Important court decisions for 498A, maintenance, domestic violence, custody, divorce and related legal strategy.
Court:Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Shiv Narayan Dhingra Vijay Verma Vs State Nct Of Delhi & Anr. On 13 August 2010 Law Point: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Sections 2(f), 12 — Domestic relationship — Claim by ‘aggrieved person’ — ‘At any point of time’ cannot be defined as ‘at any […]
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICES K.T. Thomas, S.N. Variava Mungeshwar Prasad Chaurasia & Anr. Vs. State Of Bihar On 13 September 2001 Law Point: Dowry Death, Disappearance of Evidence, Common Intention, Cruelty: Appellants, Parents of Husband did not Harass Deceased or Demanded Dowry Soon Before Her Death : Said Act can be Attributed […]
Court:KARNATAKA HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICES Kumar Rajaratnam & B.K. Sangalad State Of Karnataka Vs. K.S. Manjunathachari & Ors On 16 April 1999 Law Point: Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Sections 498-A, 304-B — Cruelty, Dowry Death : Conviction under Cruelty : Justified — Concept of cruelty is much wider than dowry harassment — Sections 498-A […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE Pradeep Nandrajog Rajat Taneja Vs. Harmeeta Singh On 25 July 2007 Law Point: No opportunity granted to Husband to file reply to application filed by respondent under Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act — Petitioner entitled to setting aside of order granting monthly maintenance to wife under Section 24 […]
Court: Karnataka High Court Bench: JUSTICE Huluvadi G. Ramesh K. Narasimhan Vs. Rohini Devanathan On 24 November 2009 Law Point: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 – Making certain allegations against respondent by itself would not amount to domestic violence in absence of ingredient of shared household — No proof of petitioner and […]
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