Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 122 · Decided 22 February 2013
K. Srinivas Rao v. D.A. Deepa
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 122 · [2013] 2 S.C.R. 126
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1794/2013
- Decided
- 22 February 2013
- Bench
- AFTAB ALAM, RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; Hindu Marriage Act Section 9; Family Courts Act Section 9
Headnote
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: c ss.13(1)(i-a) and (b) - Petition for dissolution of marriage on grounds of cruelty and desertion - 'Cruelty' - Explained - Held: In the instant case, the conduct of respondent-wife in filing a complaint making unfounded, indecent and defamatory allegation against her enhancement of the sentence awarded to the appellant-husband, and filing and pursuing litigations against appellant-husband and his parents indicates that she made all attempts to ensure that he and his parents are put in jail and he is removed from his job - There is no manner of doubt E that
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