Supreme Court Allows Revival of Maintenance Petition: Sanjeev Kapoor vs. Chandana Kapoor (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Family Court can revive a maintenance petition under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.) after it was previously disposed of based on a settlement between the parties. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sanjeev Kapoor vs. Chandana […]
Supreme Court Upholds Maintenance Rights of Divorced Women: Dr. Swapan Kumar Banerjee vs. State of West Bengal (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a wife, divorced on the grounds of desertion, is entitled to claim maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Dr. Swapan Kumar Banerjee vs. The
Supreme Court Upholds Maintenance Rights for Woman in Live-in Relationship: Kamala vs. M.R. Mohan Kumar (2018) INSC 884 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a woman in a live-in relationship is entitled to maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CASE TYPE: Criminal – Maintenance Case Name: Kamala and Others vs. M.R. Mohan Kumar
Supreme Court Remands Maintenance Case Due to Cryptic High Court Order: Harish Chand vs. Smt. Urmila (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: The core legal issue revolves around the proper procedure for a High Court to follow when reviewing a family court’s order in a maintenance case. Specifically, the Supreme Court addressed whether a High Court can dismiss
Supreme Court Remands Maintenance Case: Harish Chand vs. Smt. Urmila (20 September 2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court correctly dismissed a revision petition regarding a maintenance order without proper reasoning. CASE TYPE: Family Law – Maintenance Case Name: Harish Chand vs. Smt. Urmila Judgment Date: 20 September 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 20
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Supreme Court Upholds Auction Sale, Dismissing Claim of Bona Fide Purchaser: Siddagangaiah vs. Giriraja Shetty (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit is maintainable to challenge a court auction sale after an application to set aside the sale on grounds of material irregularity has been dismissed. Also, whether a sale during the pendency of a suit
Supreme Court Clarifies Maintenance Orders Under Hindu Marriage Act and CrPC: Sanjay Kumar Sinha vs. Asha Kumari (2018) Date of the Judgment: April 9, 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 282 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J., Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. Can a maintenance order passed under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, supersede an earlier maintenance
