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.