Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13 -- Divorce - Irretrievable breakdown of marriage - Parties are living separately for over 11 years - Marriage has completely and irrevocably broken down - Multiple attempts at reconciliation through mediation have failed - Neither party has shown any willingness or inclination to restore marital bond - Continuing such a marriage would..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13B -- Divorce by mutual consent - Parties living separately for a period of more than one year prior to their joint petition - In the time of separation they mutually agreed to petition for divorce by mutual consent - There are categorical statements of no physical relation since the year 2013 and separate living since Jan 2022 - Parties..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 25 -- Permanent alimony - Duration of marriage i.e how long marriage existed is also a relevant factor in determining quantum of permanent alimony - Generally, marriages that lasts more than 10 years are entitled to be granted a lifetime alimony...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 25 -- Permanent alimony - Conduct of the party seeking the relief is also relevant...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 25 -- Permanent alimony - Husband is aged about 44 years working as Panchayat teacher earning Rs.45,857 p.m including all allowances - He has ancestral property measuring 2 katha of undivided land - Wife is residing with her parents and she runs home tuitions - One time lump sum amount of Rs.15 lacs is reasonable, just, balance and fair..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13 -- Divorce - Irretrievable breakdown of marriage - Wife stayed together with husband at her matrimonial home for only 14 days after their marriage and later on only for 25 days in the year 2017 - Relationship between parties appears to be strained from the very beginning of their marital tie - Serious allegations were made by parties..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of proceedings - Matrimonial dispute - While exercising power u/s 482 Cr.P.C., Court is not required to test the correctness of allegations - But in matters arising from matrimonial disputes, particularly where the allegations are levelled after many years of marriage and that too, after one party initiates divorce..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13 -- Divorce - Irretrievable breakdown of marriage - Parties are residing separately - Marriage between them has irretrievably broken down - They do not have any emotional connect with each other - Husband agreed to pay an amount of Rs.25 lakhs to wife - Marriage between parties dissolved...........
Ranbir Penal Code, 1989, Section 306 -- Abetment of suicide - Deceased and husband/accused were married for about thirty years and even after second marriage of husband, deceased had been living with accused and second wife for last 12 years - There being no complaint lodged by deceased in those long years with regard to any torture etc. by accused - No incriminating..........
Streedhan -- Gold ornaments and cash given at the time of marriage to a bride are considered as women's `Streedhan' which is her exclusive property...........
