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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Maintenance under Domestic Violence Act to be paid in addition to and not in substitution of maintenance awarded under S. 125 Cr PC

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Dr. Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi, J. heard a case involving counter-petitions filed by both the

Published on October 25, 2017November 2, 2017By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Criminal proceedings for cruelty to wife can be quashed by High Court in exercise of it’s inherent powers under S. 482 CrPC

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court ruled that proceedings under Sections 498-A, 406 read with 34

Published on August 24, 2017September 8, 2017By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Domestic violence under S. 3 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, takes into its fold economic abuse also

Karnataka High Court: While passing the order in a criminal revision petition, a Single Judge Bench comprising of Rathnakala, J. held that

Published on August 17, 2017By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Maintenance allowance under Section 12 of Domestic Violence Act is not tenable in absence of proof of domestic violence

High Court of Himachal Pradesh: A Bench comprising of  Sandeep Sharma, J. has set aside the judgment passed by Fast Track Court

Published on May 15, 2017May 25, 2017By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Wife is not entitled to maintenance, if living separately without any sufficient reason

High Court of Madhya Pradesh: While examining the revision petition filed by the applicant against the order passed by the Principal Judge,

Published on December 14, 2016December 14, 2016By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Legally divorced wife also entitled to seek relief under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005

High Court of Kerala: Deciding the question on whether subsistence of matrimonial relationship is a sine-qua-non for seeking reliefs under Sections 18

Published on December 2, 2016January 5, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Factors to be considered for grant of interim maintenance, reiterated

Delhi High Court: Reiterating the factors to be considered while considering the merits of an application for grant of interim maintenance under

Published on August 11, 2016September 13, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

State of Kerala refrained from issuing ownership certificate to the persons in possession of elephants

Supreme Court: Deciding a petition relating to the ownership of elephants in possession of the owners, the bench of Dipak Misra and

Published on May 6, 2016June 27, 2016By Sucheta
3 Comments4861 views
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Wife is entitled to maintenance when there is sufficient cause for her to stay away from her husband

Bombay High Court: While deciding the appeal preferred against the judgement of the Sessions Court, which denied the maintenance granted by the

Published on December 30, 2015January 15, 2016By Sucheta
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High Courts

Divorced wife living in adultery is disqualified to claim maintenance under S. 125 CrPC

Madras High Court: While considering an interesting issue that whether a woman, against whom a decree of divorce had been passed on

Published on August 18, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Constitutional validity of Section 20(3) of Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 upheld

Bombay High Court: Upholding the constitutional validity of  Section 20 (3) of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, a bench comprising

Published on May 14, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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Supreme Court

Wife’s right to receive maintenance under Section 125 CrPC is an absolute right

Supreme Court: In an exemplary decision upholding a wife’s right to receive maintenance, the division bench of Dipak Misra and P.C. Pant,

Published on April 8, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
3 Comments17335 views
Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Husband is not bound to maintain a well qualified wife who is sitting idle and not working

Family Court, Mumbai: Looking at the burden on the husband to provide maintenance to his wife even in cases where the wife

Published on February 25, 2015August 16, 2016By Sucheta
30 Comments99804 views
High Courts

Payment to wife & child before anticipatory bail, not amounting to buying bail

Delhi High Court: In a matrimonial dispute where the wife had filed a complaint against petitioner husband under Section 498-A IPC, the

Published on August 8, 2014October 14, 2015By Sucheta
1 Comment4690 views

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