Supreme Court of India · 2001-02-28
JAYALAKSHMI COELHO vs OSWALD JOSEPH COELHO
- Citation / case number
- SC 1998/7253
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- JAYALAKSHMI COELHO
- Respondent
- OSWALD JOSEPH COELHO
- Author
- BRIJESH KUMAR
- Bench
- D.P.MOHAPATRO BRIJESH KUMAR
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Bombay High Court regarding the dissolution of marriage between Jayalakshmi Coelho and Oswald Joseph Coelho under Section 28 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954. The Court confirmed that the mutual consent divorce petition included the agreement on property and custody arrangements, which were integral to the divorce proceedings. The Court emphasized that the Family Court's decree was valid and binding, thereby dismissing the appeal.