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Family Law Articles


In Child Custody Cases Welfare of Child is Paramount Consideration

  Dr J C Vashista   27 December 2017 at 13:56

INTRODUCTIONIn this recent case, titled Prateek Gupta v. Shilpi Gupta & ors the Supreme Court has passed an important judgment wherein custody of child initially residing in the ..


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Guide to getting the custody of your child midst a divorce.

  Advocate Kappil Cchandna   07 December 2017 at 10:29

IntroductionGoing through a divorce settlement is not easy. With an ongoing maintenance suit coupled with other allegations, it gets severely difficult. The excruciating aftermath of a divorce settlement often involves the battle for the physical cus ..


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Is your Spouse Cheating on you: Ways to Prove Adultery

  Advocate Kappil Cchandna   06 December 2017 at 11:08

BACKGROUNDArticle 14 of the Indian Constitution provides for equality before law and equal protection of laws. The first phrase translates as a positive right conferred upon the people by the virtue of which every person will be subject to the same j ..


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Spouse of employee in marital dispute can get copy of ‘Dowry Declaration signed by employee’

  Kumar Doab   27 November 2017 at 13:37

Spouse of employee in marital dispute can get copy of �Dowry Declaration signed by employee�. Declaration is to be signed by employee, spouse, Father, Father in Law (A) In judgment hailed as landmark judgment Haryana State Information Com ..


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How to quash 498a?

  Nitish Banka   25 October 2017 at 15:17

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 availa ..


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Landmark Judgments where father get Child Custody

  Advocate Kappil Cchandna   24 October 2017 at 11:49

Mridangra J. Hira Lal Suchak V. Neena M SuchakCivil Appeal No 69 of 1980, Supreme Court reported in 1 (1983) D.M.C. page 360. In this case, father was given custody of child mother gets visitation. Ms. Kala Aggarwal V Suraj Prakash Aggarwal & ORS ..


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Divorce by Mutual Consent: The Way Ahead

  Nishtha Malhotra   24 October 2017 at 11:48

IntroductionIn a country like India, where marriage is considered to be a sacrament, the concept of Divorce was unknown to ancient India. In fact, Manu declared a marriage to be the highest dharma of husband and wife and indissoluble union between th ..


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Court can Grant Divorce even if the facts of the case do not provide a ground for the same

  Kumar Doab   18 October 2017 at 12:37

If Spouse is unwilling to stay together but bent to keep other Spouse tied in Dead Marriage ..


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Trial Court should Consider Responsibility of Husband towards Aged Parents also while deciding Maintenance for Wife!

  Kumar Doab   04 October 2017 at 13:01

(A) A Man that is a Husband is a Son also. A Man that is married and has wife, children; has Father and Mother also.Morally a Man that is a husband is under obligation to maintain wife and children.Morally man that is a son has a pious duty and is un ..


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Child born from arrangement other than marriage has no right on Hindu Father's property!

  Kumar Doab   21 September 2017 at 11:26

Does child born from arrangement other than marriage has a right on Hindu Father's property!The Court analyzed the matter thoroughly and provided answer as clear as water; NO! (A) Whether a child born to a couple who are in live-in relationship, ..


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