Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 689 · Decided 2 December 2004
A Jayachandra v. Aneel Kaur
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 689 · [2004] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 599
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7763/2004
- Decided
- 2 December 2004
- Bench
- RUMA PAL, ARIJIT PASAYAT, C.K. THAKKER (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Hindu Marriage Act Section 13
Headnote
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955-Section 13-Petition for dissolution of marriage-Ground of mental cruelty-Allegation of using abusive language A B and making allegations of adultery against the spouse-Family court C granting decree of judicial separation instead of decree for dissolution of marriage in prove the allegations-On appeal, held: Decree for dissolution of marriage liable to be passed as in the facts of the case cruelty proved-Cruelty with reference to matrimonial cases should be of the type as to satisfy the conscience of the Court that the relationship D between the parties
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