The Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 470(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, passed an order called the Companies (Removal of Difficulties) Second Order, 2014 dated June 2, 2014 to the effect that the Company Law Board shall exercise the jurisdiction, powers, authority and functions under Section 74(2) of the Act until a date is notified by the Central Government under Section 434(1) of the Act. - Gazette Notification dated June 6, 2014
Abusing in-laws and not allowing them to reside in the matrimonial home by a woman amounts to cruelty to her spouse, ground enough for grant of divorce, the Supreme Court has ruled while allowing an NRI's plea for legal separation from his wife. A bench of Justices Vikaramajit Sen and A M Sapre said such incidents could not be termed as "wear and tear" of family life as held by Madras High Court which had said that a couple must be prepared to face such situations in matrimonial relationship. The NRI had filed a divorce petition alleging that his wife was abusive to his family members and did not allow his parents and siblings to stay in his house when they visited the US. Referring to an incident, the husband told the court that his wife had once locked him and his sister out of the house and abused them saying they belonged to a 'prostitute family'. She refused to allow her sister-in-law to enter the house and even lodged a police complaint against her hu...
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