Some years back, I was sucked into the labyrinth of Indian Matrimonial laws and a false 498a in particular. To be fair, before it hit me, it was difficult for me to fathom the wide spread misuse of dowry laws and specially 498a in India.
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Giving money to your wife every month is legal under tax law, but the same bank entries are increasingly being used by courts to fix long-term maintenance and alimony for husbands. What looks like support on paper quietly becomes a lifelong liability in practice. NEW DELHI: A recent wave of headlines warns Indian husbands: “If […]
Non-payment of maintenance can trigger coercive court action, including warrants and civil jail, even when inability—not refusal—is the cause. When a husband genuinely lacks income, the law still moves faster to punish than to verify hardship. Indian law often punishes financial distress first and verifies hardship later, leaving genuine cases trapped in enforcement abuse. New […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICES Badar Durrez Ahmed & Veena Birbal Shumita Didi Sandhu Vs. Sanjay Singh Sandhu & Ors. On 26 October 2010 Law Point: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Sections 2(s), 17, 18, 19 — Right of Residence — ‘Matrimonial home’ — ‘Shared household’ — Right of daughter-in-law […]
Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench: JUSTICE Anil Kshetarpal Sardara Ram & Anr. Vs. Paramjit Kaur & Anr. On 21 August 2017 Law Point: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 – Shared Household” — Daughter-in-law cannot claim protection from dispossession on ground that property exclusively owned by father-in-law is ’shared household’. […]