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Urgent Need To Revise Right Now The Age Of Consent
How can an act which is consensual be termed as rape? One is also tempted to ask: How can consensual relationship be criminalized?Hits: 5779 -
Kiran Kumar S vs Kerala that even if there was no demand for dowry before or at the time of marriage, the subsequent demand made is sufficient to attract the definition of dowry under Section 2...Hits: 4968
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Milan Kumar Rai vs Sikkim that the victim suffered catatonic schizophrenia and thus prone to hallucinations and delusions.Hits: 5147
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Sarang Diwakar Amle vs Maharashtra that a married woman being asked to do household work does not mean that she is being treated like a maid servantHits: 6694
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Labelling Husband As Alcoholic, Womaniser Without Substance Is Cruelty: Bombay HC
Nalini Nagnath Uphalkar V/s Nagnath Mahadev Uphalkar that a wife making unsubstantiated allegations against her husband in a court labelling him as an ‘alcoholic’ and a ‘womanizer’ amounts to cruelty.Hits: 5168 -
Amit Kumar Yadav v. Suman Devi that at the relevant point of time, the wife was actually living in adultery, she is not disentitled to maintenance.Hits: 4912
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Filing False Cases Against Husband Is Cruelty: P&H HC
Ratandeep Singh Ahuja Vs Harpreet Kaur that was filed by a man on account of the desertion and cruelty that was meted out to him by his wife who had gone to the extent of filing false and frivolous...Hits: 5412 -
Section 498A IPC Is Non Compoundable But FIR Can Be Quashed Considering The Compromise: Bombay HC
Dhanraj vs Maharashtrathat notwithstanding the fact the offence under Section 498A IPC is a non-compoundable offence, there should be no impediment in quashing the FIR under this SectionHits: 4251 -
Azizurrahman v. Hamidunnisha @ Sharifunnisha that a Muslim man has to prevent himself to perform a second marriage if he is not capable of fostering his wife and children.Hits: 4468
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Well Qualified Wife Expressing Desire To Do Job Does Not Amount To Cruelty: Bombay HC
Pundlik Martandrao Yevatkar v. Sau Ujwala @ Shubhangi Pundlik Yevatkar that the expression of desire by a well-qualified wife that she wants to do a job does not amount to cruelty.Hits: 4843 -
Priyanka Shrimali vs Rajasthan that the use of the word ‘unmarried’ in Rule 2(c) of the Rajasthan Compassionate Appointment of Dependents of Deceased Government Servant Rules, 1996 depriving a...Hits: 18358
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Sagar Kapoor v/s Haryana that merely because the parties are engaged and are meeting each other, it doesn’t give any right or liberty to the proposed bridegroom to sexually exploit the fiancée...Hits: 4204
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Smt.Nalini Mishra vs Surendra Kumar Patel that the act of a wife visiting the office premises of the husband and creating scenes with abusive language amount to cruelty.Hits: 5621
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Fija vs State Govt of NCT of Delhi that as per Mohammedan Law, a minor girl who had attained the age of puberty can marry without consent of her parents and has a right to reside with her husband...Hits: 6666
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Sunita & Anr. vs Vijay Pal @ Mohd. Sabir that whenever a party claims a change in circumstance after an order granting maintenance has been passed under Section 125 CrPC, the appropriate...Hits: 8577
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Order Cancelling Maintenance U/S 127 CrPC Cannot Operate Retrospectively: Kerala HC
Jumaila Beevi v. A Nissar that an order of cancellation of maintenance under Section 127(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) always operates prospectively and not retrospectively.Hits: 11770 -
Husband’s Repeated Taunts, Comparisons With Other Women Qualify As Mental Cruelty: Kerala HC
constant and repeated taunts of the husband that his wife did not meet his expectations and comparisons with other women would amount to mental cruelty as contemplated under Section 10(x) of the...Hits: 4727 -
Suresh Tirkey vs The Governor With Connected Matters that the right to shelter is a fundamental right of every citizen under the Constitution and any infraction of this right by State action must...Hits: 6101
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Durgi Devi v. Himachal Pradesh that the second wife of a deceased employee is not entitled to family pension under the Central Civil Services Pension Rules, unless the personal law applicable to...Hits: 12824
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Anmol Verma vs Radhika Sareenthat the facts and circumstances unequivocally suggest that the wife has incessantly been filing the complaints against the petitioner and his family members that led...Hits: 5216
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P Rajeshwari And Another vs A.P. that the false implication of the relatives of the husband in matrimonial disputes based on general and omnibus allegations.Hits: 6913
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Pradeep Kumar vs Smt.Bhawana that: To deny maintenance to an estranged wife and child is the worst offence, even from a humanitarian perspective.Hits: 4441
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Removal Of Mangalsutra By Wife Mental Cruelty Of Highest Order: Madras HC
C Sivakumar Vs A. Srividhya that removal of 'thali' (Mangalsutra) by an estranged wife would amount to subjecting the husband to mental cruelty of the highest order.Hits: 6701 -
Damini Manchanda v. Avinash Bhambhani has taken a serious view of a case wherein the husband deliberately avoided service in the divorce proceedings filed by his wife in India, refused to appear...Hits: 3976
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Subsequent Refusal To Marry After Sex Not Sufficient To Constitute Offence Of Rape: Kerala HC
Navaneeth N Nath v Kerala that a subsequent refusal to marry or a failure to lead the relationship into a marriage is not sufficient to constitute the offence of rape even if the partners had...Hits: 5822 -
Treating Wife Like Cash Cow Without Any Emotional Attachment To Her Is Cruelty: Karnataka HC
Leena Monteiro vs Alwyn D'Cruz that a husband treating his wife as a cash cow and using her money without having any emotional attachment towards her would amount to mental cruelty.Hits: 5208 -
Neethu v Trijo Joseph that a Court can strike off the defence of the defaulter if they deliberately or willfully refuse to comply with its order directing payment of interim maintenance under the...Hits: 12456
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Chhayaben @ Hetalben Atulbhai Asodariya Vs The Registrar Of Birth And Death/Chief Officer has allowed a writ seeking direction upon the Registrar of Birth and Death/Chief Officer, to delete the...Hits: 9334
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Mukesh Bansal v UP that one of the most significant guidelines issued by the Court clearly states that after the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) under 498A IPC, no arrest or...Hits: 6714
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Long Cohabitation Between Man And Woman Raises Strong Presumption In Favour Of Their Marriage: SC
Kattukandi Edathil Krishnan vs Kattukandi Edathil Valsan that long cohabitation between a man and women raises a strong presumption in favour of their marriage.Hits: 5928