Important court decisions for 498A, maintenance, domestic violence, custody, divorce and related legal strategy.
Court: Calcutta High Court Bench: JUSTICE S.K. Mukherjee & Rabin Bhattacharyya Dilip Kumar Biswas Vs. Susmita Biswas Decided on 27 January 1995 Law Point: Lived together with husband for only 7 days, and was unable to justify cause for living apart. Desertion of embarrassing length proved. JUDGEMENT 1. This appeal is directed […]
Court: Andhra Pradesh High Court Bench: Motilal B. Naik & A. Gopal Reddy Lokeshwari Vs. Srinivasa Rao Decided on 11 February 2000 Law Point: Maintenance/Permanent Alimony to Divorced Wife: Factors to be Taken into Consideration — Status of parties, their sources of income and properties, employment are to be taken into consideration — Both husband […]
Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE J.G. Chitre Surajmal Vs. Rukminibai Decided on 31 March 1999 Law Point: Amount of maintenance can be reduced if it is justifiable. JUDGEMENT 1. Mr. Ajay Ukas, Counsel for the appellant. The respondent is absent. None is present for her. 2. By this appeal the appellant is assailing […]
Court: GUJARAT HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE D.G. Karia DUDHIBEN MERAKHBHAI Vs. NATHABHAI HAZABHAI & ANR. Decided on 25 April 1996 Law Point: Wife is being supported and maintained by an adulterer — Husband has not sufficient means. Maintenance denied to wife. JUDGEMENT This revision application arises out of the proceedings under Section 24 of the […]
Court: Chhattisgarh High Court Bench: JUSTICE I.M. Quddusi & G. Minhajuddin Ashok Kumar Deshmukh Vs. Gayatri Decided on 11 April 2012 Law Point: Wife has an affair, lived with husband for only 18 days and then deserted him to live at maternal home. Divorce granted on ground of desertion. JUDGEMENT 1. This appeal has been […]
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