Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956

Supreme Court Enhances Maintenance for Wife: Yagwati vs. Ghanshyam (2024)

/ Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Order 9 Rule 13, Family Law, Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 with Section 18, Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 with Section 20, Maintenance

Supreme Court Enhances Maintenance for Wife: Yagwati vs. Ghanshyam (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Enhancement of maintenance awarded to a wife under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956. CASE TYPE: Family Law Case Name: Yagwati @ Poonam vs. Ghanshyam [Judgment Date]: 29 January 2024 Date of the Judgment: 29 January 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 76 Judges: […]

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Surname of a Child: Supreme Court Upholds Mother’s Right in Guardianship Dispute (28 July 2022)

/ Adoption Rights, Dinesh Maheshwari, Guardian and Wards Act, 1890, Guardian and Wards Act, 1890 with Section 10, Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 with Section 12, Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 with Section 9, Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 with Section 6, Judges, Krishna Murari, Natural Guardian

Surname of a Child: Supreme Court Upholds Mother’s Right in Guardianship Dispute (2022) Date of the Judgment: 28 July 2022 Citation: Not Available Judges: Dinesh Maheshwari, J. and Krishna Murari, J. Can a mother, after the death of her child’s biological father, decide the surname of the child, especially if she remarries? The Supreme Court

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Supreme Court Upholds Widow’s Right to Property Under Section 14(1) of Hindu Succession Act: Munni Devi vs. Rajendra (2022)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Bela M. Trivedi, Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 with Section 27, Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Hindu Succession Act, 1956 with Section 14(1), Judges, Maintenance Rights, Property Rights of Women

Supreme Court Upholds Widow’s Right to Property Under Section 14(1) of Hindu Succession Act: Munni Devi vs. Rajendra (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Hindu widow’s pre-existing right to maintenance, coupled with settled possession of property, ripens into full ownership under Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Rights

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Matrimonial Home Rights: Supreme Court Directs Accommodation in Redeveloped Property in Aishwarya Atul Pusalkar vs. Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority (27 April 2020)

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Supreme Court Directs Accommodation for Wife in Matrimonial Dispute: Aishwarya Atul Pusalkar vs. Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a wife can enforce her right to reside in her matrimonial home through a writ petition, especially when the original home was part of a redevelopment project under the Maharashtra Housing and

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Supreme Court settles adoption custom in Jain Community: Ratanlal vs. Sundarabai (2017)

/ Adoption in Jain Community, Amitava Roy, Burden of Proof, Customary Law, Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 with Section 10, Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 with Section 3(a), Judges, N. V. Ramana

Date of the Judgment: 22 November 2017 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: N. V. Ramana, J. and Amitava Roy, J. Can a married man be validly adopted, especially within the Jain community? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a dispute over the adoption of Ratanlal by his uncle, Govardhandas. The court

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