Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24 -- Maintenance pendente lite - Object of S.24 of the Act is to ensure that a party, who lacks sufficient means, is not rendered incapable of effectively participating in matrimonial proceedings...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24 -- Maintenance pendente lite - Court to first decide petition u/s 24 of the Act and thereafter proceed with divorce case...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Earlier marriage of wife continued to subsist at the time of her marriage with opposite party/husband - Mere fact that wife resided with opposite party for nearly ten years and relationship may appear akin to marriage, yet such cohabitation does not confer legal status of a wife u/s 125 Cr.P.C. - Wife does..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Subsistence of first marriage of wife - Wife admits her subsisting marriage with her earlier husband and there is no decree of divorce - Plea of wife that she acted on basis of mutual settlement and notarized deed cannot confer her legal status, particularly when she herself initiated divorce proceedings..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to first wife - Where husband is financially capable of maintaining second wife, such capacity cannot be a ground to ignore claim of first wife, who is living separately and is wholly dependent upon her parents for financial support - Obligation of husband to maintain his legally wedded first wife cannot be defeated..........
Clean hands -- Maintenance petition u/s 125 Cr.P.C. - Wife claimed herself to be illiterate and unemployed - However, in cross examination she admitted that she is earning Rs.36,000/- per month - Wife has not come to Court with clean hands - Wife is not entitled to maintenance...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125(1)(a) -- Maintenance to wife - Earning wife - Wife is an earning lady and able to maintain herself - She thus, not entitled to get any maintenance from husband...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Wife suppressed the material facts and claimed herself as a illiterate and unemployed woman in her affidavit - However, when document filed by husband was shown to her before trial Court, she admitted her income during cross-examination - Wife thus, not came to Court with clean hands - If a petitioner is..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Income of husband - Deductions - While calculating quantum of maintenance income has to be ascertained by only permitting deductions which are towards income tax and compulsory contributions...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125, Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, Section 20 -- Maintenance to major unmarried daughter - Major Hindu daughter is entitled to maintenance from her father u/s 20 HAMA as long as major daughter is unmarried and is unable to maintain herself out of her own earnings and property - Mere fact that no application is filed under..........
