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Case BriefsHigh Courts

[Flashback] Can Polygamy be an integral part of any religion? Read Allahabad HC’s decision on finding a Government Servant being guilty of ‘Bigamy’

Allahabad High Court: Sudhir Agarwal, J., found a government servant to be guilty of the offence of bigamy. The instant petition was filed

Published on December 10, 2020December 11, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madras HC | Can plea of customary divorce be considered as a valid defence while departmental proceeding for bigamy is initiated? HC considers scope of defence under Service Rules

Madras High Court: RMT. Teeka Raman, J., while addressing a petition observed that, “A plea of customary divorce is a valid defence

Published on September 18, 2020September 25, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kar HC | Though Shariat permits a Muslim man to practise polygamy, but would that amount to cruelty to first wife? HC explains concept of Marital Cruelty

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Krishna S. Dixit and P. Krishna Bhat, JJ., held that, “Though contracting a second marriage by

Published on September 17, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Performing second marriage during pendency of an appeal is a breach under S. 15 of HMA, but would it amount to civil contempt? HC analyses

Bombay High Court: A.S. Kilor, J., held that contravention of the provision of Section 15 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 does not

Published on September 14, 2020September 18, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Pat HC | Consent of first wife for solemnization of another marriage, during subsistence of second marriage, does not validate the second marriage

Patna High Court: A Division Bench of Hemant Kumar Srivastava and Prabhat Kumar Singh, JJ. rejected a letters patent appeal on the

Published on January 2, 2020January 8, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Pat HC | Bar on compassionate appointment of a child born out of second marriage void, as S. 16 of Hindu Marriage Act confers legitimacy on such child

Patna High Court: The Three-Judge Bench of Ashwani Kumar Singh, Birendra Kumar and Anil Kumar Upadhyay, JJ. disposed of an appeal arising

Published on April 24, 2019April 25, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Marriage solemnized before dismissal of appeal against decree of divorce held valid on ‘purposive construction’: SC

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of S.A. Bobde and L. Nageswara Rao, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the judgment of Delhi

Published on August 25, 2018August 28, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Every HC must give due deference to the law laid down by other High Courts

Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J. allowed the family pension to be paid to

Published on July 9, 2018July 19, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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