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Supreme Court Allows Partition Appeal in Thiyya Family Dispute — Presumption of Marriage and Legitimacy Upheld Based on Long Cohabitation. Law leans in favour of legitimacy and frowns upon bastardy; presumption under Section 114 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 arises from long cohabitation and is rebuttable only by clear evidence.

13 Jun 2022

The case involves a dispute over partition of ancestral property belonging to a Thiyya family governed by Mitakshara law. The appellants (plaintiffs) ...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Wife's Maintenance Revision Under Section 125 CrPC — Marriage Presumed Valid Despite Husband's Denial. Long Cohabitation for 25 Years Raises Presumption of Marriage, Husband's Bare Denial Without Evidence Insufficient to Rebut.

30 Nov 2006

The revision applicant, Sewanta w/o Kashinath Warati, filed a criminal revision before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, challenging the order of t...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Appeal Declaring Marriage Null and Void Due to Lack of Consent and Fraudulent Registration. The court held that the appellant's consistent denial of marriage and evidence of fraudulent registration established lack of consent, rendering the marriage void ab initio.

29 Nov 2012

The appellant, a woman, filed a petition in the Family Court at Mumbai seeking a declaration that she was not the legally wedded wife of the responden...

High Court

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.

26 Mar 2026

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...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Family Pension to Second Wife in Absence of Valid Divorce or Proof of First Marriage Subsisting at Time of Second Marriage — Presumption of Marriage Under Section 114 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Applied. The court held that long cohabitation raises a presumption of marriage, and the burden to rebut it lies on the state, which was not discharged.

16 Feb 2022

The petitioner, Smt. Shamal Mahadeo Tate, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking family pension as the second wife of the deceased...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Revision in Succession Case — Marriage of Deceased with Applicant No.1 Proved Valid, Entitling Her and Daughter to Succession Certificate. Court holds that presumption of marriage under Section 114 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 applies when long cohabitation and public recognition are established, and that the Succession Court cannot decide title but only grant certificate to the person entitled.

3 Oct 2023

The applicants, Smt. Aruna Gautam Kamble and her minor daughter Sneha, filed a Miscellaneous Application under Section 372 of the Indian Succession Ac...

High Court

Bombay High Court Dismisses Civil Revision Against Grant of Succession Certificate to Both Claimed Wife and Children of Deceased; Recognizes Registration Certificate and Cohabitation as Adequate Proof of Marriage. The High Court held that the First Appellate Court’s decision to issue succession certificate under Section 372 of Indian Succession Act, 1925, based on marriage registration and cohabitation evidence, was a possible view not warranting interference under Section 115 CPC.

10 Jul 2017

The litigation arose from an application under Section 372 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 filed by the respondent, Smt. Lata, claiming to be the w...

High Court

Bombay High Court Upholds Dismissal of Appellant in Family Court Appeal Concerning Restitution of Conjugal Rights and Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC — Oral and Documentary Evidence Found Insufficient to Prove Legal Marriage. Alleged Marriage Held Null and Void Due to Subsisting First Marriage of Respondent; Failure to Produce Marriage Register and Contradictory Witnesses Led to Adverse Inference.

14 Oct 2021

The appeal before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench arose from the dismissal by the Principal Judge, Family Court, Nagpur of two petitions filed by ...

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