family law

The Supreme Court has asked High Courts to quash criminal proceedings against accused in dowry cases only under exceptional circumstances otherwise it may amount to injustice to women who are complainants in these matters. "The court must be careful to see that its decision, in exercise of this power, is based on sound principles. The inherent power should not be exercised to stifle a legitim..

Couples seeking divorce will not be able to untie the knot quickly with a court ruling in Mumbai that the one-year mandatory period of separation cannot be shortened under any circumstance. The Bombay High Court gave the ruling while dismissing a petition of a city-based couple, who challenged the Constitutional validity of Section 13(B) of the Hindu Marriage Act, pleading for legal separatio..

Sanjay Dutt consults Islamic law expert over wedding Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt and his "wife" Manyata were in the Capital over the weekend to seek help from Islamic law specialist and member of Law Commission of India Tahir Mahmood on the controversy over their wedding. Mahmood today confirmed that Dutt along with his wife Manyata had consulted him on Saturday "exclusively" on matt..

A daughter-in-law cannot seek a maintenance allownce from her mother-in-law as such a liability is fixed upon only the husband, or in exceptional circumstances on the father-in-law, the Supreme Court has said. "A property in the name of the mother-in-law can neither be a subject matter of attachment nor during the life time of the husband his personal liability to maintain his wife can be directe..

New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) A woman has landed in trouble for filing a case before a Delhi court under the Domestic Violence Act against her husband and father-in-law who had allegedly died 15 years ago, much before her marriage. "Sattar, who could not witness his son's wedding with complainant woman has posthumously been accused of harassing his daughter-in-law that too under the new law which has b..

The Supreme Court has said that a muslim who marries his wife's sister during the subsistence of the first marriage has to pay maintenance allowance to the "second wife" and the children from the marriage. The fact that the marriage was not solemnised as per the custom and was "irregular" cannot be a ground for depriving the woman or the children from that marriage of the maintenance claims a..

RELIGION-AIMWPLB-SHARIAT NIKAHNAMA TWO LAST LUCKNOW The new nikahnama has 17-point hidayatnama (guidlines for marriage under Shariat law for bride and groom), while 8 points on the talaq process. The prominent points on the hidayatnama are that any forceful nikah is not acceptable under Shariat law, while during the marriage it should be kept in mind that both the bride and groo..

Wife cannot claim in-law's property for maintenance: SC New Delhi, Mar 16 (UNI) The Supreme Court has held that the right of seeking maintenance of a neglected wife is confined only to her husband and she cannot recover the arrears of maintenance from the property and assets of her in-laws. A bench, comprising Justices S B Sinha and V S Sirpurkar, also imposed a cost of Rs..

A Muslim marrying two sisters to maintain both: SC New Delhi, Mar 16 (UNI) The Supreme Court has ruled that if a Muslim man marries two sisters he is liable to maintain both and he cannot neglect the second sister on the grounds that his second marriage is 'batil' (void). ..

Once awarded for ideal wedding; now jailed for bigamy Created on : 03/06/2008 2:51:55 PM (NORMAL ) Nagpur, Mar 6 (UNI) A man who was twice awarded for solemnising inter-caste marriage and without accepting any dowry has now been convicted for bigamy ie marrying a second time during the lifetime of his first wife and sentenced to 3-year rigorous imprisonment and a fine of ..

The wedding of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt and wife Manyata as per Hindu rites may be invalid if she has not converted to Hinduism before the marriage on 11th February. "According to the Hindu Marriage Act, if the couple are Hindus at the time of marriage, only then is the marriage valid under the Act," noted lawyer Mrunalini Deshmukh said. "Even though Sanjay and Manyata have filed a joint ..

In case of a government employee's death, his or her dependents cannot seek an appointment on compassionate grounds as a matter of right, the Supreme Court has ruled. The Court said a decision on the matter would depend on the financial condition of the deceased employee's family. A bench of Justices P P Naolekar and L S Panta said this while quashing an Andhra Pradesh High Court order on ..

Sat, Feb 16 05:50 PM Bollywood actor Aamir Khan lost the legal battle for custody of his mentally ill brother Faisal Khan as a Mumbai court held that Faisal need not be in anybody's custody and can live anywhere he wants. But he requires regular medication, Bandra metropolitan magistrate's court held. Faisal, a onetime actor himself, is suffering from schizo-affected psychosis, according ..

Sat, Feb 16 03:21 PM Goa authorities have kept the marriage proceedings of Sanjay Dutt and Manyata on hold after Margao division administrative officer suspended the residence certificate issued to Manyata. "All the marriage registration proceedings are kept in abeyance pending further orders," Sub Registrar, Chandrakant Pissurlekar, who had accepted the declaration of marriage said. Piss..