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 ...
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...
The provisions of mutual consent divorce has various elements attached to it and is not a simpliciter term. For Instance, under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, the ingredients for seeking a decree of mutual consent divorce are as follows:- That the pet...
