Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 25 -- Permanent alimony - Husband is an employee in Life Insurance Corporation and is getting salary of more than Rs.1 lakhs p.m - He is directed to give Rs.30,00,000/- to wife as permanent alimony...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 15 -- Ex parte divorce decree- Re-marriage - S.15 of the Act does not make any distinction between contested decree and an ex parte decree - Therefore, in case of an ex parte decree of divorce it shall be lawful for either party to the marriage to marry again if no appeal is filed against such decree within period of limitation...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 15 -- Decree of divorce - Re-marriage - Bar or impediment to contract second marriage operates during pendency of appeal only if an appeal is preferred within period of limitation...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte divorce decree against wife - Setting aside - Wife had been duly served with summons in divorce petition - There is no irregularity in service of summons - Wife had handed over the copy of divorce petition to her advocate which leads to conclusion that she had notice of date of hearing and had sufficient time to..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Petition by husband - Concurrent findings on record that allegations made against wife by husband are not factually correct - Even, evidence on record shows that husband is completely within clutches of his parents - Wife had never lodged any police complaint or initiated any other proceedings against..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Pre-requisites to raise presumption u/s 304-B IPC and S.113-B of Evidence Act not fulfilled - Mere death of deceased being unnatural in matrimonial home within seven years of marriage will not be sufficient to convict accused u/ss 304-B, 498-A IPC...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24 -- Maintenance pendente lite - Primary requirement for claiming maintenance u/s 24 of the Act is pendency of a matrimonial proceeding...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24 -- Maintenance pendente lite - Right to claim maintenance and expenses during pendency of proceedings under the Act is a special right bestowed on disadvantageous spouse, irrespective of result of main relief u/s 13 of Hindu Marriage Act...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24 -- Maintenance pendente lite - Challenged in appeal on the ground that wife has performed second marriage during pendency of divorce petition - This fact yet to be proved by cogent evidence - Allowing claim of wife for interim maintenance, cannot be faulted with - Interim maintenance rightly granted to wife...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 366 -- Kidnapping - Mere abduction does not bring accused under ambit of penal section - S.366 IPC applies when woman abducted has no intention of marriage or lawful intercourse when abducted...........
