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Independent Thought Vs. Union of India

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... the position as on date is that under the protection of children from sexual offences act, 2012, juvenile justice (care and protection of children) act, child marriage restraint act, 1929, protection of women from domestic violence act, 2005, the majority act, 1875, the guardians and wards act, 1890, the indian contract act, 1872 w.p ..... . section 3 of the majority act, 1875 provides that a person shall attain the age of majority on completing the age of 18 years and not ..... . very strangely, and as pointed out by sakshi before the lci, the husband of a girl child does not have the liberty and freedom under the ipc to commit a lesser sexual act with his wife, as for example, if the husband of a girl child assaults her with the intention of outraging her modesty, he would be punishable under the provisions of section 354 of the ..... under section 4(i) of the guardians and wards act, 1890 a minor has been defined to mean a person, who has not attained majority under the majority act ..... it would, however, be pertinent to mention that section 2 of the indian majority act contains a non-obstante clause excluding laws relating to marriage, divorce, dower and adoption from the provisions of that act ..... . under the provisions of the aforesaid acts a person, who is a minor and not a major, is not entitled to deal with his ..... . section 11 of the indian contract act, 1872 provides that only a person who has attained the age of majority and is of a sound mind is competent to enter into a .....

Ms. Eera Through Dr. Manjula Krippendorf Vs. State (Govt. Of Nct of De ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... , under the provisions of the indian majority act, 1875 (9 of 1875), is to be deemed not to have attained his majority. 38. ..... shall appoint the director, department of social designated welfare, or representative, the nominated representative of the person with mental illness: as his that provided a person representing an organisation registered under the societies registration act, 1860 or any other law for the time being in force, working for persons with mental illness, may temporarily be engaged by the mental health professional to discharge the duties of a nominated representative ..... to the metical termination of pregnancy act, 1971 (for short, the 1971 act ) which clearly indicates that consent is an essential condition for performing an abortion on a woman who has attained the age of majority and does not suffer from any ..... as far as the majority view of the supreme court of canada is concerned, it interpreted section 16(3) of the canada evidence act and appreciated the various aspects of the evidence tendered by an adult who is mentally challenged and has declined to add ..... by majority judgment unsettled the conclusion of the trial court and the court of appeal after dealing with provisions pertaining to section 16 of the canada evidence act as introduced ..... the majority while disagreeing speaking through the learned chief justice adverted to the principle of competence to testify, concept of admissibility and the responsibility of the trial judge under the said act to decide what .....

Rana Nahid @ Reshma @ Sana Vs. Sahidul Haq Chisti

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... chapter,- (a) minor means a person who, under the provisions of the indian majority act, 1875 (9 of 1875) is deemed not to have attained his majority; (b) wife includes a woman who has been divorced by, or 12 has ..... wife, unable to maintain herself, or (b) his legitimate or illegitimate minor child, whether married or not, unable to maintain itself, or (c) his legitimate or illegitimate child (not being a married daughter) who has attained majority, where such child, is, by reason of any physical or mental abnormality or injury unable to maintain itself, or (d) his father or mother, unable to maintain himself or herself, a magistrate of the first class may, ..... order or injunction in circumstances arising out of a marital relationship; (e) a suit or proceeding for a declaration as to the legitimacy of any person; (f) a suit or proceeding for maintenance; (2) subject to the other provisions of this act, a family court shall also have and exercise (a) the jurisdiction exercisable by a magistrate of the first class under chapter ix (relating to order for 13 maintenance of wife, children and parents) of the code of criminal procedure, 1973 ..... be executed in the manner prescribed for the execution of such order by the cr.pc22 where a family court has been established for any area, section 8 of the family courts act denudes the district court or any subordinate civil court referred to in sub-section (1) of section 7 of jurisdiction in respect of any suit or proceeding of the nature referred to .....

Satish Kumar Pal Vs. State of U.P. and ors.

Court : Allahabad

Reported in : 2008(4)AWC3596; [2008(119)FLR301]

..... lordships of the hon'ble supreme court have also considered the indian majority act, 1875 and other identical provisions. ..... legislature has expressly provided in section 4 of the indian majority act, 1875 that how the age of majority is to be computed. ..... ) indian economy, actus curiae neminem gravabit has been elaborated as under : to reproduce:the preceding examples will probably be sufficient to illustrate the general doctrine, which is equally founded on common sense and on authority, that the act of a court of law shall prejudice no man ; and in conformity with this doctrine, it has been observed, that, as long as there remains a necessity, in any stage of the proceedings in an action, for an appeal to the authority of the court, ..... -in computing the age of any person, the day on-which he was born is to be included as a whole day, and he shall be deemed to have attained majority, if he falls within the first paragraph of section 3, at the beginning of the twenty-first anniversary of that day, and if he falls within the second paragraph of section 3, at the beginning of the eighteenth anniversary of that day. ..... be directed to appoint the petitioner on the post of jail warder, the petitioner's counsel submits that on account of the pendency of the present writ petition in this court, the petitioner should not be allowed to suffer as no act of the court should harm a litigant and it is the bounden duty of the court to see that a person is not harmed by the procedural error of the court. .....

Ravi Kumar Vs. Santosh Kumari

Court : Punjab and Haryana

Reported in : II(1998)DMC590

..... that the husband of such minor female child, if married, is not possessed of sufficient means.explanation-for the purposes of this chapter,-(a) 'minor' means a person who, under the provisions of the indian majority act, 1875 (9 of 1875) is deemed not to have attained his majority; (b) 'wife' includes a woman who has been divorced by, or has obtained a divorce from her husband has not remarried.xxx xxx xxx(4) no wife shall be entitled to receive an allowance from her ..... neglects or refuses to maintain-(a) his wife, unable to maintain herself, or(b) his legitimate or illegitimate minor child whether married or not, unable to maintain itself, or(c) his legitimate or illegitimate child (not being a married daughter) who has attained majority, where such child is, by reason of any physical or mental abnormality or injury unable to maintain itself, or(d) his father or mother, unable to maintain himself or herself,a magistrate of the first class may, upon proof of such neglect or ..... submitted that during the pendency of the revision petition filed by the respondent-wife against the aforesaid order dated 12.7.1990, the petition filed by the husband under section 9 of the hindu marriage act has been allowed by the learned additional district judge, gurdaspur, vide his order dated 17.8.1991. ..... of this revision petition, the petition filed by the husband under section 9 of the hindu marriage act was allowed by the additional district judge, gurdaspur, vide his judgment dated 17.8.1990. .....

Subrata Roy Sahara Vs. Uoi and ors

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... (a) minor means a person who, under the provisions of the indian majority act, 1875 (9 of 1875) is deemed not to have attained his majority; (b) wife includes a woman who has been divorced by, or has obtained a ..... maintain- (a) his wife, unable to maintain herself, or (b) his legitimate or illegitimate minor child, whether married or not, unable to maintain itself, or (c) his legitimate or illegitimate child (not being a married daughter) who has attained majority, where such child is, by reason of any physical or mental abnormality or injury unable to maintain itself, or (d) his father or mother, unable to maintain himself or herself, a magistrate of the first class may, upon proof of such ..... is convicted of any offence for having caused the death of another person or of having abetted the commission of such an offence, in paying compensation to the persons who are, under the fatal accidents act, 1855 (13 of 1855), entitled to recover damages from the person sentenced for the loss resulting to them from such death; (d)when any person is convicted of any offence which includes theft, criminal ..... of the jurisdiction of the court, or (ii) has, after the institution of the suit in which the decree was passed, dishonestly transferred, concealed, or removed any part of his property, or committed any other act of bad faith in relation to his property, or (b) that the judgment-debtor has, or has had since the date of the decree, the means to pay the amount of the decree or some substantial .....

Jaiminiben Hirenbhai Vyas and anr. Vs. Hirenbhai Rameshchandra Vyas an ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... means a person who, under the provisions of the indian majority act, 1875 (9 of 1875); is deemed not to have attained his majority; (b)".wife". ..... same to such person as the magistrate may from time to time direct: provided that the magistrate may order the father of a minor female child referred to in clause (b) to make such allowance, until she attains her majority, if the magistrate is satisfied that the husband of such minor female child, if married, is not possessed of sufficient means: provided further that the magistrate may, during the pendency of the proceeding regarding monthly allowance for ..... neglects or refuses to maintain- (a)his wife, unable to maintain herself, or (b)his legitimate or illegitimate minor child, whether married or not, unable to maintain itself, or (c)his legitimate or illegitimate child (not being a married daughter) who has attained majority, where such child is, by reason of any physical or mental abnormality or injury unable to maintain itself, or (d)his father or mother, unable to maintain himself or herself, a magistrate of the first class may, upon proof of such neglect or refusal, order ..... interim maintenance was also ordered under section 24 of the hindu marriage act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as the h.m. ..... act by the courts below is concerned, it shall remain unaltered.10. ..... act.3. ..... act ) @ 3,000/- per month payable to both. .....

Rajnesh Vs. Neha

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... for the purposes of this chapter,- (a) "minor" means a person who, under the provisions of the indian majority act, 1875 (9 of 1875); is deemed not to have attained his majority; (b) "wife" includes a woman who has been divorced by, or has obtained a divorce from, her husband ..... such person as the magistrate may from time to time direct: provided that the magistrate may order the father of a minor female child referred to in clause (b) to make such allowance, until she attains her majority, if the magistrate is satisfied that the husband of such minor female child, if married, is not possessed of sufficient means : provided further that the magistrate may, during the pendency of the proceeding regarding monthly ..... or refuses to maintain- (a) his wife, unable to maintain herself, or (b) his legitimate or illegitimate minor child, whether married or not, unable to maintain itself, or (c) his legitimate or illegitimate child (not being a married daughter) who has attained majority, where such child is, by reason of any physical or mental abnormality or injury unable to maintain itself, or (d) his father or mother, unable to maintain himself or herself, a magistrate of the first class may, upon proof of such neglect or ..... be read as only an adult male person, women who evict or exclude the aggrieved person would then not be covered by the ambit of the act, and defeat the very object, by putting forward female persons who can evict or exclude the aggrieved woman from the shared household. .....

Paladugula Vijayalakshmi Vs. Nomula Ramanadham and ors.

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Reported in : 2003(1)ALD(Cri)45; 2003(2)ALT(Cri)98; II(2003)DMC131

..... -(a) 'minor' means a person who, under the provisions of the indian majority act, 1875 (9 of 1875) is deemed not to have attained his majority. ..... neglects or refuses to maintain,-(a) his wife, unable to maintain herself; or(b) his legitimate or illegitimate minor child, whether married or not, unable to maintain itself; or(c) his legitimate or illegitimate child (not being a married daughter) who has attained majority, where such child is, by reason of any physical or mental abnormality or injury unable to maintain itself; or(d) his father or mother, unable to maintain himself or herself,a magistrate of the first class may, upon proof of such neglect or refusal, order ..... same to such person as the magistrate may from time-to-time direct:provided that the magistrate may order the father of a minor female child referred to in clause (b) to make such allowance, until she attains her majority, if the magistrate is satisfied that the husband of such minor female child, if married, is not possessed of sufficient means. ..... it appears that the son has attained majority and he has got property namely share in the kirana business as well as in the house property. ..... section 13(1) of the general clauses act lays down that in all central acts and regulations, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or .context, words importing the masculine gender shall be taken to include females. .....

Kirtikant D. Vadodaria Vs. State of Gujarat and anr.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : 1996IVAD(SC)109; 1996(2)ALD(Cri)4; 1996(1)ALT(Cri)729; 1996(2)BLJR1015; (1996)98BOMLR13; 1996(2)Crimes119(SC); II(1997)DMC164SC; (1996)3GLR746; JT1996(6)SC244; 1996(2)KLT41

..... minor female child referred to in clause (b) to make such allowance, until she attains her majority, if the magistrate is satisfied that the husband of such minor female child, if married, is not possessed of sufficient means.explanation, - for the purposes of this chapter,(a) 'minor' means a person who, under the provisions of the indian majority act, 1875 (9 of 1875), is deemed not to have attained his majority;(b) 'wife' includes a woman who has been divorced by, or has obtained a divorce from, ..... neglects or refuses to maintain-(a) his wife, unable to maintain herself, or(b) his legitimate or illegitimate minor child, whether married or not, unable to maintain itself, or(c) his legitimate or illegitimate child (not being a married daughter) who has attainted majority, where such child is, by reason of any physical or mental abnormality or injury unable to maintain itself, or(d) his father or mother, unable to maintain himself or herself,a magistrate of the first class may, upon proof of such neglect: ..... herein, under section 125 of the code, specially when her husband dahyalal hirachand and 5 major natural born sons aged between 44 to 29 years are earning well and capable of maintaining ..... such an interpretation would be in accord with the explanation attached to section 20 of the hindu adoptions and maintenance act, 1956 because to exclude altogether the personal law applicable to the parties from consideration in matters of maintenance under section 125 of the code may .....