Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cruelty - Dowry demand - Allegations against relatives of husband - No substantial and specific allegations made against petitioner other than stating that they instigated accused No.1 in harassing complainant by demanding more dowry - Reason for..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to divorced wife - Wife is entitled to seek maintenance from her husband as a divorcee till her remarriage, even if she has been found guilty of matrimonial offence of desertion in decree of divorce and is disentitled to seek maintenance u/s 125 Cr.P.C during subsistence of her marriage - Decree of divorce passed..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(v) -- Divorce - Sought on the ground that wife is suffering from venereal disease - Husband failed to produce any medical record of wife in support of his allegation that wife is suffering from venereal disease in a communicable form - Parties had resided together for close to two years - During this period, if husband had..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Merely watching porn privately by itself may not constitute cruelty to other spouse - However, if a porn watcher compels the other spouse to join him or her, that would certainly constitute cruelty and if it is shown that on account of this addiction, there is an adverse impact on the discharge of one's..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Indulging in self-pleasure/masturbation cannot be a cause for dissolution of marriage...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Working wife living at a different place - Wife/employee cannot be charged with cruelty or separation or denying conjugal company only on the ground that she had been living in a place different from the place of husband...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Long separation by itself would constitute cruelty and that divorce can be granted...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia), 9 -- Divorce petition filed by husband - Petition u/s 9 of the Act filed by wife - Long separation between parties - Wife cannot be attributed with any blameful conduct and her conduct not amounting to cruelty - If divorce is granted on the ground of separation and the marital tie is snapped, husband will be taking advantage of..........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166 -- Accident - 100% permanent disability - Total compensation - Appellant being 100% disabled thus, granted expense towards attendant @ Rs.5,00,000 in lumpsum and compensation towards special diet is required to be enhanced from Rs.25,000 to Rs.1,00,000 - Considering the significant impact of disability on the life of appellant, amount..........
Family Courts Act, 1984, Section 19 -- Appeal - Not maintainable against an order passed u/s 24 of Hindu Marriage Act, as said order is interlocutory in nature, as right to claim maintenance is still alive and by way of interim arrangement only said order has been passed - However, petition u/a 227 of Constitution is maintainable against such an order...........
