Factual Background and Trial Court Proceedings – Revisionist, the father-in-law of the respondent, asserts ownership over the property through a chain of transfers culminating in a set of documents dated 27.07.1998 – Conflict arises post marital discord between respondent and revisionist’s son, leading to respondent’s alleged trespass – Initial suit for injunction and...
Maintenance Review – Criminal revision filed against the order dated 25.01.2023 by the Principal Judge, Family Court, Muzaffarnagar, which granted interim maintenance of Rs.7,000 to revisionist No.1 and Rs.2,000 each to revisionist Nos.2 and 3 under Section 125 Cr.P.C. – Revisionists seek enhancement of the maintenance allowance, alleging that the trial court did not adequately conside...
Facts - Marriage between petitioners, both physicians, was solemnized on 19.08.2017 - two children, including a son named Agam Pratap Singh born on 01.11.2019. Respondent No.3, the Superintendent of Police, is married to petitioner No.1’s brother but has no children of her own. She took custody of Agam Pratap Singh while petitioner No.1 was away for a fellowship. The case revolves arou...
Family Court Appeal – Divorce on grounds of mental cruelty and allegations of illicit relationships – Husband seeking dissolution of marriage – Allegations of extra-marital affair made by wife in written statement – Husband’s failure to prove instances of cruelty claimed – Husband also alleging mental cruelty based on false allegations in wife’s pleadings ...
Maintenance and Marriage Expenses – Civil Appeal – Maintenance and marriage expenses claim by the daughter from the estate of Palavali Viswanath – High Court upholds trial court’s award of past and future maintenance, as well as marriage expenses, recognizing the 2nd plaintiff as the legitimate daughter of the deceased based on DNA evidence – Past maintenance of Rs. 2...
Matrimonial Law - Marital Discord – Grant of Divorce – Cruelty and Desertion – The High Court granted a decree of divorce in favor of the husband on the grounds of cruelty and desertion. The wife's involvement in multiple criminal cases against the husband and his family, along with her failure to disprove desertion, led the Court to conclude that the marital relationship was...
FIR for Offences under IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act – Allegations of dowry demands, physical abuse, and mental cruelty by husband and in-laws – FIR lodged in Jabalpur, transferred to Bhopal for investigation, trial pending at Bhopal – Petitioner seeks transfer back to Jabalpur [Paras 1-2, 12].
Mental Cruelty and Jurisdiction – Continuation of mental cruelty in...
Gift Deeds and Basic Amenities Requirement – Dispute over ownership and right to stay in flats gifted by father to son – The Maintenance Tribunal nullified gift deeds executed in favor of the petitioner son, based on allegations of non-provision of basic amenities by the son post-transfer – Analysis centers on whether gift deeds were subject to the conditions of providing basic a...
Marriage and Divorce - Appeal challenging Family Court's decision on property ownership - Facts surrounding the purchase of disputed Juhu Flat and tenancy of Cuffe Parade Flat - Family Court's dismissal of Mrs. Rajeshri V. Mahesh's judicial separation petition and decree of divorce in favor of Respondent, based on grounds under Sections 13(1)(i-a) and 13(1)(i-b) of the Hindu Marriage A...
Family Law and Maintenance – Section 125 Cr.P.C. - Revision of Maintenance Award – revision petition against an order of maintenance awarded under Section 125 of Cr.P.C., focusing on the allegation of the petitioner living in adultery and its effect on the entitlement to maintenance. [Para 1, 16-17, 20]
Adultery and Maintenance Entitlement – Examined – Held tha...