Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1075 · Decided 18 September 1996
Molly Joseph @ Nish v. George Sebastian @ Joy
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1075 · [1996] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 497
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8782/1994
- Decided
- 18 September 1996
- Bench
- N.P. SINGH, S.B. MAJMUDAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
B Indian Divorce Act, 1869 : Sections 17, 19(4), 20-Maniage annuled by order or Ecclesiastical Tribunal-Validity of-Held: When a Legislature enacts a law even in respect C of the personal law of a group of persons following a pa1ticular religion, the statutory provisions shall prevail and ovenide High Cowt vested with the power-No other auth01ity including Ecclesiastical Tribunal could exercise power in connection with matlimonial matters covered by the Aci-Distlict Judge disposed of the application for divorce D without any enquiry into the allegations relating to the subsistence of the
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