Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13B -- Divorce by mutual consent - Compromise - Settlement arrived at between parties in Mediation proceedings - Parties entitled for decree of divorce on payment of permanent alimony by husband to wife as settled between parties - Since entire amount of permanent alimony is paid by husband to wife, marriage between parties dissolved by..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13 -- Cruelty - Divorce petition - When a person undergoes a trial in which he is acquitted of allegations of offence u/s 498-A IPC levelled by wife against husband it amounts to cruelty on husband and he is entitled to decree of divorce...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24 -- Maintenance pendente lite - Extension of time for payment - Husband contended that marriage between parties is itself is null and void as per observation of criminal Court, he is not liable to pay maintenance to wife - Contention rejected, as until and unless a competent civil Court passes a decree of divorce, observations made in..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13 -- Divorce - Irretrievable breakdown of marriage - Not a ground to grant divorce under the Act...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(i) -- Divorce - Adultery - Petition by husband - Husband alleges that wife was having an adulterous relationship with one `R' - However, husband not made said `R' as party to proceeding to prove adultery - Entire case is based on so called complaint given by brother of wife to police - There is no other direct evidence to..........
Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 8 -- Hindu male dying intestate - Coparcenary property - Devolution of interest - After death of Hindu Male in 1971 his interest in coparcenary property would devolve as per provision of S.8 of the Act, since he left behind a number of female Class-I heirs...........
Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 6 -- S.6 of the Act not applicable in respect of undivided interest of a minor in joint family property...........
Hindu Joint Family Property -- Karta is manager of joint family property - He is not guardian of minor members of joint family...........
Hindu Joint Family Property -- Relinquishment of minor's undivided share by mother - Natural guardian cannot dispose of share of minor in joint family Property - However, said principle would not apply when a family settlement is taking place between members of joint family - When such dissolution takes place and some of member relinquish their share in favour of Karta,..........
Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 30, 19 -- Property of Hindu Male dying intestate - When two or more heirs succeed together to property of an intestate, they shall take property per capita and as tenants in common and not as joint tenants and property is not to be treated as a joint family property though it may be held jointly by legal heirs as tenants in common till..........
