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Section 13B in The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 [Entire Act]
Section 28A in The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 [Entire Act]
Gurjeet Kaur Alias Guddi vs Amar Singh on 25 February, 1997
In Gurjeet Kaur alias Guddi v. Amar Singh, 1997 (3)
PLR 515 (P&H), a petition was filed by the wife for grant of divorce
on the ground of cruelty. It was alleged by the wife that she was
given beatings and was turned out of the house. The husband
denied the allegations and the prayer for grant of decree of divorce
was declined by the learned trial Court. In appeal, interim
maintenance was fixed, but it was not paid by the husband. It was
held that the maintenance having not been paid, the Court had no
option but to strike off the defence of the respondent. It was so
ordered. Accordingly, the allegations of the appellant having gone
unrebutted, the same were held to be accepted. In view of the
averments of the appellant that she had been maltreated by the
respondent and there being no rebuttal to the said allegations, it
was held to be proved that the respondent treated the appellant
with cruelty. Accordingly, the appellant was held entitled to a
decree of divorce.
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Smt. Harnam Kaur And Others vs Jagtar Singh on 23 July, 1991
Similar views have been taken in Santosh Kaur
v. Jagtar Singh, 1995 (3) RRR 709 (P&H), Santosh v. Balwinder
Kumar, 1997 (3) PLR 516 (P&H), Asha Rani v. Yash Pal, 1993
(Suppl.)
Section 9 in The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 [Entire Act]
Bala Devi vs Ram Kumar on 18 March, 1997
In Smt. Bala Devi v. Ram Kumar, 1977 (2) PLR 316
(P&H), an appeal was filed by the wife against dismissal of her
petition for divorce on the ground of cruelty. During the pendency
of the appeal, an application under Section 24 of the Hindu
Marriage Act was filed for grant of interim maintenance, which was
fixed ex parte at Rs.750 per month. The arrears were ordered to
be paid within two months. On failure to pay the maintenance, it
Amit Khanchi was held that the defence of the husband is to be struck off and
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allegations levelled against him regarding the cruelty meted out to
the wife, are to be taken as correct and established.
Shanti Devi & Ors vs Sham Lal & Ors on 11 December, 2012
In the circumstances, it is to be considered whether the
appeal filed by the appellant is liable to be allowed. This Court in
the case of Shanti Devi v. Sham Lal, 1994 (1) HLR 205 held that
in the event of non-payment of maintenance pendente lite by the
husband, his defence can be struck down and resultantly, appeal of
the wife has to be accepted.
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