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Marital rape, although not penalized in India, is a good ground to claim divorce while dismissing a set of two appeals filed by a husband challenging the decision of the Family Court.Hits: 5466
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It seems, yet in 21st Century, the rate of receiving and giving dowry haven't stopped. So here's my article for everyone to have a clear idea about how is dowry a social evil ?!Hits: 10629
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Prioritising career by a wife does not lead to mental cruelty upon husband
This article analyses the scope of mental cruelty and whether prioritizing career by a wife can be said to be mental cruelty.Hits: 2784 -
Satprakash Meena vs Alka Meena putting across the dire need for having a Uniform Civil Code after noting that the Indian society is gradually becoming homogenous while the traditional barriers are...Hits: 4618
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Widow Loses Right In Property Inherited From Previous Husband On Valid Remarriage: Chhattisgarh HC
Loknath v Shribachahh Kumar Bhoi valid remarriage is that the widow loses her right in the property inherited from her previous husband and that the same cannot be said to be established unless...Hits: 17411 -
Dowry Laws: Loopholes And Possibilities Of Misuse
There is hardly any other malady of greater magnitude, which the society is facing today than the curse of dowry demand and dowry deathHits: 7593 -
Community Members Act Of Snatching Away Woman's Right To Marry Requires To Be Condemned: Gujarat HC
Sureshbhai Hathibhai Khant vs Gujarat the act of community members in snatching away a woman's right to marry and entering into violence and causing harassment is required to be condemned.Hits: 3941 -
Delhi HC Upholds Order Of Interim Maintenance To Alleged Live-In Partner Of Married Man Under DV Act
Parveen Tandon v/s Tanika Tandon Additional Sessions Judge directing a married man to pay ad-interim maintenance under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 to a woman claiming...Hits: 4902 -
Urvashi Aggarwal vs Inderpaul Aggarwal that the obligation of a father to maintain his son under Section 125 of CrPC would not come to an end when the son attains the age of majority after...Hits: 10753
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Strictest Punishment Must Be Awarded For Marital Rape
A husband who is supposed to protect his wife and take care of her in all possible respects if himself starts raping his wife must be awarded the strictest punishment and our lawsHits: 3816 -
Sons Can't Claim A Right To Live In Parents House: Delhi HC
a son, irrespective of his marital status, has no legal right to live in the self-acquired house of his parents and can reside there only at their mercy.Hits: 11510 -
Soniya and another v/s Haryana a live-in relationship may not be acceptable to all but it cannot be said that such a relationship is an illegal one or that living together without the sanctity of...Hits: 5380
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Muslim Woman Has The Right To Invoke Extra Judicial Divorce: Kerala HC
KC Moyin vs Nafeesa effectively barred Muslim women from resorting to extra judicial modes of dissolving marriage and instead has upheld the validity of these modes.Hits: 7459 -
Annapoorani Vs. S. Ritesh filed under Article 227 Constitution of India with the prayer to strike off the petition on the ground that the invocation of Section 12(1)(a) of the Hindu Marriage Act...Hits: 5419
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Divorced Wife Not Entitled To Right Of Residence Under Section 17 Domestic Violence Act: Kerala HC
Mr Ramachandra Warrior vs Jayasree A divorced wife would not be entitled to the right of residence conferred under Section 17 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act.Hits: 9919 -
Kerala HC Issues Guidelines To Family Courts For Early Disposal Of Cases
Kerala HC Issues Guidelines To Family Courts For Early Disposal Of CasesHits: 9366 -
Rakhi Sharma vs The State any person, affected by an order passed by a Maintenance Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizen Act, 2007, is entitled to file an appeal...Hits: 10806
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Bhanu Pratap Singh v. U.P. a wife's silence or lack of protest at the time of adoption by her husband cannot give rise to an inference that she has consented to such adoption under Section 7 of the...Hits: 6254
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Joydeep Majumdar Vs Bharti Jaiswal Majumdar wife levelling allegations which affects career and reputation of husband is mental cruelty against him for the purpose of seeking divorce.Hits: 5674
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Smt.Krishna Veni Vs UOI merely obtaining a customary divorce will not attract the exception envisaged under Section 29(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act. It has been made absolutely clear that the...Hits: 16104
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Refusal To Give Tea Not Sudden Or Grave Provocation: Bombay HC
Santosh Mahadev Atkar vs Maharashtra the medieval notion of the wife being the property of the husband to do as he wishes, still persists.Hits: 4035 -
Laxmibai Chandaragi B & Karnataka it absolutely clear that the consent of the family or the community or the clan is not necessary once two adult individuals agree to enter into a wedlock.Hits: 4454
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Life is a very beautiful gift given by god and aging is one of the most important elements of it.Hits: 22860
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Pradeep Tomar And Another v. U.P A minor girl cannot be allowed to live in a matrimonial relationship with a man she claims to be her husband even if she had left her home of her own accord and...Hits: 5367
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Single Status Letter Attestation In India
Single status attestation in India is a legalization doc service conducted by the MEA, the state HRD department and the court through outsourcing agents.Hits: 5372 -
Live-in Relationship Between Consenting Adults Not An Offence
Kamini Devi vs UP A live-in relationship between two consenting adults is not an offence. It has also granted police protection to the couple who wanted to live together.Hits: 7511 -
Dowry Death – No Conviction Under Section 304B IPC If Unnatural Death Is Not Established: SC
Sandeep Kumar v/s Uttarakhand that the offence of dowry death under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code cannot be made out if the cause of death has not been established as unnatural.Hits: 9356 -
SC Explains When Can Power To Transfer Petitions U/s 21A Hindu Marriage Act Be Invoked
Shruti Kaushal Bisht vs. Kaushal R Bisht a power to transfer the petition under Section 21A of the Hindu Marriage Act can be invoked only when the subsequent petition is either a petition seeking...Hits: 6577 -
SC Issues Guidelines On Payment Of Maintenance In Matrimonial Matters
Rajnesh vs Neha comprehensive guidelines on payment of maintenance in matrimonial matters. Maintenance in all cases will be awarded from the date of filing the application for maintenance. There is...Hits: 8971 -
Satish Chander Ahuja vs. Sneha Ahuja a wife is also entitled to claim a right to residence in a shared household belonging to relatives of the husband.Hits: 7921
