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Wife Hid Income thus came to court with Unclean Hands No Maintenance
Maintenance Mar 10, 2023 0

Wife Hid Income thus came to court with Unclean Hands No Maintenance

Jammu And Kashmir High Court JUSTICE Dhiraj Singh Thakur Sujata Rajput Vs. Rajesh Baru On 13 December 2013 Law Point: No details of income given by petitioner-wife with which her expenses could be compared by Court to determine her rights under Section 30 of Act — Looking to disparity in income between petitioner and respondent, […]

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Pushpa Vs. Damodar & Anr.
Cruelty Mar 9, 2023 0

Pushpa Vs. Damodar & Anr.

Court: Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE Sangeet Lodha Pushpa Vs. Damodar & Anr. On 6 January 2016 Law Point: Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Section 11 — Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Sections 13(1A)(ii), 9 — Res judicata — Subsequent divorce petition — No restitution of conjugal rights — Cruelty — Mother not in issue […]

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Discretion at time of Interim Maintenance shall be Reasonable
Maintenance Mar 9, 2023 0

Discretion at time of Interim Maintenance shall be Reasonable

Karnataka High Court JUSTICE A.V. Chandrashekara R. Satish Kumar & Ors. Vs. Raghaveni On 3 February 2016 Law Point: Even if evidence is hazy and same will have to be assessed on touchstone of preponderance of probabilities — First Appellate Court has taken into consideration all materials placed on record and passed detailed order giving […]

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Compromise Between Parties to Live Together Maintenance can not go on
Maintenance Mar 9, 2023 0

Compromise Between Parties to Live Together Maintenance can not go on

Bombay High Court JUSTICE P.D. Kode Ratan Narayan Ingale Vs. Sau. Sujeta Ratan Ingale & Ors. On 28 August 2013 Law Point: Compromise between parties and they have started living together — Applicant is maintaining non-applicants — No propriety in continuing said orders as object sought to be achieved by passing such orders is well […]

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