Under Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, and Sections 452, 354A, 323, and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, concerning sexual harassment involving a woman, anticipatory bail has been granted to the accused with the stipulation that he must tie a Rakhi from the complainant. Direction...

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RAJNESH vs. NEHA

Judgement Date : november/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 594 SC

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IMPORTANTInterim Maintenance - Maintenance under Section 125 of the Cr.PC shall be granted from the date the application for maintenance is filed.IMPORTANTSubsequent Maintenance Claims - It is essential for the applicant to reveal any prior proceedings and the orders issued in subsequent cases.IMPOR...

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SMRITI MADAN KANSAGRA vs. PERRY KANSAGRA

Judgement Date : october/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 578 SC

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CRUCIALCustody of a minor child - The argument presented by the respondent father, suggesting that the child is approaching his teenage years and would therefore feel more at ease with him, is founded on assumptions. The needs of a developing child are more comprehensively understood by the mother,...

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ABHILASHA vs. PARKASH

Judgement Date : september/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 509 SC

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IMPORTANTMaintenance - An unmarried daughter who does not have any physical or mental disabilities or injuries is not entitled to maintenance from her father.According to Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, and Section 20 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, an unmarried d...

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RANA NAHID @ RESHMA @ SANA vs. SAHIDUL HAQ CHISTI

Judgement Date : june/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 403 SC

Headnote :

CRUCIALMuslim women - Can Family Court consider maintenance petitions under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act? - Divided Verdict - Case referred to a Larger Bench.R. Banumathi, J.A. Family Courts Act, 1984 Section 7 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 Section 125 Muslim Women (Protect...

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JASMEET KAUR vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

Judgement Date : december/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1250 SC

Headnote :

The Guardians and Wards Act of 1890, specifically Sections 7, 9, 11, and 25, along with Section 6(a) of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act of 1956, addresses the custody of children. The parties involved had left their home in India and established their marital residence in the United States....

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PERRY KANSAGRA Vs SMRITI MADAN KANSAGRA

Judgement Date : february/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 136 SC

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The Family Courts Act, Family Court Rules, Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Rules of 2004, and the Arbitration and Conciliation Act of 1996 are relevant legal frameworks. The Supreme Court notes that in custody and guardianship disputes, a minor child finds themselves in a unique situatio...

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Anu Bhandari Vs. Pradip Bhandari [MARCH 5, 2018]

Judgement Date : march/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 149 SC

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Santhini Vs. Vijaya Venketesh [October 09, 2017]

Judgement Date : october/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 733 SC

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Shayara Bano Vs. Union of India and others [August 22, 2017]

Judgement Date : august/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 598 SC

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Santhini Vs. Vijaya Venketesh [August 09, 2017]

Judgement Date : august/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 562 SC

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Balram Yadav Vs. Fulmaniya Yadav [APRIL 27, 2016]

Judgement Date : april/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 321 SC

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Shamima Farooqui Vs. Shahid Khan [April 06, 2015]

Judgement Date : april/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 262 SC

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Suresh & ANR. Vs. State of Haryana [November 28, 2014]

Judgement Date : november/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 743 SC

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Bhuwan Mohan Singh Vs. Meena & Ors. [July 15, 2014]

Judgement Date : july/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 448 SC

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Shamim Bano Vs. Asraf Khan [April 16, 2014]

Judgement Date : april/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 269 SC

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U. Sree Vs. U. Srinivas [December 11, 2012]

Judgement Date : december/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 720 SC

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Raj Kumar Shivhare Vs. Asst.Dir.Directorate of Enfort.& ANR. [2010] INSC 271 (12 April 2010)

Judgement Date : april/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 266 SC

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Dawalsab Vs. Khajasab [2009] INSC 1217 (15 July 2009)

Judgement Date : july/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 587 SC

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Adhyaatamam Bhamini Vs. Jagdish Ambalal Shah [2006] Insc 937 (11 December 2006)

Judgement Date : december/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 880 SC

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M.P. Gangadharan & Anr Vs. State of Kerala & Ors [2006] Insc 313 (12 May 2006)

Judgement Date : may/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 313 SC

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St. Theresa's Tender Loving Care Home & Ors Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh [2005] Insc 585 (24 October 2005)

Judgement Date : october/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 582 SC

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Durga Prasanna Tripathy Vs. Arundhati Tripathy [2005] INSC 430 (23 August 2005)

Judgement Date : august/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 429 SC

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S. Renuka & Ors Vs. State of A. P. & ANR [2002] INSC 162 (21 March 2002)

Judgement Date : march/2002, Citation : 2002 Latest Caselaw 162 SC

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Aeltemesh Rein, Advocate, Supreme Court of India Vs. Union of India & Ors [1988] INSC205 (4 August 1988)

Judgement Date : august/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 204 SC

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This Court received a writ petition concerning the alleged unlawful handcuffing of a practicing advocate while he was being transported to court after his arrest on criminal charges. The petition claimed that the Union Government and the Delhi Administration failed to provide the necessary guideline...

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Savitri W/O Shri Govind Singh Rawat Vs. Shri Govind Singh Rawat [1985] INSC 229 (9 October 1985)

Judgement Date : october/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 229 SC

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The petitioner submitted an application under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to the Magistrate, seeking an order for her husband to provide maintenance. Subsequently, she filed another application requesting an interim order for her husband to pay a reasonable amount for mainten...

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State Bare Acts

Andhra Pradesh State Laws 362 Arunachal Pradesh State Laws 77 Assam State Laws 302 Bihar State Laws 525 Chandigarh Local Acts 30 Chhattisgarh State Laws 148 Delhi Local Laws 320 Goa State Laws 216 Gujarat State Laws 405 Haryana State Laws 492 Himachal Pradesh State Laws 306 Jammu and Kashmir State Laws 344 Jharkhand State Laws 284 Karnataka State Laws 263 Kerala State Laws 310 Madhya Pradesh State Laws 553 Maharashtra State Laws 862 Manipur State Laws 68 Mizoram State Laws 84 Nagaland State Laws 104 Odisha State Laws 731 Puducherry State Laws 108 Punjab State Laws 669 Rajasthan State Laws 730 Sikkim State Laws 107 Tamil Nadu State Laws 693 Telangana State Laws 32 Tripura State Laws 87 UP State Laws 914 Uttarakhand State Laws 131 West Bengal State Laws 738

Central Acts Categories

Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Family Courts Act, 1984

List of Judgements

Sau. Jiya Vs. Kuldeep

Ivan Rathinam Vs. Milan Joseph

Mohd. Abdul Samad Vs. State of Telangana &amp; Anr.

Ravikumar Dhansukhlal Maheta &amp; Anr. Vs. High Court of Gujarat &amp; Ors.

Col. Ramneesh Pal Singh Vs. Sugandhi Aggarwal

Shilpa Sailesh Vs. Varun Sreenivasan

Aparna Ajinkya Firodia Vs. Ajinkya Arun Firodia

Case Removed

RAJNESH vs. NEHA

SMRITI MADAN KANSAGRA vs. PERRY KANSAGRA

ABHILASHA vs. PARKASH

RANA NAHID @ RESHMA @ SANA vs. SAHIDUL HAQ CHISTI

JASMEET KAUR vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)

PERRY KANSAGRA Vs SMRITI MADAN KANSAGRA

Anu Bhandari Vs. Pradip Bhandari [MARCH 5, 2018]

Santhini Vs. Vijaya Venketesh [October 09, 2017]

Shayara Bano Vs. Union of India and others [August 22, 2017]

Santhini Vs. Vijaya Venketesh [August 09, 2017]

Balram Yadav Vs. Fulmaniya Yadav [APRIL 27, 2016]

Shamima Farooqui Vs. Shahid Khan [April 06, 2015]

Suresh & ANR. Vs. State of Haryana [November 28, 2014]

Bhuwan Mohan Singh Vs. Meena & Ors. [July 15, 2014]

Shamim Bano Vs. Asraf Khan [April 16, 2014]

U. Sree Vs. U. Srinivas [December 11, 2012]

Raj Kumar Shivhare Vs. Asst.Dir.Directorate of Enfort.& ANR. [2010] INSC 271 (12 April 2010)

Dawalsab Vs. Khajasab [2009] INSC 1217 (15 July 2009)

Adhyaatamam Bhamini Vs. Jagdish Ambalal Shah [2006] Insc 937 (11 December 2006)

M.P. Gangadharan & Anr Vs. State of Kerala & Ors [2006] Insc 313 (12 May 2006)

St. Theresa's Tender Loving Care Home & Ors Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh [2005] Insc 585 (24 October 2005)

Durga Prasanna Tripathy Vs. Arundhati Tripathy [2005] INSC 430 (23 August 2005)

S. Renuka & Ors Vs. State of A. P. & ANR [2002] INSC 162 (21 March 2002)

Aeltemesh Rein, Advocate, Supreme Court of India Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors [1988] INSC205 (4 August 1988)

Savitri W/O Shri Govind Singh Rawat Vs. Shri Govind Singh Rawat [1985] INSC 229 (9 October 1985)

State Bare Acts

Mohd. Abdul Samad Vs. State of Telangana & Anr.

Ravikumar Dhansukhlal Maheta & Anr. Vs. High Court of Gujarat & Ors.

Aeltemesh Rein, Advocate, Supreme Court of India Vs. Union of India & Ors [1988] INSC205 (4 August 1988)