Introduction: Domestic violence means the type of violence or abuse that is done within the boundaries of a domestic setting. It is not true that domestic violence is only physical but any behaviour or action that is expressed to control the individual or gain power over the individual constitutes domestic Read more…
Introduction: The law regarding guardianship was derived from the Quran. Guardianship is named as ‘Hizanat’. A guardian is any person having consideration of a minor along with his property. A minor is a person who has not reached the age of majority. Currently, Muslims are governed by the Indian Majority Read more…
Introduction: The practice where a person has more than one spouse is Polygamy. Polygamy is of two types which are Polygyny and Polyandry. In Polygyny a man marries more than one woman while in polyandry it is the woman who marries more than one man. In India, laws related to Read more…
Introduction: This article will assist you with understanding the idea of earning wife, and if there should arise an occurrence of a marital question – the connection of earning wife to Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act. In basic phrasing, by the term ‘earning wife’, it very well may Read more…
Introduction: The law revolves around society, and society is a vast area to cover, to read, and understand. There are arguments and fights between relations of all kinds. But there is a relationship where the law could help to get dejected, to break the relationship if not likable, which is Read more…
Facts in Brief: The current petitioner is filed by a woman for the dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty and adultery under Section 10 of the Indian Divorce act. The complainant, who was born a Hindu, converted to Christianity before marrying the respondent on December 29, 1985, in Read more…
Brief Facts: The marriage between the parties took place on 27.9.1984. The husband filed for divorce from the defendant as PA No.431/90 in the Pune family court on the grounds of cruelty. The family court appealed the divorce decision in favor of the husband on 5.8.91. During the divorce decree, Read more…
Brief Facts: The appellant’s wife and the respondent’s husband decided to get married and gave birth to a baby girl named Karmistha Kaul. As time passed, they decided to get separated, and hence the appellant filed an application under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. In the application, Read more…
Facts in Brief: The parties here are the husband (respondent) and the wife (petitioner). (They shall be hereinafter referred to as such.) Their marriage was said to have taken place in 1983. It was a love marriage between the two. At the initial point in time, both parties seemed to Read more…
Facts in Brief: Through specific appeals, the parties i.e., the couple have berated an order given on 26/10/2009, by the Hon’ble Additional Sessions Judge in his decision. Miss Priyanka Khanna had filed a petition before the Hon’ble Metropolitan Magistrate under Section 12 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005[1] and also filed an Read more…
Introduction: Matrimonial matters are between human beings based on an emotional relationship. It involves shared trust, respect, regard, love and friendship with adequate play for sensible adjustments with the companion. The relationship needs to adjust to the social norms too. the grounds for divorce in the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 Read more…
Facts of the Case: Appellant B.P Achala Anand was the legally wedded wife of respondent No.2, Mr Anand. Their marital bond got estranged and Mr.H.S Anand deserted the appellant from 1983, which paved the way for the initiation of divorce proceedings in 1991 and culminated in divorce by mutual consent Read more…