SURENDER KUMAR vs MANITA

Judgment text excerpt

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 13.10.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 28.10.2025 + MAT.APP.(F.C.) 116/2019 SURENDER KUMAR .....Appellant Through: Ms. Sharmistha Choudhury, Advocate. versus MANITA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Vijay Dalal and Mr. Dushyan Kumar, Advocates. 11 + MAT.APP.(F.C.) 117/2019 DEVENDER KUMAR .....Appellant Through: Ms. Sharmishta Choudhury, Advocate. versus SUNITA .....Respondent Through: Ms. Swati Rathi, Ms. Chetishtha Malik, Mr. Prem Sood, Mr. Sachin, Ms. Sonam and Mr. Shivansh, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. 1. Through the present Appeal, the Appellants assails the correctness of the judgment dated 11.01.2019 [hereinafter referred to as the ‘Impugned Judgment’] passed by the Family Court, whereby both the divorce petitions filed by the Appellants under Section Signature Not Verified MAT.APP.(F.C.) 116/2019 and connected matter Page 1 of 12 Signed By:SAVITA PASRICHA Signing Date:28.10.2025 16:27:11 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 [herein after referred to as ‘HMA’], seeking dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty, were dismissed. 2. With the consent of learned counsel representing the parties, since the present Appeals arising out of similar matrimonial disputes between two brothers and two sisters, are intertwined, the same shall stand disposed of by this common Judgment. FACTUAL MATRIX 3. In order to comprehend issues involved in the present case, the relevant facts are required to be noticed. 4. A perusal of the record reflects that in MAT APP (FC) No. 116/2019, the Appellant/Mr. Surender Kumar was married to the Respondent/Ms. Manita on 26.11.2001 at Najafgarh, Delhi, in accordance with the H