IN THE COURT OF SMT. PRATIBHA RANI, DJIII CUM I/C ASJ (WEST), DELHI *** M No. 12/09 D.N. Joshi, Advocate & Anr. ..........Petitioners Versus Sh. Sharad Aggarwal, I.P.S. & Ors. .........Respondents **** M No.3/2010 Smt. Meena Sen & Anr. ..........Petitioners Versus Smt. Damini & Anr. .........Respondents **** ORDER An application under Sec. 12 of Contempt of Courts Act 1971 for initiating contempt proceedings against the respondents has been filed by Sh. D.N. Joshi and Daya Ram Badalia, Advocates. During the pendency of this application, another application was filed by Smt. Meena Sen and her husband Sh. Ramesh Chandra Sen with identical prayer and this application was also ordered … [Read more...] about Delhi Additional Sessions Judge convicts DCP, ACP of Delhi for contempt of court
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Divorce granted by foreign courts is valid in India
Important points are made bold in Supreme Court judgment below. The high court did not even look at the basic facts of divorce certificate’s date and alleged second marriage date. No wonder there are more than 3 crore pending cases in Indian courts, when a high court does not seem to notice what a clerk can notice casually. Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:08 am (PST) IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.2122 OF 2009 (Arising out of SLP(Crl.) No. 5910/2006) Pashaura Singh ...Appellant Versus State of Punjab & Anr. ...Respondents JUDGEMENT R.M. Lodha, J. Leave granted. 2. In this appeal by special leave, the appellant has challenged the order dated May 24, 2006 passed by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana. By the said order, the … [Read more...] about Divorce granted by foreign courts is valid in India
Old couple blame misuse of dowry law for losing house
Oh really… with 0.66% conviction rate in Bangalore for IPC 498a, and not much different in rest of India, you may as well wonder that laws are meant only to be misused. Indira Jaising, one of the people behind PWDVA, Protection from women from domestic violence Act, had said in a report that 498a was meant to create fear of arrest in families, and domestic violence act was meant to create fear of loss of property in families. The feminists have their brains crystal clear about it, but the common public hopes to get justice instead of sorting out things themselves. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Old-couple-lose-house-blame-misuse-of-dowry-Act/articleshow/5823810.cms Incidentally, the supreme court has also ruled that a wife has access to the 'household' that she has … [Read more...] about Old couple blame misuse of dowry law for losing house
Husband gets divorce based on false IPC 498a complaint
This is not a first time event that a husband was granted divorce on grounds of cruelty due to filing of false complaint under IPC 498a. But it is a welcome step that the courts which do not take up perjury complaints easily at least are giving some relief for aggrieved parties on the receiving end of false complaints. Update 27 Nov 2014: Read latest SC judgment/news about false 498a as ground for divorce to husband (however proving false case is main issue) http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Filing-false-case-against-in-laws-is-cruelty-HC/articleshow/5823233.cms MUMBAI: Filing a false criminal case against the husband and in-laws for harassment amounts to cruelty and is ground for divorce, the Bombay high court. "Humiliation... that is caused on account of arrest and … [Read more...] about Husband gets divorce based on false IPC 498a complaint
People get what they deserve
This news in Hindi says that a family was saved from breakup because though the wife and in-laws wanted to file false complaint of torture under 498a against husband and in-laws; an accidental voice recording showed that it was a con-game and so it boomeranged on wife and in-laws. So far so good! But the hilarious part is that the husband’s family still are willing to live with their lovely daughter in law! That’s why I love the saying: “God helps them who help themselves”… दहेज़ निवारण अधिनियम की भेंट चढ़ने से बच गया एक परिवार: वाराणसी, १३ अप्रैल २०१०इसे चमत्कार कह लीजिये या फिर कुछ और, मगर आज सोमवार को नगर का एक परिवार दहेज़ उत्पीडन अधिनियम की भेंट चढ़ने से बच गया. हुआ यूँ कि चित्रकूट के एक परिवार की लड़की नेहा की शादी लगभग दो साल पहले मंदुवादीह थाना अंतर्गत शिवदासपुर निवासी संजय से … [Read more...] about People get what they deserve
Press Release: Marital dispute is not crime
PRESS RELEASE Subject: Section 498a must be scrapped by Indian Parliament on April 16th, otherwise Shoaib’s case will create a dangerous precedent. Shoaib Malik reportedly gave 15 Crores (approx 3 million USD) to Ayesha Siddique for putting an end to their dispute after she files a complaint under section 498a of IPC. So, it is clear that the whole drama was for money and nothing else from the very beginning. Out of court settlement under threats of jailing under section 498a are unconstitutional misuses of powers given to police. Marital disputes are civil disputes. They have to be solved in a civil court or a family court. “If marriage disputes are crimes, then marrying in itself is a crime.” Whether Shoaib’s marriage was valid or not, it was up to family court at Hyderabad to … [Read more...] about Press Release: Marital dispute is not crime