: JUSTICES A.M. Shaffique & Anu Sivaraman K.M. Mathew @ Dayee Vs. Giji Mathew @ Giji M.S. & Anr. On 17 August 2017 Law Point: Section 33(1) — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 85 — Power of Attorney — Validity — Burden of proof — Presumption — Rebuttal — Power of […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE Anil Kshetarpal Sardara Ram & Anr. Vs. Paramjit Kaur & Anr. On 21 August 2017 Law Point: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 – Shared Household” — Daughter-in-law cannot claim protection from dispossession on ground that property exclusively owned by father-in-law is ’shared household’. […]
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