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..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24, 26 -- Maintenance pendente lite - Husbands failed to produce any evidence that wives had an adequate source of income to maintain themselves - Liability of husband to maintain his wife would not be absolved that he had no sufficient means of income - Family Court rightly awarded maintenance to wives - No interference warranted in..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 24 -- Maintenance pendente lite - Award of a meager amount of Rs.1500/- per month as maintenance allowance and Rs.7,000/- per month as litigation expenses - Maintenance awarded cannot be said to be on higher side or excessive - Order calls for no interference...........
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, Section 56(3), Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, Section 5, 16 -- Adoption - Where a person qualifies to adopt a child under provisions of both 1956 Act and JJ Act, it would be choice of such person to opt for either of such Acts for adoption, particularly where there is no repugnancy between two..........
