Tag: divorce
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Litigating Lost Love & Affections ? – The revival of the outdated tort of Alienation of Affection
The Delhi High Court’s decision to entertain a claim for “alienation of affection” — a tort abolished across much of the world — risks…
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Mamta Jaiswal v…
Mamta Jaiswal v. Rajesh Jaiswal – Wife who leaves job not entitled to maintenance Madhya Pradesh High Court Smt. Mamta Jaiswal vs Rajesh…
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MENS REA/GUILTY INTENT MUST FOR OFFENCE OF BIGAMY
Comment : This case reflects that the Indian Courts have insisted on requirement of guilty knowledge for prosecution under S.494 for bigamy. In this…
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Can a Husband of a minor girl claim custody ?
Comment : In this case – the court was faced with the perplexing question as to whether a person who is accused of kidnapping a…
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Supreme Court on Customary Divorce….
Comment : In this case the court was faced with facts wherein the deceased husband’s relatives sought to oust the widow from claiming partition –…
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Supreme Court on DNA Testing…
COMMENT : In this decision the court was once again faced with the baffling preposition as to whether DNA tests should be allowed to…