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Supreme Court of India · 2025-05-06

Kumari Rekha vs Shambhu Saran Paswan

Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Kumari Rekha
Respondent
Shambhu Saran Paswan
Author
Dipankar Datta
Bench
Dipankar Datta

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court examined a family law dispute involving the validity of separation and divorce proceedings under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The High Court upheld the judgments of the Family Court, which dismissed the wife's petition for divorce and allowed the husband's petition for restitution of conjugal rights. The Court analyzed the facts of separation and the legal standards for granting divorce and related relief. Ultimately, the Court upheld the decisions of the lower courts, emphasizing the importance of factual evidence in family law cases.

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