In a significant ruling, a division bench of the Rajasthan High Court has held that a woman on her marriage, whatever her domicile of her origin might have been, acquired 'domicile' of her 'husband.'Domicile determined by marriage :Consequently, the ..
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has held that in case of dowry death prosecution need not to prove that there was an agreement for dowry between the families of the bride and the bridegroom as making such a demand is an offence.Interpreting Section 304- ..
Talaq Uttered In Drunken State Valid: Darul Uloom7 Jan 2009, 0217 hrs IST, TNN LUCKNOW: Typing the word ‘talaq’ on an SMS which may not be “sent” or uttering the words ‘talaq’ thrice even under influence of alcohol or in a fit of rage amounts to sep ..
JILTED AFGHAN BRIDE SEEKS JUSTICE IN INDIA 30 Dec 2008, 2323 hrs IST, TNN NEW DELHI: It's a love story gone sour. So, she has crossed the border, from Kabul to New Delhi, seeking justice. A young Afghan translator, Sabra Khan, is in the Capital, com ..
MADRAS HC STAYS ORDER IN DIVORCE CASE12/23/2008A judge of the Madras High Court has stayed his own order, transferring a divorce case from a family court in Chennai to a court in Bangalore.Admitting a review petition filed by R Balaji of Perambur, Ch ..
BOMBAY HC : WIFE LIVING SEPARATELY DOES NOT AMOUNT DESERTION 24 Dec 2008, 0533 hrs IST, Shibu Thomas, TNN MUMBAI: A spouse living in a separate residence doesn't amount to desertion, the Bombay High Court has ruled. Justice V R Kingaonkar of the HC ..
DELHI HC UPHOLDS DIVORCE ORDER ON GROUND OF CRUELTY BY WIFE12/19/2008Putting an end to a 52-year-old nuptial tie, the Delhi High Court upheld the divorce granted to a husband by the sessions court on grounds of cruelty by the wife.Granting divorce to ..
HC ALLOWS WIFE TO DIVORCE HIV-POSITIVE HUSBAND21 Dec 2008, 0005 hrs IST, TNN MUMBAI: The Bombay high court recently upheld a family court order that dissolved a marriage on the grounds that the husband was HIV-positive and cruel. The court was heari ..
Federal Law Gives Tribe Ruling in Baby Talon's FateSix months ago, Utah couple Clint and Heather Larson adopted a baby boy named Talon who was born with drugs in his system and nursed him back to health. A 6-month-old baby is returned to his birth mo ..
N.D.TIWARI IS MY SON'S FATHER, UJJWALA SHARMA TELLS COURTDecember 16, 2008 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Governor N.D. Tiwari faces more trouble as Ujjwala Sharma, mother ..