P&H HC | Disgruntled wives use provisions of S. 498- A IPC as a weapon rather than shield
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Jaishree Thakur, J., allowed a petition filed under Section 482 CrPC and held that, “Disgruntled wives use the
Section 125 CrPC
Del HC | [Maintenance] Provisions of S. 125 CrPC are for the welfare of neglected wives, children and parents
Delhi High Court: Manoj Kumar Ohri, J., while addressing the present petition against the order of family Court wherein the petitioner’s maintenance
Del HC | Assessment under S. 125 CrPC relates back to the date of application; family court’s decisions granting maintenance from the date of order set aside
Delhi High Court: Manoj Kumar Ohri, J., allowed a criminal revision petition filed by the complainant-wife challenging the order of the family court
Del HC | “Capable of earning” different from “actual earning”; Capacity to earn is no ground to reduce maintenance awarded to wife
Delhi High Court: Manoj Kumar Ohri, J. dismissed a revision petition filed against the order of the Family Court whereby the petitioner-husband was
Sikk HC | Maintenance under S. 125 of CrPC cannot be denied if the wife “commits adultery” but can only be denied if she is “living in adultery”
Sikkim High Court: Arup Kumar Goswami, CJ., dismissed the petition against the refusal to pay maintenance to the wife because she allegedly
Gau HC | Wife who leaves matrimonial home on her own, but under compelling circumstances, is entitled to maintenance under S. 125 CrPC
Gauhati High Court: Hitesh Kumar Sarma, J., while disposing of a criminal revision petition filed against the order of the Additional Sessions Judge,
Pat HC | Award of maintenance under S. 125 CrPC to ex-wife set aside where she was able to maintain herself
Patna High Court: Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. set aside the maintenance awarded to the respondent under Section 125 CrPC as the respondent is
Del HC | Factum of marriage; held is a matter of trial; award of interim maintenance to wife under S. 125 CrPC upheld
Delhi High Court: Manoj Kumar Ohri, J. dismissed a revision petition filed by the petitioner challenging the order passed by the Family Court
Pat HC | Maintenance denied to wife when divorce granted on grounds of adultery, pendency of appeal to set aside such divorce decree cannot be a reason to uphold order of maintenance
Patna High Court: Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. allowed the application of the petitioner to set aside the order granting maintenance to his wife
P&H HC | Bail granted as a right with the condition to comply with the order of payment of arrears of maintenance within stipulated time
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Gurvinder Singh Gill, J. allowed the petition for the anticipatory bail with the condition to comply with
MP HC | Petitioner claiming to have no source of personal income is liable to maintain his wife if he has interest in agricultural lands of joint family
Madhya Pradesh High Court: S.K. Awasthi, J., dismissed the petition filed by the petitioner under Section 482 CrPC for quashing the maintenance
Jhar HC | Maintenance suit dismissed on petitioner’s failure to produce ‘Nikahnama’; directed to file an application under Domestic Violence Act
Jharkhand High Court: Deepak Roshan, J. disposed of an application made by the petitioner for maintenance under Section 125 CrPC. The petitioners
Del HC | Earlier order of maintenance under DV Act is no bar for wife claiming maintenance under S. 24 of Hindu Marriage Act
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of G.S. Sistani and Jyoti Singh, JJ. allowed an appeal filed by the appellant-wife against the order
MP HC | Husband is liable to maintain his wife; Rs 3000 pm maintenance is not on the higher side
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Vivek Rusia, J. dismissed the revision petition and directed the applicant to pay Rs 3000 as maintenance to
MP HC | Maintenance order under S. 125 CrPC cancelled as wife was living separately without any justified reason
Madhya Pradesh High Court: S.K. Awasthi, J. contemplated a revision application under Section 19(4) of Family Courts Act, 1984 read with Sections
P&H HC | Wife entitled to permanent alimony even if a decree declaring her marriage null and void has been passed under S. 11 of HMA
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench of Rakesh Kumar Jain and Harnaresh Singh Gill, JJ. allowed an appeal asking for
Del HC | Details of listing of husband’s business on various websites held sufficient for making prima facie assessment in favour of wife for grant of maintenance under DV Act
Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. allowed a petition filed by the petitioner-wife against the order of the appellate court whereby it had
Cal HC | ‘Divorced wife’ who hasn’t remarried held entitled to execute order granted under S.12 of DV Act; existence of ‘domestic relationship’ dispensed with
Calcutta High Court: Madhumati Mitra, J. dismissed an application filed by the petitioner to quash the order of the Additional Sessions Judge whereby
Utt HC | Non-disclosure of major ailments before marriage amounts to ‘cruelty’ although the aliments itself are no grounds for divorce; dissolution of marriage upheld
Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ramesh Chandra Khulbe, JJ. entertained an appeal by the appellant-wife under Section
Gau HC | Husband bound to maintain wife and child under S. 125 CrPC in absence of specific evidence as to the income of wife
Gauhati High Court: Hitesh Kumar Sarma, J. dismissed a revision petition filed against the order of the family court whereby the petitioner was