Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 952 · Decided 6 October 2016
Narendra v. K. Meena
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 952 · [2016] 5 S.C.R. 840
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3253/2008
- Decided
- 6 October 2016
- Bench
- ANIL R. DAVE, L. NAGESWARA RAO (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Hindu Marriage Act Section 13(1)
Headnote
F G H [2016] 5 S.C.R. 840 NARENDRA v. K. MEENA (Civil Appeal No. 3253 of2008) OCTOBER 06, 2016 [ANIL R. DAVE AND L. NAGESWARA RAO, JJ.) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - s. 13(1){ia) - Divorce - Ground of cruelty - Husbands case that wife levied serious allegations against him regarding his character, of decree of divorce by family court, however, set aside by the High Court - On appeal, held: Family court rightly dissolved the marriage by a decree of divorce on the ground in s.13{1){1a) of the Act - Threats and attempt to commit suicide constitutes mental crueliy and could not have been taken
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