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Family Law News


Domicile Determined By Marriage

   12 January 2009 at 14:26

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 ..

Posted in Family Law |   478 Views


No Need To Prove Dowry Agreement In Case Of Bride'S Death: SC

   11 January 2009 at 19:07

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- ..

Posted in Family Law |   453 Views


Talaq Uttered In Drunken State Valid: Darul Uloom

   07 January 2009 at 12:19

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 ..

Posted in Family Law |   436 Views


Jilted Afghan Bride Seeks Justice In India

   30 December 2008 at 23:43

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 ..

Posted in Family Law |   346 Views


MADRAS HC STAYS ORDER IN DIVORCE CASE

   24 December 2008 at 11:59

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 ..

Posted in Family Law |   612 Views


BOMBAY HC : WIFE LIVING SEPARATELY DOES NOT AMOUNT DESERTION

   24 December 2008 at 11:43

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 ..

Posted in Family Law |   779 Views


DELHI HC UPHOLDS DIVORCE ORDER ON GROUND OF CRUELTY BY WIFE

   23 December 2008 at 00:37

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 ..

Posted in Family Law |   813 Views


Wife To Divorce Hiv-Positive Husband

   21 December 2008 at 09:34

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 ..

Posted in Family Law |   483 Views


Federal Law Gives Tribe Ruling in Baby Talon's Fate

   19 December 2008 at 01:06

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 ..

Posted in Family Law |   286 Views


N.D.TIWARI IS MY SON'S FATHER, UJJWALA SHARMA TELLS COURT

   17 December 2008 at 12:33

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 ..

Posted in Family Law |   429 Views