Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Mere fact that wife is gainfully employed is not an absolute bar for awarding maintenance - Court must assess if income is sufficient to sustain a life style commensurate with that enjoyed in matrimonial home...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Husband is a highly successful software engineer who was earning Rs.4,50,000 p.m - TDS records of husband demonstrate a substantial earning capacity - His professional qualifications and past lucrative income signify a continued capacity to meet matrimonial obligations - Wife is also earning - Interim..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24 -- Maintenance granted to wife u/s 125 Cr.P.C. and maintenance pendente lite u/s 24 of Hindu Marriage Act - Determination of maintenance u/s 125 Cr.P.C. being a final adjudication on entitlement and quantum of maintenance based on appreciation of evidence assumes primacy over any interim..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 420, 384, 120B -- Matrimonial dispute - Roping in sisters-in-law - Complainant and witness could not prove the case against petitioners and the Court finds it somewhat unlikely that unmarried sisters-in-law, having nothing to gain and preparing for competitive examinations, would have harassed the complainant for dowry -..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(iii) -- Divorce - Unsoundness of mind - Medical examination of spouse - Matrimonial Court possesses sufficient power to direct medical examination in case decree for divorce u/s 13(1)(iii) of the Act is sought - However, such an order can be passed upon Court satisfying itself as to existence of ground on basis of evidence tendered..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 25 -- Permanent alimony - Salary of husband is admittedly in the range of Rs.2 Lakhs p.m. - Nature of his professional qualification further indicates a high and progressive earning potential, which is a relevant consideration u/s 25 of the Act - No cogent evidence of stable or sufficient income enabling wife to maintain herself at a..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13B, 14 -- Divorce by mutual consent - Petition filed within one year of marriage - Statutory period of one year prescribed u/s 14 of the Act waived as parties lived together only for about seven days after marriage and thereafter separated - Marriage remained unconsummated and there are no children from wedlock - Both the parties have..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 24 -- Transfer of matrimonial case - Transfer cannot be claimed by wife as a matter of course merely by pleading inconvenience...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 24 -- Transfer of matrimonial case - Case has reached its final stage - Transfer of case to another Court at this stage is highly unjustified and improper - Grievance of wife could be adequately addressed by appointing a Commissioner for recording evidence - Moreover, in mediated settlement agreement, wife had expressly agreed to fully..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Allegations against relatives of husband - Where names of relatives of husband in matrimonial disputes are mentioned without there being any specific and substantiated allegations indicating their active role, same amounts to misuse of criminal process...........
