Although Chand Patel denied any marriage taking place between the two, this contention did not go well with the trial court and the court thus rejected his stance as the prima face evidence pointed out otherwise. The court observed that Bismillah Beg..
Criminal Proceedings Can Be Stopped At The Post-Conviction Stage By Invoking Power U/S 482 CrPC After A Victim-Convict Settlement..
The Court held the statement of the accused amounting to a statement made by the panch to the police officer during the course of investigation is incorrect...
The Supreme Court held that a simple plea of talaq in answer to the procedures filed by the wife for maintenance can't be treated as a proclamation of talaq and the responsibility of the husband to pay maintenance to his wife doesn't conclude such co..
The Madras High Court ruled in the favour that custom, once proved to be valid, will prevail over Personal law when there is no inconsistency between the two provisions in cases of adoption..
The Court held that conversion to another religion by one or both Hindu spouses did not dissolve the marriage...
Bombay HC states that Non deliberate insult to religious feeling is not an offence...
The Court in this case and other related appeals after a detailed hearing confirmed the death sentence of Yakub Memon and for the others convicted in this matter, their death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment by the Honorable Court. ..
The court observed that although the law that applies, in this case, is the Muslim personal law it has many similarities to the definition of void marriages provided under section 11 and 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. As the term void marriages ..
The Allahabad High Court in this case held that a pre-nuptial agreement between a wife and her husband was valid and enforceable in the court of law...
The Court held that the appeal had filed and was thus dismissed. Considering the fact and circumstances of the case, there was no order as to costs...
From the pleadings of the parties there does not appear to be any dispute that several Dar-ul-Qazas directed by the Qazis exist and they issue Fatwas. We would like to advise the Dar-ul-Qaza or besides anyone not to give any reaction or issue Fatwa c..
The Court validated Khula but three essential conditions were given that need to be fulfilled...
A Muslim husband was held accountable to keep up his divorced wife just for the iddat period and after such period the onus of keeping up the lady would move on to her relatives...
The Supreme Court held that under section 125 of Cr.PC a wife who is not maintained by her husband is entitled to approach the court for maintenance. The term ‘wife’ includes a divorced woman who has not remarried. ..
The court held that the order passed by the the Sessions Judge rightly modified the order which was passed in this case and the order of maintenance which was passed earlier would stand cancelled...
The court recommended to the State and Central Governments to amend the provisions of Sec. 164 of the Code...
The court held that poverty of the accused cannot be a mitigating factor while awarding punishments under NDPS Act...
The supreme court in this case held that parties to a contract who are Indian nationals or companies (incorporated in India) can choose arbitration outside of India. ..
The case which came up before the Delhi High Court was whether the review petition is maintainable or not...