Supreme Court of India · 2003-04-10
K.A. Abdul Jaleel vs T.A. Shahida
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2003 SUPREME COURT 2525
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- K.A. Abdul Jaleel
- Respondent
- T.A. Shahida
- Author
- S.B. Sinha
- Bench
- Chief Justice, S.B. Sinha, Ar. Lakshmanan
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined whether Family Courts possess the jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes relating to the properties of divorced parties. The case arose from a challenge to a Kerala High Court judgment which had upheld an order of the Family Court, Ernakulam. The central legal issue is the scope of jurisdiction granted to Family Courts under the Family Courts Act regarding matrimonial property disputes.