Important court decisions for 498A, maintenance, domestic violence, custody, divorce and related legal strategy.
Court: Supreme Court of India Equivalent citations: 2003 (1) AWC 344 SC, (2003) 2 CALLT 23 SC Bench: JUSTICE DALVEER BHANDARI and JUSTICE A.K. PATNAIK INES MIRANDA vs SANTOSH K SWAMY on 14/12/2009 Law Point: TRANSFER PETITION – Payment to Husband JUDGEMENT The petitioner is seeking transfer of the case from Chennai to Bangalore. Her contention is […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Markandey Katju, Gyan Sudha Misra Manoj Yadav vs Pushpa @ Kiran Yadav on 11 January, 2011 Law Point: State limits of CrPC 125 unconstitutional JUDGEMENT O R D E R Heard learned counsel for the parties. We also wish to express our appreciation of Ms. Kamini Jaiswal, learned counsel, […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: G.P. Mathur, R.V. Raveendran Appasaheb And Anr vs State Of Maharashtra on 5 January, 2007 Law Point: Demand for money on account of some financial stringency or for meeting some urgent domestic expenses cannot be termed as a demand for dowry as the said word is normally understood […]
Court: Delhi District Court Bench: Justice Shivani Chauhan Cc No. 316/3/2007 , Ps- N.F.C … vs Neeraj Bhasin on 27 May, 2015 Law Point: Misuse of DV act by wife, 1 lac fine JUDGEMENT 1. This judgment shall dispose off an application u/s 12 of Protection of Woman from Domestic Violence Act (hereinafter called […]
Court: Madras High Court Bench: JUSTICE P.R.SHIVAKUMAR Marimuthu vs Janaki on 22 February, 2008 Law Point: Spouses living separately with mutual consent, maintenance denied JUDGEMENT This revision is directed against the order of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.2, Ponneri dated 2.9.2005 made in M.C.No.4 of 2003 directing the revision petitioner herein (husband) to pay maintenance to the respondent (wife) at […]
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