Important court decisions for 498A, maintenance, domestic violence, custody, divorce and related legal strategy.
Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: JUSTICE K.G. Balakrishnan & Dr. AR. Lakshmanan State Of Rajasthan Vs. Teg Bahadur And Ors. On 29 September 2004 Law Point: Witnesses gave different versions regarding demand of dowry : Lack of evidence to prove demand of dowry : Evidence led by prosecution bristle with discrepancies and contradictions : [β¦]
Court:PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICES S.S. Sandhawaliaand S.P. Goyal Bhagwant Singh Vs. Surjit Kaur On 2 December 1980 Law Point: Sections 125 and 127(2) β Magistrate passing order of maintenance under Section 125 enhanced in revision β Wife not satisfied, filing civil suit for maintenance β Civil Court dismissing holding wife not entitled to [β¦]
Court:GUJARAT HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE S.R. Brahmbhatt HANSABEN RAMJIBHAI PITHWA Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. On 9 April 2012 Law Point: Section 127, Cr.P.C. has no jurisdiction to entertain application on account of inherent lack of jurisdiction and existing order of Civil Court under which maintenance was fixed β Now that maintenance was rightly [β¦]
Court: Bombay High Court Bench: JUSTICE S.P. Bharucha Farjanabi Vs. Sk. Ayub Dadamiya On 15 February 1989 Law Point: Guardians and Wards Act β Section 25 and Mohammedan law β Guardianship β Male children above 7 years of age β Custody β Under Mohammedan law father is entitled. JUDGEMENT The appeal is directed against the [β¦]
Court:Punjab & Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE J.B. Garg Shaleen Kabra Vs. Shiwani Kabra On 8 MAy 2012 Law Point: Custody of Children β Paramount consideration is welfare of child β Separation of two sons, brothers, not just and proper as they are very close to each other β High Court vide impugned judgment permitted [β¦]
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