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Category: Matrimonial

Matrimonial

Temporary custody of son – Mother shall be allowed every year, one more trip for a week financed by the father, coinciding with the Birthday of son (which falls on 2nd of December) – Thus, the Mother will have the benefit of two trips to Kenya in a year, out of which one will be with her mother as well.

Dec 13, 2020 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH SMRITI MADAN KANSAGRA — Appellant Vs. PERRY KANSAGRA — Respondent ( Before : Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra and Hemant Gupta, JJ. ) Miscellaneous…

Matrimonial

Child Custody – During interaction on the video-conferencing platform, “S” son of the Appellant/Respondent indicated his desire to reside with his mother in Singapore – While the child is attached to the respondent, he has indicated, in no uncertain terms, his desire to live with his mother. Appeal allowed.

Nov 2, 2020 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH MRS RITIKA SHARAN — Appellant Vs. MR SUJOY GHOSH — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee, JJ.…

Matrimonial

Transfer of Divorce Petition – Family Court at Delhi and Appellant resides at Indore (MP) – Claim of the petitioner that she is now staying with her parents is not disputed by the respondent – That both the children are staying with the petitioner is also not disputed – Elder child is a girl aged about 11 years and whenever the case is fixed for hearing, the petitioner has to travel about 800 kms – Petition allowed.

Sep 30, 2020 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA SINGLE BENCH  NEETU YADAV — Appellant Vs. SACHIN YADAV — Respondent ( Before : V. Ramasubramanian, J. ) Transfer Petition (Civil) No.455 of 2020 Decided…

Matrimonial

8 year old child wanted to live with father, however Custody given to mother for one year HELD Empirical studies show that mother infant “bonding” begins at the child’s birth and that infants as young as two months old frequently show signs of distress when the mother is replaced by a substitute caregiver.

Jun 30, 2020 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before :- J. Chelameswar and A.K. Sikri, JJ. Civil Appeal No. 3962 of 2016. D/d. 13.2.2017. Vivek Singh – Appellants Versus Romani Singh – Respondents For…

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Arbitration Constitution

Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 – Sections 34 and 37 – Curative petition – The Court found that the arbitral tribunal’s decision was not perverse or irrational and that the CMRS certificate did not conclusively prove that defects were cured within the cure period – The Court emphasized the tribunal’s domain to interpret the contract and the limited scope of judicial interference in arbitral awards – The Supreme Court concluded that the curative petition was maintainable and that there was no miscarriage of justice in restoring the arbitral award.

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Acquittal

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302, read with 34 – Murder – The Supreme Court found that the High Court did not properly address whether the Trial Court’s acquittal was a plausible conclusion from the evidence – The Supreme Court emphasized that the burden of proof lies with the prosecution and that the accused do not have to prove their innocence unless there is a statutory reverse onus – The Supreme Court concluded that the evidence did not warrant overturning the acquittal, as the Trial Court’s view was possible and not perverse.

Apr 14, 2024 sclaw
I P C

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) – Section 302 – Murder – Dispute over a blocked pathway – The Court found no evidence of provocation by the deceased that would justify the appellants’ brutal attack, nor any exercise of the right to private defence – The Court applied principles from previous judgments to determine the lack of private defence and the presence of intention to cause harm – The Supreme Court concluded that the appellants’ actions were not in self-defence and that their intention was to inflict harm, affirming the lower courts’ decisions.

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Consumer

Consumer Law – Insurance Act, 1938 – Section 45 – Policy not to be called in question on ground of mis-statement after two years – The Court found no suppression of material facts and criticized the NCDRC for not requiring proper evidence from the respondent – The judgment discusses the principles of ‘uberrimae fidei’ (utmost good faith) and the burden of proof in insurance contracts – The Court concluded that the insurance company failed to prove the alleged suppression of facts, thus the repudiation was unjustified.

Apr 14, 2024 sclaw