Marriage

I take the enjoyable task of making presents in a very rational way. I would like to present a set of books on gardening or home decoration to my sister. She is very fond of plants and flowers and likes to spend a good deal of her time in arranging Read more…

1. Matrimonial communications; 2. Official communications; and 3. Professional communications. 1. Matrimonial Communications: A person cannot be compelled to disclose any communication made to him or her during marriage by any person to whom he or she is or has been married; nor will such communication be permitted to be Read more…

The applicability of the Art. 108 is limited to the cases where an alienation is good as long as the alienor being either Hindu or Muslim female is good so long as the alienator is alive or so long she does not remarry. The suit contemplated under the Art. 108 Read more…

Here, Husband insisted that his injury awardwas separate property because he got the accident shortly after they had beenseparated and he filed a suit for divorce. Wife contended that community propertystill exists even when the spouses were separate. Sharon also insist that accordingto the Arizona rule, the right for compensating Read more…

Married Status: The right of disposal of the Stridhan varies with the nature of the Stridhan. For this purpose the Stridhan has been divided into saudayika and asaudayika Stridhan. During marriage the saudayika Stridhan could be alienated freely by her, but asaudayika Stridhan could be alienated by her with the Read more…

There has been an argument that United States has the weakest family in the developed world and this is based on various aspects. As far as this paper is concerned, we will look at the aspect of divorce in American families. Various stakeholders have reported that America has a divorce Read more…

Various socio-economic and political factors facilitate the empowerment of women. Among them the following may be noted. 1. Acknowledging Women’s Rights: Society should recognise that like men, women are also entitled to equal rights. 2. Freedom to Take Decisions and Make Choices: Women should have freedom to decide whether to Read more…

The Muslims did not go that far, but laid down that a Muslim can dispose of only one-third of his property by a will. On the other hand, both systems confer full power of disposing of one’s own property by gift inter vivos. By and large, the gifts in India Read more…

The sacredness of the cow is expressed in the proverb that tells us that the “cow feeds on grass, but even her tail is worshipped.” God-worship affords a striking instance of the discipline of tribulation in the proverb, “Without being hammered, the stone cannot become god.” There are many proverbs Read more…

The induction of coparcenary system considerably whittled down the absolute power of the head. But the joint family with its unique characteristics remained the basic tenet of Hindu society. It was considered to be most characteristic way of Hindu life inevitable for the cohesive development of the society. Hence it Read more…

According to Granzotto(2012) Women face their relationships, such the end of a marriage, infidelityand martial conflict. The root causes of difficulties and provides an intimatediscussion on key elements of rewarding relationship. Fear in intimacy andcommitment, ineffective communication, and inadequate self-esteem. By OxfordUniversity Press Inc. Uncoupling is primarily a tale of Read more…

That is why commission of dowry death has now been made punishable under a new Section of the Penal Code, i. e., 304-B. It runs as under: “304-B. Dowry Death: (1) Whenever the death of a woman is caused by any burns or bodily injury or occurs otherwise than under Read more…

The offence under Section 366 is cognizable, non-bailable, non- compoundable and is exclusively triable by the Court of Session. Mere abduction does not warrant Section 366. It comes into operation only when the kidnapper or abductor abducts a woman for the purpose of compelling her to marry any person against Read more…

According to Supreme Court, partition may be partial or total. Partition could be partial with respect to the members of joint family or joint family property. When a partition takes place, the presumption is about the total partition. But where some members contend that the partition was partial with respect Read more…

Prof. Derrett says that the real purpose of judicial separation is to enable the spouses, non-relieved of their matrimonial duties towards each other, to reconsider their positions, taste ‘single’ living again and attempt in a less emotional and urgent atmosphere to place their lives and their futures together once again. Read more…