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Family Law Articles


Custody of child during pendency of dissolution of marriage suit under Hindu marriage act

  Dr Gubbi S Subba Rao   20 September 2016 at 11:20

A petitioner who had applied for dissolution of marriage further approached the lower court to seek custody of the child who is six years ..


Posted in Family Law |   3 comments |   933 Views


Hindu can be a manager of a joint family, denoting a role distinct from that of the Karta

  Kumar Doab   29 August 2016 at 13:13

As per the Hindu Succession ( amendment ) Act 2005, that Female Member of joint Hindu family,having acquired the status of a coparcener from her paternal ances ..


Posted in Family Law |   961 Views


Surrogacy bill: Some serious questions

  Member (Account Deleted)   26 August 2016 at 11:56

The new surrogacy bill aims at destruction of surrogacy for money-surrogacy trade. In doing so it raises many serious questions. In this article I want to ask those questions. First of all, this bill mandates that surrogacy must be done among close ..


Posted in Family Law |   5 comments |   783 Views


498A Quashing - How to Quash

  Nitish Banka   25 August 2016 at 11:29

These days its quite an easy tasks for women to register a FIR by attributing allegations of cruelty and a case is registered and thereby the husband and his family members has to go harassment and torture. Now one remedy is available for them which ..


Posted in Family Law |   5 comments |   1321 Views


Transfer Petition in Supreme Court-How to defend?

  Nitish Banka   22 July 2016 at 11:08

When wife files the transfer petition in Supreme Court usually husband is defenseless, although husband receives the summons from the Supreme Court if the transfer is from one state to another, here are some of the judgements which can help In Gayatr ..


Posted in Family Law |   2 comments |   1390 Views


Mental Cruelty - All in the mind

  Nitish Banka   10 May 2016 at 16:01

Divorce on grounds of cruelty has two forms one is the physical cruelty and other form is the mental cruelty, the physical cruelty is easier to prove as direct evidence is easily available, medical records, witnesses e ..


Posted in Family Law |   1 comments |   2097 Views


Can't wait anymore

  Advocate Kappil Cchandna   04 May 2016 at 17:35

In Hindu�s marriage is considered to be a Sacrament and not the contract. The husband and wife tie there knot before the sacred fire and take the blessings of elders to live their life together for many lifes to come. But sometimes there arises ..


Posted in Family Law |   1 comments |   1330 Views


Divorce by Desertion-what to prove?

  Nitish Banka   02 May 2016 at 13:37

Desertion is also ground for divorce in India, but the most difficult part is how to prove desertion in court of law. A layman may think desertion as his/her spouse is living separately for the period of 2 years that's it. But actually what court ..


Posted in Family Law |   18 comments |   3960 Views


Arbitration and its relation to family laws

  Dr.R.Stephen Louie   18 April 2016 at 10:59

INTRODUCTION: �Arbitration is a divine function�[1] , arbitrators are �God�s people�[2]. Apostle Paul is in support of arbitrators being appointed in the Church to decide on disputes among the church members.[3] � Arbitration is well seen in the Old a ..


Posted in Family Law |   2 comments |   4332 Views


Redefining marriage and law through bio-psycho-religio-lingo-socio-legal factors

  Dr.R.Stephen Louie   18 April 2016 at 10:59

INTRODUCTION-DEFINITION OF REDEFINING: On the point that once redefined concept soon becoming a definition of that concept I take courage of redefining it again or in other words taking ..


Posted in Family Law |   6 comments |   1173 Views