HAM Act 19 - Maintenance of Widowed Daughter-in-law Archives - Shades of Knife

Ram Prasad Sahni Vs Punita Devi and Ors on 22 Jun 2017

ShadesOfKnife — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 03:38:43 +0000

A division bench of Patna High Court held as follows, Now, the question arises as to whether the applicant has been able to prove that her husband left behind the estate which she has inherited but is not in possession and whether the father-in-law is in possession of such estate? For better appreciation of this, […]

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Sunita and Anr Vs Pyare Lal and Ors on 08 Nov 2010

ShadesOfKnife — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 03:10:11 +0000

A single judge bench of Punjab and Haryana High Court held as follows, In view of above admitted and proved facts, the appellants have no right to claim maintenance from respondents no. 1 and 2 or right of residence in the disputed house. Under Section 18 of the Act, a Hindu wife can claim maintenance […]

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Laxmi and Anr Vs Shyam Pratap and Anr on 28 Apr 2022

ShadesOfKnife — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:59:37 +0000

A division bench of Delhi High Court held as follows, From Paras 11-13, 11. The daughter-in-law can claim maintenance from her father-in-law provided he has inherited some estate of her husband. The appellant has failed to disclose any estate of her husband having devolved upon the respondents. Not only this, the respondent No.1 father-in-law has […]

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Suresh Tiwari and Anr Vs Madhu Tiwari on 31 Jul 2023

ShadesOfKnife — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 06:38:49 +0000

A single judge of Delhi High Court, relying on Vimalben and Laxmi decisions, held as follows, From Paras 4-6, 4. On the other hand, the learned counsel for the respondent, while not disputing the above submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that the respondent has now become aware of certain coparcenary properties […]

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Maintenance Judgments under Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act 1956

ShadesOfKnife — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 03:22:43 +0000

Supreme Court: Vimalben Ajitbhai Patel Vs Vatslabeen Ashokbhai Patel And others on 14 March, 2008 [In Para 24, held that mother-in-law cannot be fastened with any liability of maintenance towards widowed daughter-in-law] Delhi High Court: Laxmi and Anr Vs Shyam Pratap and Anr on 28 Apr 2022 [failed to disclose any estate of […]

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Vimalben Ajitbhai Patel Vs Vatslabeen Ashokbhai Patel And others on 14 March, 2008

ShadesOfKnife — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 20:41:03 +0000

A landmark judgment from Hon’ble Apex Court which has seen many twists and turn of events spearheaded by the cunning knife who is an Advocate and filed a large number of cases against her husband and in-laws. Filing of false 498A in Ahmedabad, that got transferred to Baroda and later dismissed Another criminal proceeding against […]

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