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Interim Maintenance Under Domestic Violence Act and Maintenance U/s 125 CrPC – Are of the Same Nature
So far as interim maintenance awarded under Section 20 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act is concerned, it was held that the maintenance allowance awarded under Section 125 of CrPC by…
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Appeal from Decree of Divorce – Filed beyond expiry of period of Limitation
As held by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Anurag Mittal v. Shaily Mishra Mittal reported in (2018) 9 SCC 691, the object of Section 15 of Hindu Marriage Act is to provide protection to the person who had…
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Jurisdiction of State – Which has most intimate contact with the issues arising in the case
The Hon’ble Apex Court in Surinder Kaur Sandhu v. Harbax Singh Sandhu, (1984) 3 SCC 698 was concerned with the custody of a child who was British citizen by birth whose parents had been settled in…
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Non-Payment of Maintenance Allowance – Powers of Magistrate
On a plain reading of sub-section (3) of Section 125 CrPC, it is apparently clear that in the event of any failure on the part of any person to comply with an order…
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Mutual Divorce – Factors to be Considered for Waiving the Statutory Waiting Period
For exercise of the discretion to waive the statutory waiting period of six months for moving the motion for divorce under Section 13-B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, the Court would consider the…