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Divorce and Maintenance Proceedings - Ex-parte divorce decree can impact maintenance awards; applications for cancellation of maintenance can be filed post-divorce if grounds exist. The wife’s failure to contest the divorce does not necessarily negate her rights to maintenance. VISHWANATH CHAKRAWARTI VS ANJALI CHAKRAWARTI AND ANR. - Allahabad
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Maintenance for Wife and Child - Courts have ordered permanent alimony and maintenance for wives and minor children, especially when the wife is residing with the child and the husband is willing to provide support. Maintenance is granted until the wife remarries or the child's needs change. PAWNA DEVI VS CHUNI LAL - Himachal Pradesh
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Legal Definition of Wife - Under Section 125 of the CrPC, a wife includes women who have been divorced and have not remarried; maintenance is payable from the date of the order or application. The court must consider all aspects before granting maintenance. TULSIDAS MADHAVDAS SHARMA VS SHANTABEN TULSIDAS SHARMA - Gujarat
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Divorce Appeals and Grounds - Courts can set aside divorce decrees granted on certain grounds (e.g., statutory expiry, cruelty, desertion) if found improper, and can grant relief accordingly. Grounds such as cruelty and desertion are significant in divorce cases. REENA MITRA VS ASHESH KUMAR MITRA - Calcutta
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Mental Cruelty and Judicial Separation - In cases where mental cruelty is proved, courts may prefer judicial separation over divorce, especially if parties are mentally unable to unite again. Mental cruelty caused by conduct can be a valid ground for separation or divorce. Jasmeen Kour VS Onkar Singh (Dr. ) - Jammu and Kashmir
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Maintenance Pending Litigation - During divorce proceedings, courts may grant interim maintenance (pendente lite) to the aggrieved spouse; the amount varies based on the case facts. Litigation expenses can also be awarded. Payal VS Manish Chaudhary - Himachal Pradesh
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Proof Standards for Conjugal Rights and Divorce - The standard of proof required for restitution of conjugal rights is similar to that for divorce or judicial separation, and the conduct of parties is scrutinized to establish grounds. BALBIR SINGH VS SHANTI DEVI - Delhi
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Divorce on Mental Unsoundness - Divorce granted on the grounds of a spouse's unsound mind, with courts relying on mental health assessments and legal precedents. Such cases emphasize the importance of mental fitness in marriage. Kamlabai w/o Ramdas Ingale VS Ramdas Manga Ingale - Bombay
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Grounds for Divorce - Evidence of adultery, cruelty, or other matrimonial offences can lead to divorce. Courts evaluate the evidence thoroughly before granting decrees, considering the seriousness of allegations. V. Bhagat VS D. Bhagat (Mrs) - Supreme Court, GAJENDRA VS MADHU MATI - Madhya Pradesh
Analysis and Conclusion:
Divorce cases often involve complex issues of grounds (cruelty, desertion, mental health), maintenance rights, and procedural considerations. Courts tend to balance the rights of both spouses, ensuring maintenance is provided where appropriate, even after divorce, especially for wives and children. The legal framework emphasizes proof of misconduct or mental incapacity, with courts exercising discretion based on evidence. Ex-parte decrees can be challenged or varied, and interim relief like maintenance is crucial during ongoing proceedings. Overall, the legal process aims to provide relief while safeguarding the rights of spouses and children.
Search Results for "Crulity by Wife Divorce Relief Granted"
1991 0 Supreme(All) 230 • India - Allahabad
GIRIDHAR MALAVIYA
Issues: Whether the ex-parte decree for divorce and restitution of conjugal rights affected the maintenance award granted ... The wife had not contested the divorce suit. ... contesting the divorce suit. ... After the divorce had been granted ex-parte to the applicant, he on 15. 12 1980 had moved the application alongwith an affidavit for the cancellation of the maintenance award. As according to him, he had also sought a relief in his div....
1997 0 Supreme(HP) 107 • India - Himachal Pradesh
LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA, A.K.GOEL
would be put in a very disadvantageous position after having been divorced and as such provision needs to be made for her maintenance ... and the child - Ordered payment of permanent alimony to wife as well as to the child. ... till she marries as well as in respect of minor son of parties, who is admittedly residing with the wife - Husband is willing to ... Trial Court after examining the evidence and hearing the parties decided Issue No. 1 in favour of the petitioner and thus granted him the relief of....
1990 0 Supreme(Guj) 219 • India - Gujarat
V.H.BHAIRAVIA
Procedure Code, 1973-Sec. 125-Application for maintenance-Finding of Civil Court against desertion or treating petitioner with cruelity ... (b) "wife" includes a woman who has been divorced by, or has obtained a divorce from her husband and has not remarried. (2) Such allowance shall be payable, from the date of the order, or, if so ordered from the date of the application for maintenance. (3) If any person so ordered fails without sufficient ... In my view, the learned Magistrate ought to have considered this aspect of ....
1990 0 Supreme(Cal) 183 • India - Calcutta
S.S.GANGULY, S.P.RAJKHOWA
Final Decision: The court allowed the appeal, set aside the decree of divorce granted by the trial court, and granted a decree ... The respondent counterclaimed for divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty and desertion. ... - RESTITUTION OF CONJUGAL RIGHTS - RESPONDENT'S DESERTION OF APPELLANT - REASONABLE EXCUSE - MENTAL CRUELTY - EXTREME CRUELTY - DIVORCE ... Trial Judge, the decree of divorce was prayed for and granted on the ground of expiry of the statutory per....
1997 0 Supreme(J&K) 188 • India - Jammu and Kashmir
G.D.SHARMA
mental capacities to live separate and to think of a better future, decree of judicial separation should be passed and not decree of divorce ... of the wife, which gives the conclusive impression that the parties cannot unite to start life-afresh, it is a fit case where the ... When it is proved that the husband has been subjected to mental crulety of subtle form caused by the recalcitrant and obdurate conduct ... There could be no occasion to send her to live with the respondent because his where abouts were not known He had disappeared ....
2016 0 Supreme(HP) 74 • India - Himachal Pradesh
P.S.RANA
Maintenance Pendente Lite - Hindu Marriage Act - Section 24 Fact of the Case: The case involved a divorce petition ... Issues: The issues included the determination of maintenance pendente lite allowance and relief sought by the respondent. ... Learned trial Court granted maintenance pendente lite allowance to the tune of Rs.2000/- (Rupees two thousand only) to Smt. Payal Sharma till disposal of divorce petition and also granted Rs. 5000/- (Rupees five thousand only) per month as litigation expenses f....
1970 0 Supreme(Del) 2 • India - Delhi
V.S.DESHPANDE
of the petitioner that is less serious than a matrimonial offence or a ground for judicial separation, nullity of marriage, or divorce ... held that the standard of proof for restitution of conjugal rights is the same as for judicial separation, nullity of marriage, or divorce ... of the petitioner that is less serious than a matrimonial offence or a ground for judicial separation, nullity of marriage, or divorce ... legal ground why the petition should not be granted. ... For, "the conduct of the parties" would have to ....
1980 0 Supreme(Bom) 246 • India - Bombay
Fact of the Case: The wife appealed a divorce decree granted to her husband on the ground of her unsound mind. ... Ratio Decidendi: The court relied on the decision of a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court in Suhas Manohar's case, which ... In this case the wife has been found to be of unsound mind and a decree of divorce passed. ... To take another similar case, suppose the husband had claimed divorce on the ground of adultery of the wife wit....
1993 0 Supreme(SC) 1093 • India - Supreme Court
B.P.JEEVAN REDDY, KULDIP SINGH
to be granted, said circumstance can certainly be borne in mind - Petition for divorce H. ... ground by itself - But while scrutinising evidence on record to determine whether ground(s) alleged is made out and in determining relief ... - Adulterous course - Mental cruelty - Cross-examination - Husband sued for divorce on ground that wife is guilty of adulterous ... But while scrutinising the evidence on record to determine whether the ground(s) alleged is made out and in determining the relief....
2001 0 Supreme(MP) 192 • India - Madhya Pradesh
V.K.AGRAWAL
was granted, resulting in the dissolution of the marriage. ... Hindu Marriage Act - Divorce - Sections 13(1)(ia) and 13(1)(ib) Fact of the Case: The petitioner sought divorce under ... been established and allowed the appeal, granting the decree of divorce. ... deserves to be granted. ... The petitioner's application for divorce under Sections 13 (1)), (ia) and 13 (1) (ib) of the 'act' is allowed, and decree for divorce as prayed by the petitioner/husband is #HL_STAR....
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