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"Let noble thoughts come to us from every side."
Rig Veda
COMPILATION OF
LANDMARK JUDGMENTS
OF
HIGH COURTS OF INDIA
ON
FAMILY MATTERS
When centuries old obstructions are removed, age old shackles are either burnt or lost their
force, the chains get rusted, and the human endowments and virtues are not indifferently
treated and emphasis is laid on "free identity" and not on "annexed identity", and the women of
today can gracefully and boldly assert their legal rights and refuse to be tied down to the
obscurant conservatism, and further determined to ostracize the "principle of commodity", and
the "barter system" to devoutly engage themselves in learning, criticizing and professing certain
principles with committed sensibility and participating in all pertinent and concerned issues,
there is no warrant or justification or need to pave the innovative multi-avenues which the law
does not countenance or give its stamp of approval. Chivalry, a perverse sense of human
egotism, and clutching of feudal megalomaniac ideas or for that matter, any kind of
condescending attitude have no room. They are bound to be sent to the ancient woods,
and in the new horizon people should proclaim their own ideas and authority. They
should be able to say that they are the persons of modern age and they have the ideas
of today's "Bharat". Any other idea floated or any song sung in the invocation of male
chauvinism is the proposition of an alien, a total stranger – an outsider. That is the
truth in essentiality.
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dipak Misra
Shamima Farooqui V. Shahid Khan, (2015) 5 Supreme Court Cases 705
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COMPILATION OF
LANDMARK JUDGMENTS
OF
HIGH COURTS OF INDIA
ON
FAMILY MATTERS
"A Family Court Judge has to be a learned man in Law, in Psychology, in History, in family and in
perception."
Justice Dipak Misra
Year of Publication : 2016
Compiled By
Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority
Nyaya Sadan, Near AG Office, Doranda, Ranchi – 834002
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"Do not take a marriage for granted. There has to be an effort, there has to be an endeavour, there has to
be a constant attempt to sustain it. The moment people take marriage for granted, there is a disaster."
Justice Dipak Misra
Marriage is an institution to save us from the tyranny of sex and also for the progression of the
human race. This is the status of the Institution of marriage. The Institution cannot be degraded.
The Institution cannot be denounced and it is the duty and obligation of every generation
to try and to sustain the Institution. The Institutions are not maintained, the Institutions are
sustained. The marriage being an Institution, it is to be sustained.
Justice Dipak Misra
PREFACE
Justice D.N. Patel
Judge, High Court of Jharkhand &
Executive Chairman, Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority
“Only such a householder who practices restraint in taking care of his
family shall acquire family happiness and achieve higher social status.”
RIG VEDA
Almost everything of lasting value in society has its root in the family. Family disputes have many
dimensions: maintenance and alimony, custody of children, visitation rights, marriage & divorce
and stridhan. These disputes have potentiality to ruin the innocence of child and esteem of man
and woman.
The dispute in family is not uncommon but the speed with which family disputes are reaching
courts is a matter of concern. The responsibility of a Family Court Judge is much more than that of
other judges. A Family Court judge is not expected to merely record evidence, hear argument and
pass judgement. The approach of Family Court judge should be conciliatory.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dipak Misra, Judge, Supreme Court of India has said in Voluntary Health
Association of Punjab Vs. Union of India [(2013) 4 SCC 1 para 31] that “the innocence of a child
and the creative intelligence of a woman can never ever be brushed aside or marginalised. They
play a seminal role in the society. Civilisation of a country is known by how it respects its women.”
In family disputes the worst sufferer are children and the women and the matters concerning
their future are highly sensitive. They should be dealt with equal amount of sensitivity by all stake
holders. The family is the foundation of society and a dispute in family has its impact on the society
also. A Family Court Judge should be aware of human behaviour. Likewise, the role of Mediators
and Counsellors is also important. Therefore, this is an effort to compile the landmark judgements
of High Courts of India on almost all subjects of family courts for guiding and assisting all the stake
holders. The sensitisation of all the stake holders of family court matters is the need of the hour.
(Justice D.N. Patel)
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"Tell me, what is there that cannot be achieved for a human being through the company of great and
noble persons (satsanga) ? Such company removes the stagnation of the intellect.. Constant interaction
with the great men fills our tongue with truth.... gradually the capacity and tendency to speak untruth
vanishes. Being present in the presence of such enlightened souls enhances our own self respect and
stature. Getting in constant touch with such seers washes away all our sins. Satsang invigorated our
mind beyond words. Such friendships enhances our fame also in all direction. Tell what more is necessary
for an honest and upright person ?"
Bharthruhari Neethisathakam
"A Family Court Judge has a role of a mediator, a role of a conciliator and a role of a settler."
Justice Dipak Misra
INDEX
aliMONY & MaiNteNaNce
1. Smt. Veena Panda versus Devendra Kishore Panda .............................................................3
2. Kishore Kumar Trivedi Versus
Kiran, D/o Shri Bhikari Lai Shukla ....................................................................................11
2007 SCC OnLine ALL 1600 : (2007) 5 ALL LJ 92 : (2007) 56 AiC 646 (ALL) :
(2008) 1 AiR BOm R (nOC 8) 3 : 2007 AiHC 2865 : (2009) 106 RD 372
3. Smt. Poornima Misra versus Sunil Misra ...........................................................................14
2010 SCC OnLine ALL 78 : (2010) 79 ALR 701 : (2010) 3 ALL LJ 555 : 2010 AiHC 3108
4. Deenbandhu versus Kanwar Lal .........................................................................................19
2015 SCC OnLine CHH 64 : AiR 2015 CHH 136 : (2015) 153 AiC 594
5. Smt. Sushila Bai versus Bisauharam ...................................................................................23
CRiminAL miSC. PetitiOn nO.242 Of 2007
6. Rakesh Sachdeva And Ors versus
State Of Jharkhand And Anr ..............................................................................................27
CR. Rev. nO. 1088 Of 2012 WitH i.A. nO. 2380 Of 2013
7. Kadmi Devi versus Jhalku Mishra ......................................................................................32
2015 SCC OnLine JHAR 4591
8. Manju Devi versus Awadh Bihari Prasad ...........................................................................35
2015 SCC OnLine JHAR 5395
9. Neelam Kumari Sinha versus Prashant Kumar ..................................................................38
2010 SCC OnLine PAt 687 : AiR 2010 PAt 184 (fB) : (2011) 3 CHn 152 (fB) :
(2011) 1 CtC 753 : (2010) 3 PLJR 632 (fB) : (2010) 3 BLJ 145 (PHC)
10. Ram Narain Mahto And Ors. versus
Phul Kumari Devi And Ors. ...............................................................................................43
ii (1990) DmC 262
11. Saraswati Devi vs State Of Bihar And Ors..........................................................................46
2006 (1) BLJR 26, ii (2006) DmC 358
12. Sarzina Bibi @ Parul Bibi & Another Versus Ismael Shaikh ..............................................49
CR. ReviSiOn nO. 986 Of 2010
13. Mohd. Waqar and Others Versus State of U.P and Another ..............................................51
CR. ReviSiOn nO. 161 Of 2014
DiVORce
14. Dr. Tara Charan Agarwal Versus Smt. Dr. Veena Agarwal ................................................67
2011 SCC OnLine ALL 1008 : (2011) 87 ALR 817 : (2011) 106 AiC 378 :
(2011) 5 ALL LJ 513 : 2011 AiR CC 3051
15. Smt. Arti Pandey Versus Vishnu Kant Tiwari ....................................................................74
2012 SCC OnLine ALL 2247 : (2012) 95 ALR 494 : (2013) 1 ALL LJ 360
16. Smt. Mamta Dubey versus Rajesh Dubey ..........................................................................93
2009 SCC OnLine ALL 629 : AiR 2009 ALL 141 :
(2009) 6 AiR KAnt R (nOC 951) 330 : (2009) 4 ALL LJ 730
17. Ajay Lavania versus Smt. Shobhna Dubey .......................................................................103
2011 SCC OnLine ALL 1179 : (2011) 88 ALR 618
18. Titli alias Tereza Versus Alfred Robert Jones ...................................................................118
1933 SCC OnLine ALL 310 : iLR (1934) 56 ALL 428 :
1934 ALL LJ 1129 : AiR 1934 ALL 273
19. Smt S Sangeeta versus K R Hari ........................................................................................135
fiRSt APPeAL m nO 2 Of 2006
20. Asfaq Qureshi versus Aysha Qureshi ................................................................................140
2010 SCC OnLine CHH 63 : (2010) 96 AiC 444 : AiR 2010 CHH 58 (DB)
21. Manik Bhowmick versus Smt. Sarita Bhowmick (Burman) ............................................152
2016 SCC OnLine JHAR 1315 : (2016) 162 AiC 778
22. Tulsi Mahto versus Renu Devi & anr. ...............................................................................155
2016 SCC OnLine JHAR 2050
23. Rajendra Kumar Singh Munda versus Smt. Mamta Devi ................................................159
f.A nO. 186 Of 2008
24. Babli Devi @ Babita versus Aditya Chourasia @ Aditya Kumar ......................................162
2015 SCC OnLine JHAR 3796
25. Mrs. Larley Versus John @ Johny C.A ..............................................................................167
mAtRimOniAL RefeRenCe nO. 1 Of 1998
26. Vijay Bahadur Sharma versus Lalita Devi ........................................................................171
2015 SCC OnLine PAt 95
custODY OF cHilDReN & VisitatiON RiGHts
27. Irshad Alam Versus Isma Alam ........................................................................................181
fiRSt APPeAL nO. 1011 Of 2012 COnneCteD WitH fiRSt APPeAL nO. 1005 Of 2012
28. Pooja Malhotra and Ors. Versus Pankaj Malhotra and Anr. ...........................................189
SPeCiAL APPeAL. 523 Of 2012
29. Smt. Varsha Lakhmani Versus Hitesh Wadhva ................................................................210
f.A nO. 32 Of 2008
30. Loknath versus Rukmani Bai ............................................................................................215
m.A nO. 334 Of 2005
31. Sarju Thakure versus Ranjeet kumar Pramanik ..............................................................219
fiRSt APPeAL nO. 91 Of 2012
32. Mrs. Khursheeda Khatoon & Ors. versus Md. Shaid Aktar .............................................222
f.A nO. 227 Of 2012 WitH i.A nO. 1577 Of 2014 WitH i.A nO. 1578 Of 2014
WitH i.A nO. 6102 Of 2014
33. Amit Sandeep Khanna Versus Union of India and others ...............................................226
W.P(HB) nO. 388 Of 2010
34. Anjani Kumar versus Sri Shambhu Prasad & Ors. ...........................................................231
miSCeLLAneOuS APPeAL nO. 947 Of 2010
35. Bimla Devi Versus Subhas Chandra Yadav ‘Nirala’ .........................................................234
A.f.O.O nO. 307 Of 1986
36. Dr. Seema Kumari Versus State of Bihar and others ........................................................239
CR. W.J.C nO. 484 Of 2011
aDOPtiON
37. Sri Vikas Pandey vs Smt. Vandita Gautam .......................................................................247
fiRSt APPeAL nO. - 1006 Of 2000
38. Vishambher alias Genda Ram versus
Kaththuram and Ors. ........................................................................................................251
SeCOnD APPeAL nO. 25 Of 1992
39. Jaswinder Singh versus Mr. Porro Massimo & Ors. .........................................................255
W.P (C) nO. 2150 Of 2014
40. Krishna Prasad Mandal versus Sabita Devi......................................................................259
ROle aND Duties OF FaMilY cOuRt
41. Prabhat Narain Tickoo Versus
Smt. Mamta Tickoo and others ........................................................................................263
C.m.W.P nO. 43736 Of 1997
42. Smt. Shashi Shah Versus Kiran Kumar Shah ...................................................................268
fiRSt APPeAL nO. 419 Of 1996
43. Bholaram Versus Smt. Parwati Sahu ................................................................................274
f.A (m) nO. 59 Of 2009
44. Smt. Hina Singh Versus Satya Kumar Singh ....................................................................278
f.A nO. 67 Of 2005
45. Jayesh Thakur and Another Versus Smt. Anju Bhatta .....................................................284
APPeAL fROm APPeLLAte DeCRee nO. 3 Of 1997 (R)
stRiDHaN
46. Bhola Umar Versus Kausilla and Another .......................................................................289
1932 SCC OnLine ALL 125 : iLR (1933) 55 ALL 24 :
1932 ALL LJ 941 : AiR 1932 ALL 617 (fB)
47. Fateh Singh and Others Versus Raghubir Sahai and Others ...........................................304
1938 SCC OnLine ALL 535 : iLR 1938 ALL 904 : 1938 ALL LJ 881 (fB) :
1938 OWn 985 (fB) (ALL) : AiR 1938 ALL 577
48. Suresh Darvade Versus Arjun Ram Pandey .....................................................................312
SeCOnD APPeAL nO. 438 Of 2009
49. Hitendra Singh and others Versus Maharajadhiraj
Sir Rameswar Singh Bahadur and others .........................................................................315
APPeAL nO. 206 Of 1920
50. Sitaji Versus B.N Choudhary ............................................................................................361
APPeAL fROm ORiginAL DeCRee nO. 74 Of 1945
LANDMARK JUDGMENTS ON
ALIMONY & MAINTENANCE