Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 370 · Decided 23 August 2005
Durga Prasanna Tripathy v. Arundhatl Tripathy
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 370 · [2005] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 833
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5184/2005
- Decided
- 23 August 2005
- Bench
- RUMA PAL, AR. LAKSHMANAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 142; Hindu Marriage Act Section 13; Family Courts Act Section 19
Headnote
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955-Section 13(/)-Marriage broke down within 7 months-Family Court granted decree of divorce to husband on grounds of desertion and cruelty by wife-Husband directed to pay Rs. 50,000 towards permanent alimony-High Court set aside the decree of C divorce-On appeal, held : re-union or re­ conciliation-Hence, dissolution of niarriage appropriate-However, amount towards permanent alimony enhanced by Rs. I /akh-Family Courts Act, 1984-Section 19-Constitution of India, 1950-Article 142. D Family Court allowed petition filed by appellant-husband under Section 13
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