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 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…
Facts of the case: Kamla Devi (Respondent No. 1) was married, following the Hindu rituals, to Bhagwan Dutt, the appellant, on November 22, 1957. Respondent No. 2 was the daughter of Kamla Devi and Bhagwan Dutt, born on November 22, 1957. On October 18, 1966, Kamla Devi filed a petition Read more…
INTRODUCTION Mohd. Ahmed Khan vs Shah Bano Begum case is one of the revolutionary cases of the Supreme Court. It dealt with the issue of maintenance; which has to be given to an aggrieved divorced Muslim woman by her husband after the divorce. The Supreme Court in this case referred Read more…