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Madras High Court re-iterates the scope of review

Mr Rahul Jagannathan was engaged to appear on behalf of the contesting respondent who had succeeded in the civil suit and had argued in length with regards to the scope and ambit of a review petition.

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In a Significant Decision, Supreme Court grants relief to wife reversing the judgement of the Madras High Court and grants Rs 1,75,000/- towards monthly maintenance to the wife.

Ms Shristi Borthakur & Mr Rahul Jagannathan appeared for the wife and had argued that the Madras High Court over-ruled the judgement of the family court without assigning any cogent reasons and had overlooked the documents relied upon by the wife and the cross examination of the husband. Accepting the said contentions, the Supreme Court had allowed the special leave petition filed by the wife & dismissed the appeal filed by the husband. Mr Rahul Jagannathan represents the wife before the trial court & the High court for the maintenance application & all connected cases.

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Family Court grants divorce under the grounds of Mutual consent

Mr Rahul Jagannathan was engaged to appear for the wife and had assisted in obtaining a decree of mutual consent divorce in under 3 weeks.

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Adultery or re-marriage of spouse cannot be decided in the absence of a fully fledged trial

Mr Rahul Jagannathan appeared for the respondent/wife and contended that an application for cancellation of interim maintenance/maintenance cannot be allowed without a fully fledged trial when there are disputed facts and evidence on record. Accepting the said contention, the Hon’ble high court upheld the impugned order of the trial court and dismissed the appeals filed by the husband.

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In a significant decision the Hon’ble Madras High Court has held that registration of marriage under the Christian Marriage Act, 1872 is not mandatory

Mr Rahul Jagannathan had appeared for the petitioners and had contended that registration of the marriage would not be compulsory as per Section 77 of the Christian Marriage Act, 1872. Accepting the said contention, the Hon’ble Madras High Court was pleased to allow the civil revision petition.

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TN-RERA imposes a penalty of Rs 3,00,000/- to be paid be M/s Ozone Projects Pvt Ltd and further directs the promoter to handover possession of the apartment to the complainant.

Mr Rahul Jagannathan was engaged to appear for the Complainant and had argued that the promoter had acted in complete contravention to the RERA Act,2016. Accepting the said contention, TN-RERA was pleased to allow the complaint.

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In a Significant Decision the Hon'ble Madras High Court has framed guidelines and directed the family court not to insist on the physical appearance of parties.

Mr Rahul Jagannathan was engaged to appear for the lead petitioners in the case and had taken the court through the family court act, 1984, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and various judgements of the Supreme Court and had contended that the procedure adopted by the family court was contrary to the law and procedure as laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. Accepting the said contention, the Hon’ble High Court had allowed the revision petitions and had framed guidelines to be followed by the Hon’ble Family Courts in Tamilnadu.

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Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking to cancel the registration of a sale deed

Mr Rahul Jagannathan was engaged to appear for the bonafide purchaser/owner of the property and had argued that the writ petition would not be maintainable and the appropriate remedy would be to file a civil suit. Accepting the said contention, the Hon’ble High Court Dismissed the Writ Petition

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Family Court, Chennai Prima-Facie finds that husband has committed perjury

Mr Rahul Jagannathan had argued that the husband/accused had provided false information in his affidavit of assets/liabilities statement and persuaded the Hon’ble family court to refer the complaint filed by the wife to a criminal court of competent jurisdiction. Accepting the arguments advanced by Mr Rahul Jagannathan, the Hon’ble family court had allowed the complaint and has directed that the husband was to face a criminal trial for having committed perjury.

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Hon’ble family court grants mutual consent to couple residing in Canada through video conferencing.

Mr Rahul Jagannathan was engaged to appear on behalf of the wife and had argued that video conferencing can be adopted under section 11 of the family court act,1984 to grant a decree of divorce.

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