RADHIKA NANDRAJOG vs VIJIT NANDRAJOG

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgement reserved on: 29.10.2025 Judgement delivered on: 02.12.2025 + MAT.APP.(F.C.) 6/2017 RADHIKA NANDRAJOG .....Appellant Through: Mrs. Sima Gulati, Mr. Timothy Koshy Varghese and Ms. Diksha Narula, Advocates. versus VIJIT NANDRAJOG .....Respondent Through: Mr. Vikas Nagpal, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J. 1. The present Appeal has been preferred under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 19841 read with Section 28 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 19552, assailing the Judgment and Decree dated 15.10.20163 passed by the learned Additional Principal Judge, Family Courts, West District, Tis Hazari, Delhi4, in HMA No. 23/2007 (later renumbered as HMA No. 363/10 and then HMA No. 1 FC Act 2 HMA 3 Impugned Judgement 4 Family Court Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARVINDER KAUR BHATIA MAT.APP. (F.C.) 6/2017 Page 1 of 41 Signing Date:04.12.2025 15:08:29 358/2014), titled as Shri Vijit Nandrajog v. Ms. Radhika Nandrajog, whereby the marriage between the Appellant-Wife5 and the Respondent-Husband6 was dissolved on the ground of cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia) of the HMA. BRIEF FACTS: 2. The marriage between the Appellant-Wife and the Respondent- Husband was solemnized on 04.02.2005 in New Delhi according to Hindu rites and customs. No child was born out of the said wedlock. 3. Before the learned Family Court, the case set up by the Respondent-Husband and the defence put forth by the Appellant-Wife were primarily based on allegations and counter-allegations pertaining to their early marital life, in respect of which no documentary evidence could possibly exist to establish the facts conclusively. 4. As per the Responde