SMT. ASHA SANJAY DANDEKAR vs MR. SANJAY SHANTARAM DANDEKAR

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24. FCAST 6290-2023.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FAMILY COURT APPEAL (ST.) NO.6290 OF 2023 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (ST.) NO.6292 of 2023 Smt. Asha Sanjay Dandekar @ ) Asha Vishwanath Kharat ) an Adult, Hindu, Indian Inhabitant, ) Aged about 48 years, Occ. Homemaker, ) Residing at -C/o. Nirmala Vishwanath ) Kharat, F-203, Rajput Apartment Park ) Avenue, Chakradhar Nagar, ) Nallasopara (West), ) Taluka-Vasai, Dist. - Palghar-401 203. ) And also at -007/B, Punam Palace, ) In front of Shani Mandir, Chheda Nagar, ) Nalasopara (West), Pincode-401 203. )…Appellant V/s. Mr. Sanjay Shantaram Dandekar ) an Adult, Hindu, Indian Inhabitant, ) Age -51 Years, Occ. Business ) Residing at -C/o. Smt. Lata Shantaram ) Dandekar, G/13, Bhanshali S.R.A. Co-op. ) Hsg. Society Ltd., Vile Parle (East), ) Mumbai-400 057. )..Respondent Rajesh Chittewan, P.S. 1/7 24. FCAST 6290-2023.doc ------- Ms. Hemangi D. Pathare for the Appellant. Mr. Sanjay S. Dandekar, Respondent in-person. ------ CORAM : REVATI MOHITE DERE & SANDESH D. PATIL, JJ. DATE : 1ST OCTOBER, 2025 Judgment : (Per Sandesh D. Patil, J.) 1. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith with the consent of the parties and is taken up for final disposal. 2. The Appellant-wife has filed the present Family Court Appeal challenging the Judgment-Decree and Order dated 14th February 2022 passed by the learned Judge, Family Court, Bandra, Mumbai in Petition no. A-1810 of 2014, whereby the learned Judge, Family Court, Bandra, Mumbai had granted decree of divorce in favor of the Respondent-husband on the ground of cruelty under section 27(1)(d) of the Special Marriage Act, 1954. Rajesh Chittewan, P.S. 2/7 24. FCAST 6290-2023.doc 3. The marriage between the parties was solemnized on 21 st February, 2013 a