Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 11 -- Void marriage - Husband raised inconsistent pleas as on the one hand he alleges that marriage with respondent wife was a nullity and on the other hand that she treated him with cruelty and was suffering from mental disorder - No evidence led by husband that wife was suffering from mental disorder - Wife was suffering from..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(i) -- Divorce - Adultery - Wife having illicit relationship with respondent no.2 - Statement of PW1 proved that wife was having extra martial affair with respondent no.2 and she was living with him in adultery - PW1 was an eye witness of said illicit relationship - Moreover, said adultery is admitted by wife - Wife on the contrary..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Allegation by wife against husband and his family members that they demanded dowry from her and ill treated her - Allegations proved to be false - Husband and his family members acquitted in the criminal case - Amounts to utmost cruelty towards husband - Divorce rightly granted...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 12(1)(c) -- Annulment of marriage - Concealment of mental disorder of wife - Plea of husband neither controverted in written statement nor deposition of husband to this fact assailed in cross examination - Unchallenged averments and evidence on record brings the case of husband within ambit of S.12(1)(c) of the Act - Marriage rightly..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Wife alleges that during her stay with husband she was being treated with cruelty for no, fulfillment of dowry demands - Said fact is corroborated by brother of wife, who though 11 years of age at the time of marriage but was not ignorant of the fact that how his parents satisfying the demands raised by..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ib) -- Divorce - Desertion - Wife residing at her parental home along with her two minor children as she was turned out of matrimonial home - Husband not inclined to rehabilitate her and was also not bothered about maintenance and life of children - Husband willfully deserted wife without any reasonable cause and marriage has..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - False allegations - Wild allegations against character of husband - Wife failing to prove - Allegations amount to an act of utmost cruelty - Divorce rightly granted...........
Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, Section 3 -- Maintenance - Includes reasonable expenses on the marriage of an unmarried daughter...........
Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, Section 20(3) -- Maintenance to daughter - "Reasonable expenditure" in the context of expenditure on marriage of an unmarried daughter will mean that it is fair and not too high - Court will have to reach to a sum primarily considering the financial status of parties...........
Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, Section 20(3), Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151 -- Maintenance to daughter - "Reasonable expenditure" in the context of expenditure on marriage of an unmarried daughter - Father who may have means is directed to pay the amount of Rs.37 lacs to daughter for her marriage - Application disposed of...........
