Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to minor children - Husband is admittedly an MCA graduate with substantial work experience - Plea that he is unable to earn on account of pending litigations is not acceptable - An able-bodied person is presumed to have capacity to earn and intentional or voluntary unemployment cannot be used as an excuse to avoid..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 144 -- (Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.125) - Maintenance to wife - Determination of income of husband employed abroad - Mere earning in foreign currency does not by itself entitles wife to claim maintenance by mechanically converting husband's foreign income into Indian currency and applying formulae evolved by Indian..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 144 -- (Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.125) - Maintenance to wife - Determination of income of husband employed abroad - Where one of spouses is employed abroad and has failed to place complete and candid disclosure of income before Court, assessment necessarily involves a degree of estimation and informed guesswork -..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 144 -- (Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.125) - Interim maintenance to wife - Mere capacity to earn cannot be equated with actual earnings - When it is admitted that wife is not gainfully employed, question whether she deliberately remained unemployed to extract maintenance, can only be ascertained after evidence is led by..........
Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 23 -- Interim maintenance - Stridhan, inherited property or gifts received by a woman from her parents or relatives cannot be construed as a source of income so as to defeat her claim for maintenance...........
Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 23 -- Interim maintenance - Mere fact that wife is educated or has some source of income does not by itself, disentitle her from seeking maintenance...........
Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 23 -- Interim maintenance - While adjudicating issue of maintenance to be granted to a wife, Court takes into consideration not only income and assets of husband from regular sources but also earnings and profits derived from any family business in which he has a share or interest - This includes profits,..........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166 -- Accident - Compensation - Notional income of deceased - Deceased was engaged in videography and computer mixing work - However, no evidence led by family of deceased to prove income of deceased - Income of Coolie in the year 2008 when accident occurred was Rs.6500 - Income of deceased @ Rs.7000 p.m. rightly claimed by claimants...........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166 -- Accident - Total compensation - Taking into account income of deceased to be Rs.7,000 p.m. multiplier of 17, 40% future prospects, deduction of 1/4th for personal expenses, Rs.15,000 loss of estate, Rs.40,000 loss of consortium and Rs.15,000 for funeral expensed, total amount of Rs.17,29,400, awarded to claimants...........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166 -- Accident - Compensation - Deceased aged about 29 years was in real estate business and based on his income tax return of preceding assessment year Tribunal assessed his income at Rs.4,58,430, thereafter applying a multiplier of 17 and deducting 1/4th towards his personal expenses and awarding compensation on loss of consortium and..........
