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Bombay High Court Partially Allows Petition Against Interim Maintenance Award in Matrimonial Dispute — Reduces Maintenance for Wife and Child Based on Income and Needs Assessment. The court held that interim maintenance must be based on actual income and needs, not on allegations of media trial.

The petitioner, Om Prakash Puri, challenged the order dated 25 September 2013 passed by the Family Court at Bandra, which awarded interim maintenance ...

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Supreme Court Refers Question of Interpretation of Section 14 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 to Larger Bench Due to Conflicting Precedents. Property received by Hindu female in lieu of maintenance under a will creating life estate raises question whether it falls under Section 14(1) or 14(2).

The present appeal arises from a suit for declaration and possession filed by the respondents (son and grandson of the testator) against the appellant...

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High Court of Karnataka Not mentioned appeal in partition suit concerning rights of a remarried widow under Section 24 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956. The core legal question was whether the remarriage of the widow of a predeceased son prior to the opening of succession disqualifies her from inheritance.

The appeal arose from a decree in O.S.No.840/2001 on the file of I Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, decreeing the suit for partiti...

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Bombay High Court Enhances Maintenance for Wife and Minor Son in Section 125 CrPC Case — Husband's Income Not Properly Disclosed. Maintenance Amounts Increased to Rs.750/- and Rs.500/- per Month Respectively from Date of Application.

The petitioners, wife and minor son, filed an application under Section 482 CrPC challenging the judgment and order dated 31.1.2006 passed by the Addi...

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High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Adjudicates Regular First Appeal and Cross Objection Against Trial Court's Partial Decree in Suit for Declaration and Injunction. Court Addresses Maintainability, Adoption Validity, and Ancestral Property Claims.

The Regular First Appeal and Cross Objection arose from a judgment and decree of the Principal Senior Civil Judge, Bagalkot, in O.S. No.57/2010, a sui...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Husband's Petition Challenging Interim Maintenance of Rs.30,000/- to Wife. Family Court's Maintenance Order Upheld as Quantum Based on Husband's Income and Wife's Standard of Living.

The petitioner/husband challenged the order dated 28-09-2022 passed by the Principal Judge, Family Court, Dakshina Kannada, Mangalore, granting interi...

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Madras High Court Allows Second Appeal in Succession Dispute — Declares Appellant as Legal Heir Based on Cohabitation and Public Acknowledgment. Court Holds That Long-Term Cohabitation and Public Recognition as Wife and Son Confer Legal Heirship Status Under Hindu Succession Act, 1956.

The case involves a succession dispute where the appellant, L.Arun, filed a suit seeking a declaration that he is the legal heir of the deceased L.Lak...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Paternity Test Order in Maintenance Case Under Section 125 CrPC. Court Holds That DNA Test Is Necessary to Determine Father-Child Relationship When Paternity Is Disputed and No Other Evidence Exists.

The petitioner, Vinod Arlekar, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking to quash orders passe...

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High Court of Bombay Heard Appeal Against Dismissal of Widow's Partition Suit. Court Examined Claim of Absolute Ownership Under Section 14(1) Hindu Succession Act and Entitlement Under Jamkhandi State Act.

The dispute pertained to the joint Hindu family estate of Sir Parshuram Bhau Patwardhan, the erstwhile ruler of Jamkhandi, who died in 1924. His secon...