family law

Will your Nominee get the money on your death?- Legality-Very Important. Will your Nominee get the money on your death?   p class="MsoNorma..

A de-facto guardian is a person who takes continuous interest in the welfare of the minor’s person or in the management and administration of his property without any authority of law.[12] Hindu jurisprudence has all along recognized the principle that if liability is incurred by one on behalf of another in a case where it is justified, then the person, on..

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The Law commission in its 59th report (1974 ) stressed that in dealing with disputes concerning the family court ought to adopt an approach redically different from that adopted in ordinary civil proceedings and that it should make reasonable efforts at settlement before the commencement of trial.   The Code of civil Procedures was amended accordingly in 1976 to pro..

  Supreme Court in its recent order has said that the "Welfare" mentioned in the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 has to be construed literally and must be taken in its widest sense. It has stated that the moral, ethical as well as t..

RESTITUTION OF CONJUGAL RIGHTS   Section 9: Restitution of conjugal rights: "When either the husband or the wife has without reasonable excuse withdrawn from the society of the other, the aggrieved party may apply by petition to the dis..

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THE Guardian and Wards Act, 1890 (GWA), the 116-year-old Indian legislation plays spoilsport. A whopping 12 million orphan children in India need parents but the law does not allow Muslims, Christians, Jews and Parsis to become their adoptive parents. They can be appointed as guardians only.   The Hindu Adoption and Maintena..

Another gooseflesh story of a young Bride tortured in her matrimonial home for dowry demand and later burnt to death.  Although such news is a regular features in our day-to-day lives; and social activists, govern..

  ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND FAMILY DISPUTE-RESOLUTION*[1]   Nothing is static, every thing is dynamic. Due to evolutio..

In most Indian families, a girl and a boy are supposed to marry according to the convenience and approval of their parents, relatives, neighbours and, at times, even of those who are total strangers to them. In short, everyone's opinion matters, except that of the would-be brides and grooms. Most take this tyranny lying down. A rare few rebel. They have to fa..

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Maintenance under Section 125 Cr.P.C. - From the date of application or date of the order p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="ma..