Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Petition by wife - Conduct of husband i.e repeated non-appearance before Courts, persistent non-payment of maintenance amount, deliberate violation of judicial directions and total abandonment of legal proceedings, has subjected wife to prolonged mental agony, financial distress, and social humiliation -..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Petition by wife - Actions of husband are not isolated lapses but form a consistent pattern of neglect, indifference and calculated harassment - His willful refusal to maintain wife coupled with blatant disregard for authority of Courts, strikes at the very foundation of matrimonial obligations and squarely..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Petition by wife - Deliberate and intentional abandonment by husband both of his matrimonial obligations and of legal proceedings arising therefrom amounts to a forfeiture of his right to contest the matter - Such conduct clearly signifies implied consent to decree of divorce - Divorce granted...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Petition by wife - Wife had led clear, consistent and cogent evidence establishing a continuous course of mental cruelty at the hands of husband - Her sworn testimony was not only coherent and trustworthy but stood fully corroborated by undisputed judicial records including multiple proceedings under Cr.P.C..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 483, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366A, 376, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 4 -- Bail - Kidnapping and rape - Prosecutrix was minor at the time of incident - Consent of prosecutrix for sexual relations, has no value in the eyes of law - However, taking her age as 17 years, it prima..........
Transfer of Property Act, 1882, Section 106 -- Eviction suit - Plaintiff is owner of premises and defendant was permitted to use the same - Cheque issued towards rent demonstrates that one cheque was dishonoured and that rent for a period of 44 months remained unpaid, which led to issuance of legal notice - Legal notice issued to defendant reflects that rent was not paid..........
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Section 29A(4) -- Arbitral award - Extension of time for making award - S.29-A of the Act does not in terms, bar an application for extension of mandate of an arbitrator in the event of delivery of an award...........
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Section 29A(4) -- Arbitral award - Extension of time for making award - Following empowerments of S.29-A of the Act enabling Courts to deploy them as and when factual matrix demands Viz. (i) Court has power to extend the time before or after expiry of statutorily stipulated period as per S.29-A(4) of the Act; (ii) Court is empowered..........
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Section 29A(4) -- Arbitral award - Extension of time for making award - Application u/s 29-A(5) of the Act for extension of mandate of arbitrator is maintainable even after expiry of time u/s 29-A(1), (3) of the Act and even after rendering of an award during that time - Such an award is ineffective and unenforceable - But the power..........
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Section 29A(4) -- Arbitral award - Extension of time for making award - While considering application Court will examine if there is sufficient cause for extending the mandate and in the process, it may impose such terms and conditions as the situation demands - Court will also take into account other factors such as reduction of fee..........
