Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13B -- Divorce by mutual consent - Maintainability - Wife though by birth is a Muslim but by conduct has clearly demonstrated that she has converted to Hindu faith - Mere absence of any ceremony cannot be a ground to dismiss application for divorce by mutual consent...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13B -- Divorce by mutual consent - Maintainability - Petitioners have invoked the provisions under Hindu Marriage Act, conscious of fact that they are only professing Hindu religion - There was absolutely no necessity for Court to conduct any roving enquiry in such circumstances, merely because wife's name continues to be her original..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13B -- Divorce by mutual consent - Maintainability - Wife by express conduct, by participating in marriage solemnization in accordance with Hindu rights and customs and also approaching Family Court invoking the provisions of Hindu Marriage Act has sufficiently shown that she has converted herself to Hindu faith - Petitioners have decided..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 323, 147, 500, 504, 506, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(2)(va) -- Offence u/ss 323, 147, 500, 504, 506 IPC and S.3(2)(va) of SC/ST Act - Compromise - Dispute is purely private in nature - Prima facie alleged offence has not been committed on account of caste of victim and except some..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 23 -- Insurance claim - Fire insurance - Contract of fire insurance is a contract to indemnify Insured against loss by fire - In order to determine whether in a particular case loss is caused by fire following rules generally apply : (i) There must be an actual fire, hence mere heating or fermentation will not be sufficient to render..........
Muslim Law -- Matruka property - Devolution of property - Will is the first document that is to be satisfied subject to limits imposed by Muslim Law, i.e it cannot exceed one-third of estate and cannot ordinarily be made in favour of an heir without the consent of other heirs and then whatever remains hereafter, is to be distributed strictly as per the rules of intestate..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 528, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 406, 471, 120B -- Quashing of proceedings - Cheating - Plea as to lack of consent u/s 6 of Delhi Special Police Establishment Act ought to have raised soon after registration of FIR - Once investigation is complete, charge sheet has been filed and Court of competent jurisdiction..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 483, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Section 69, 352 -- Bail - Rape - False promise of marriage - Physical relationship between applicant and victim was without protest and there was no insistence by victim for marriage as she was in relationship with applicant for last four years as has been averred in her statement..........
Special Marriage Act, 1954, Section 27(1)(d), 28 -- Divorce - Divorce granted in favour of husband on the ground of cruelty - Though wife filed appeal against such divorce decree, however, parties amicably settled the matter and they have filed consent terms in order to dissolve marriage by way of mutual consent - Marriage dissolved by mutual consent between parties u/s 28..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13B, 14 -- Divorce by mutual consent - Petition filed within one year of marriage - For separation parties are subject to S.14 of the Act - Neither party has claimed exceptional hardship and depravity - Divorce petition rightly dismissed...........
