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Rajnesh  vs  Neha & ors. BACKGROUND: Maintenance is the legal obligation that a responsible person is supposed to pay toward the welfare and upkeep of their dependent. The following judgment is delivered in a Criminal Appeal arising out...

Quash in legal parlance means to nullify, void or declare invalid; to put an end to a legal proceeding. Section 498A of Indian Penal Code, was inserted by the Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Act, 1983 to safeguard women from cruelty. It is used as a ...

INTRODUCTION As part of the Hindu Code Bill, the Hindu Marriage Act was enacted by Parliament in 1955 to amend and to codify the law relating to  marriage  among  Hindus. Object of Legislation :  The Hindu Marriage Act recognizes ...

The Indian Constitution envisages the right to life and liberty for all. However, in the case of an arrest such liberty gets endangered. One such remedy in case of an arrest is bail. Bail sets an accused person free on promise to attend the trial and...

Amendments to any divorce petition help the parties to correct their mistakes in such petitions. As a general rule, every petition, including a divorce petition, must state material facts and necessary particulars such that the decision of the court ...

In a recent judgment declared on 27th September, 2018, the Supreme Court of India in the case of Joseph Shine v. Union of India non criminalized adultery. Yet it remains as a ground for divorce.Prior to the present judgment, adultery was a criminal o...

To be well-versed with the concept of cruelty as a ground for divorce, reference can be made to the various provisions given under the statues of each personal law which talks about cruelty as a ground for divorce. Apart from being a ground for divor...

Maintenance under family proceedings can take up two forms, i.e. permanent maintenance and temporary or interim maintenance. Maintenance can be sought under the personal laws, The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 or under the Code...

Chapter XII- Offences by Husband and his relatives 498A Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty In 1983, section 498A was introduced to protect a married woman against cruelty inflicted on her by her husband and/or husband...

Alimony connotes a duty on the part of the spouse to maintain the other spouse who is dependant on them. Alimony and maintenance have the same meanings but they are often used interchangeably  in different places. In India alimony is generally u...