Important court decisions for 498A, maintenance, domestic violence, custody, divorce and related legal strategy.
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE N Dabholkar, A Naik, N Patil N.P. ABU Vs. VELLAM THOTTIL ASMA & ORS. On 26 August 1998 Law Point: No Permanent Alimony in Sec 11, Permanent Alimony may be asked in sec 12. JUDGEMENT 1. While considering Family Court Appeal No. 12/2003, Bhausaheb v. Leelabai, a Division Bench […]
Court: Punjab-Haryana High Court Som Dutt vs Raj Kumari on 7 October, 1985 Equivalent citations: AIR 1986 P H 191 Law Point: Concealment of wife’s age and medical history Bench: S Sodhi JUDGMENT 1. A short stay together and long continuing litigation thereafter is what marks the marriage here. It was a marriage conceived in […]
Court: HIGH COURT OF DELHI Bench: JUSTICE O.P.DWIVEDI Parshotam Lal vs Surjeet Kaur on 12/2/2008 Law Point: 6 Month waiting Period waiver in mutual divorce JUDGEMENT Decree of divorce granted by the Trial Court by mutual consent under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act is under challenge in the present appeal. Brief facts for […]
Court: HIGH COURT OF DELHI Equivalent citations: II (2007) DMC 644 Bench: S N Dhingra Kanchan Gulati And Anr. vs The State And Ors. on 12 September, 2007 Law Point: Wife lost divorce proceedings in US, filed 498A complaint against relatives in India, FIR quashed against relatives of NRI JUDGEMENT 1. This writ petition under […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: C.K. Thakker, D.K. Jain Suman Kapur vs Sudhir Kapur on 7 November, 2008 Law Point: Mental Cruelty Defined, termination of pregnancy, calling parents Ghosts is mental cruelty towards husband. JUDGEMENT Leave The present appeal is filed by the appellant-wife being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the decree of divorce […]
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